Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-12
WILSON THINKS JAlS
WILL Be APP[ASED
PRESIDENT OF OPINION THAT
GOVERNMENT HAS MANI.
TESTED l1s GOOD FAITH.
FINAL APPEAL MADE TO
JOHNSON TO VETO LAND BILL
Bryan Sends Request to California
GovsrnorMovs Belief to Be Fur.
thsr Step in Effort to Crafty Japan
-Frankness Between Governments
1 Of Two Nations During Negotiations.

Of Two Nations During Negotiations.
III Washington. May 12.-President Will
3on believes negotiations between ia
ban and the United States ever the
1lien land legislation In California are
not in al alarming stage but that the
Interchange Of views thus far had been
klong frank and friendly lines calculat-
ed to remove the appearance OF dis
krimination against Japanese subjects.
The president. discussing the subject
informally today, took the position that
lthe Webb bill would not violate the
ktreaty between Japan an.A the United
Estates. He tntimated that Japans pro-
hest was not founded on the claim that
the treaty would bo broken In any way
\ but upon the feeling that there was an
7 effort to discriminate against the Japa-
nese on the ground of their alleged in
eligibility to citizenship
Bryan Appeals 70 Johnson,
The fact that Secretary Bryan has
address an appeal to Governor Johnson.
of California. to veto the anti-allen lano
law tnasmuch as the governor has un-
his purpose to sign the bill as it passed
the legislature, Is taken in official
circles here as indicating either that
some powerful influences have been
brought to bear on the government in
the interest Of delay or more probably
that the Wilson administration Is per-
fecting it's record.
In this action there may be a double
purpose. First, to satisfy japan that
the federal government haG done all 1t
can to prevent legislation under it's
constitutional limitations. Of which
many diplomats contend Japan should
have been aware when 1t entered into
treaty relations, and. secondly, to place
on the state authorities Of California
the syesponsibilify of any serious out
Gomez 0f the alien land legislation.
Reply Expected Soon.
As the legislature - near the end OF
Its session II Is expected Governor
Johson's reply will be forthcoming to-
day or tomorrow. If he yields to Sec
retary Bryan's appeal the element OF
urgency will be removed, as Japanese
land owners will not be in immediate
danger Of loss Of their property and
the state department can at it's leisure
embark on Its negotiations with the
japanese embassy for rev treaty to
replace that Of 1911, and provide some
permanent means Of adjusting the
rights of citizens Of one country, resi-
dent in the other.
It has been suggested possibly that
by flat declaration that neither coun-
try shall admit the right OF the citizens
Of the other to hold lands in its terri
tory. the Japanese may be satisfied.
Should Governor Johnson decide to
sign the bill Notwithstanding federal
opposition, legal proceedings are almost
certain to follow the frs. attempt of
the California authorities to escheat the
property Of the Japanese land holders.
Probably an issue could be made up
Immediately II some such land holder
undertakes to transfer his land to other
Japanese who are In California.
The president revealed that the
question Of naturalization had not yet
entered the discussion with the Japa-
nese ambassador but it was realized
that the federal courts had not finally
passed upon the question of eligibility.
Il was upon the basis that Japanese
were not accorded the privileges Of cit
izenship that the appearance Of dis
elimination written in the bill had
n
White House that for the present. the
fornia either would be vetoed by Gov
ernor johnson or delayed by a referen-
dunn to permit smoothing over some
features of the situation.
Franknsss Has Prevailed.
President Wilson endeavored to make
It plain that the greatest frankness had
prevailed between the two govern
ments even to the abandonment OF
many diplomatic formalities. The con-
. ferences thus far between Secretary
BRYAN or President Wilson and the
Japanese ambassador were described
as being those Of zone gentleman to
another.
Informations that the Japanese pro-
test was couched niether in vigorous
NOR aggressive language but was for
NAL and friendly in character, came
from the president himself during his
talk today and it was pointed out that
the phrase "a very earnest protest"
employed by Secretary Bryan in his
message to Governor johnson, was the
description Of the note which the
American government had entered
rtaher than the emphasis Of the Jap
anese ambassador.
The president was disposed to talk
freely Of the protest and seems to be-
lieve a satisfactory adjustment would
be accomplished.
Text Of Bryan Telegram.
Secretary Bryan's telegram was as
follows:
The president directs me to express
his appreciation OF your courtesy in de-
laying action on the land bill now be-
fore you until its provisions could be
communicated to the Japanese govern
ment and considered by it
His e1ceiiency, Baron ChiTdra, has,
on behalf of his government presented
an earnest protest against the measure.
AZ you have before you but two al
,fernatives-vix. to approve or to veto.
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