The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-09
SIGNING Of BILL
WILL Be DELAYED
JOHNSON TO WAIT FOR
MENT TO MAKE Final
PROTEST.
PROTEST FROM jkPS
Their Ambassador Has instructions to
That Effect-Reported War
Plans Ridi-
cuied.

Sacramento, Cal, May 6.-The Cali
fornia anti-alien land holding act,
which passed both houses of the legiS
lature within "a hours, after bringing
about n Of the most unusual situa-
tons in the history of the nation, will
lie on Governor Johnson's desk with
out his signature until Secretary OF
State Bryan can confer with President
Wilson in Washington.
Delay Of Week.
This viii mean a delay of nearly a
week, as Secretary BRYAN left here
Saturday evening and will not reach
the national capital until Wednesday
night or Thursday morning.
Governor Johnson will wait, as he
says, "a reasonable time for what
ever protests the government may
make, after which he will sign the bill.
He is required, by law, to sign or We
to all acts passed up to him by the
legislature within 10 days of their fin
al passage, provided the enacting body
remains III session for that length OF
time, otherwise, he has 50 days.
1t appears that the legislature will
not adjourn until May IS or later,
which will require the governor to act
on or before Tuesday, May 13.
Speculation as to Action.
There is much speculation here as
to the next probable step to be taken
by the government against the meas
ure. 1t is generally thought, however,
that President Wilson will state his
objections once more to Governor
Johnson and her seek, through d.
plomacy, to answer the possible pro
tests from Toxic.
Opinion as to the effectiveness OF
the act in accomplishing it's purpose.
the elimination Of the Japanese farm
er, is divided. Until the final amend
ment was adopted, permitting aliens
ineligible to citizenship to lease agri-
cultural lands for three years, the
measure was the most drastic of any
that had been proposed.
Now, however, it is asserted by
many that it will accomplish little. in
asmuch as ii does not stipulate that
the leases may not be renewed again
and again.
Governor Johnson and the Progress
sives regard the measure as a neces-
sary first step in accomplishing What
they believe to be the desire OF the
people of the state.
Japs to Make Formal Protest.
Washington.-Neus that the Japar-
csc government had instructed Ambas.
sador Chinda to make formal protest
against the California anti-alien land
bill, now awaiting Governor Johnson's
signature, was received in Washington
official circle with interest, although it
was not unexpected. The protest
probably will be presented to Acting
Secretary John Bassett Moore at the
state department today.
Referendum Suggested.
Pending the return of SECRETARY
Bryan from Sacramento, no statement
from the administration is expected
here. 1t is known that president has
had suggested to him the referendum
as a possible means of delaying. for
nearly w years. the effect of the
California law in the event it is sign
ed by the governor, but no intimation
of how the idea was received has been
forthcoming.
Appreciate Efforts of u. S.
Tokio.-The Japanese press ex-
presses a general appreciation o. the
efforts of President Wilson in behalf
of a land bill in California that would
be unobjectionable to the Japanese.
Special dispatches received from
Washington telling Of reported plans
for the mobilization of the Japanese
navy are read here with ridicule by
those best informed on naval plans.
Japs to Build More Warships.
Contracts have been placed for the
construction in Japanese s~hipyards OF
three dreadnaughts. They will be Sis
ter ships to Fuse, the displacement of