The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-20

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tiations from this point forward must
Dc conducted with extreh1e caution, but
there Is general conviction that an
| amicable solution of the problems in
VOWED eventually will be reached.
Secretary isryan said to.dav he h,s
not communicated with Goyernor Jobn-
BON since the receipt of the Governors
| !ons message explaining his reasons
Tor approving the act and proba bIy
would not do so
johnson Signs Hi.
sacramento Cal. Nav 1e-caIifor-
ma g allen land bill became the law Of
me state to-day. Against protests Of
Japan ana representation of President
wilson and his personal envoy. Secre-
ut. .nr! BrSan. Governor Johnson signed
$500 oiIi. ana ninety days after the adj
Journment OF the Legislature. or on
august 10. the act becomes operative
When the Governor was signing the
oiii' ten steamship Korea was paesing
IN through the Golden Gate benrins
."o distinguished japanese. one for.
mission OF investigation. a.
Meanwhile complications n,t,on,,
'ahd sectional. beset the bill Ovar-
shadowipg all is the outcome ~ tho
negotiations now In progress betwean
tnrn us'.ry and Japan, which has in
a aof
offensive. anu
Triple Hostility.
within California itself the act has
Gncountered triple hostility. which may
I ,ey Its operation until November
J., H. democrats opposed State legis-
-. ol ~ thls tilne, as matter of par
~ regularity. Nevertheless, so nlain 10
mem seemed to be the demand for tho
oiii mat after eXhausting all parlia
'hen'ary tactics the Senate gave onI,
one adverse Democratic vote. and the
assembly only two.
rh AS an expression of this opposition,
ineooore Bell. late Democratic c.ndi
uate Tor Governor and former cb.ir
Lnah OF me Democratic State Cnptr,,
ro'''I'li zee. has issued an invitation m
NC pa rtS 10 submit the Issue to the
nsople oy invoking the referendum
position on two contentions op
., sne olii Is insufficiently drastic. because
perHilts leases running three vears.
ana second because 1t emba rrasses TIC
national administration '"e
,sia'ic Exclusion League, an or
San,%a tion or which the president T..
oiai a. Tveitmoe. recently convicta5 20
con'pI'city In the dynamite consn;ri
"cy' announced last night IT, :,
would invoke the referendum n,,re,,.
because 1t opposes the bill "a T.int
hearted as rant
g. Thlr ,y. the powerful Panama-paci.
nc international Exposition Con,ai
packed by many chambers Of CO.,
nerce mas placed itself on record l.,
opposition to the bill on the pround
mat 1t Is violation of faith
Governors Reply.
IN reply to this threatened bostiI;tr
Governor Johnson said TODAY In si.,,,
ing the ball: :" sig "a
repeat what / have before sold
.nat california for the first time In ~
history mas an antialien law. ANY NO.,
VINO Wlshes another kind of law no,
consistently invoke the initiative No
man who really wishes an alien ,am,
VIII ~. sign a referendum as to this law
III another law is sought. a. 49,.
presented by means of tba ,,i, iay De
ana In the meantime the present To ~,
WIN De In operation. To tie nm tbo
present law means no law until NJ
vember, 1914" W.
ne Two visiting Japanese are Sorok,,
y. bara. of the Constitutional nartv
ana member of the House OF Peers
ana Ayao Hattori. of the NationaSis,
party party member of the lower house
ihey MADE II plain they came merely
as representatives Of their partie, Iii
q We" 10 learning the exact conditIa,,a
ana prevailing sentiment in CaIiforni,
Mt Hattori said: Our plans are some.
what indefinite We may see Govar-
nor Johnson. and 7 expect 10 v,sit
PRESIDENT Wilson at his summer bnrna
oelore l return was taking special
WORK AT irinceton when the President
was one of those ! attended"