The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18
JOHNSON DELAY
CAUSE Of WONDER
At WHITE HOUSE
State Department and Japanese,
Embassy Waiting for Him
to Sign Land Bill
DANIELS DENOUNCES
WAR RUMOR MONGERS
Statements That Truth AS to
Situation Is Being Conceal
ed Branded As False
by Naval Secretary

WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE Jap
anese situation again waited on Gov
ernor johnson today. SO far as the fed
eral government Is concerned. 1t has
been definitely determined that the
answer to the Japanese protest against
the California alien land bill shall not
be transmitted to Ambassador Chinda
until the measure complained against
has actually become law. So far as the
administration knows tonight. Gov
ernor johnson has not yet affixed his
signature to the bill.
There is considerable wonder here
as to why Governor johnson does not
carry out his announced intention to
sign the bill. The president has no
intention of communication further
with the governor. and considers the
governors message to Secretary Bryan
as the ANAL word so far as his inten-
tons are concerned.
waiting Part of Wisdom.
1t is felt, however, that 1t would
be part Of wisdom to await the actual
signing OF the bill before replying to
the Japanese protest Otherwise the
federal government would be in the
act OF giving formal recognition to a
matter that has not yet been finally
consummated-
At the Japanese embassy, there il
the same attitude OF waiting. The
ambassador has no present intention
Of calling upon Mr.. Bryan until he
has received a reply TO the protest OF
his government against the California
bill. The ambassador understands,
however, that the president desires
to wait until the California bill has
become a law by means of Governor
Johnson's signature. The delay in the
proceedings II not causing any sur
Answer h Ready.
The answer IL ready and will be
transmitted to Ambassador Chinda
without delay when the president
learns that Governor Johnson has
signed the alien land bill. The note
was drafted by John Bassett Moore,
counsellor OF the state department.
and has received the approval OF
President Wilson. Only minor
dent, according to the understanding
here. 1t does not involve a VIOLA
ton of the treaty. and offers to ia
pan recourse to the courts.
Though the not Ia all ready for
transmission to Ambassador Chinda.
as soon as Governor johnson has sign
ed the bill. the Japanese situation was
one OF the subjects discussed In . con-
ference which Secretary Bryan had
with President Wilson at the White
House this afternoon. This confer
ence lasted two hours. and was for
the purpose of reviewing a number
of the difficult situations which the
present administration has on its
hands in the department OF foreign
relations.
Daniels Statement.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels gave
out an interview today. deprecating
the alleged war scare accounts of the
situation. He said:
War scares reports that this gov
eminent Is facing q crisis, because Of
the California-Ja panese situation, and
ia hastily preparing tor an information
al struggle, the repeated statements
that the truth OF the affair has been
withheld. and the public deceived by
the administ ration. are justified only
as far as the pubic will permit itself
to be misled by the image-making
power of u certain and unscrupulous
portion of the press"