New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-26
CaIifornians Dig Up Estate
Rights" Plank from Bal
timore Platform.
CHINESE ALSO AN ELEMENT
Legation Non. Protestant, Pend.
ing Instructions from
Picking, but Deep
ly Concerned.

Washington. April 25-StlH another
Democratic platform plank-one sup
posed 20 have been written BY Nj. Bryan
himself-will face the Secretary OF State
when he reaches Sacramento on his mis-
sion to prevent if possible, the enact
ment of the anti-Japanese legislation
pending i'm the California Legislature.
This latest ghost" deals with state
rights" a refuge sought by tho Wilson
administration when Niscount Chinda. the
japanese Ambassador, first registered his
protest against the anti-alien land
measure.
Californians in Washington dug M the
1915 Democratic platform Yesterday and
found that Secretary Bryan stood sponsor
for the pledge that we favor full pro-
lection by both national and state gov
ernments within the respc ctive spheres of
all foreigners residing within the United
States" but to-day they brought the issue
up TO date by producing tho following
plank from the Baltimore platform:
Believing that the most efficient re-
suits under our system of government are
TO ne attained by the full exercise by the
states OF their reserved sovereign powers.
We denounce as usurpation the efforts oil
our opponents 10 deprive the states OF any
OF the rights reserved to them and 10
enlarge and magnify by indirection the
powers Of the federal government
Progresslves, who are responsible for
much II not most Of the anti-Japanese
agitation In the California legislature
m. no nj npiffirg and
for that reason il Is thought they will try
20 emharrass Secretary BRYAN as much as
possible. and will probably flash the
planks in question In opposition TO his
arguments.
Secretary Bryan is not expected 10 spend
more than week at Sacramento. From
semi-oficial sources it VAS said to-day
that Mr.. Bryan would probably be back In
Washington on May :.
In official circles II was suggested that
the energy with which japan had pro-
tested against the enactment Of the pend
Ing legislation had served 10 obscure the
fact that many Chinese would be affected
b. such laws. though not In proportion
To the japanese residents.
Tho Chinese Legation here. though not
ing the facts has RETAINED from lodging
any protest AT the state Department. while
awaiting instructions from Pekins n. well
as tho issue of the negotiations between
America and japan regarding alien
land ownership II is apparent, however.
that the situation is viewed with deep
concern. Developing as it has AT the very
moment when the United states govern
ment IS about to encourage the Chinese
people by extending recognition 10 the In
fant democracy.
Specific treaty guarantee it was point
cd out. probably would give the japanese
property owners a decided advantage over
tho chinese tn protecting their rights n
the event of discriminatory legislation.
The number Of Chinese IN California l.
said 10 De- very much smaller than has
been commonly supposed. IL having de
creased materially in the West in the las;
decade Even in 1900 there were only
81 GOO Chinese In tho United states. about
40 600 " whom lived i'm california.