The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-27
Insists That No Law
Must Be Directed at /
Her People.
CHINDA DELIVERS
MIKADO'S MESSAGE
Ambassador Goes Personally to
State Department, and His
Visit Is Followed Quickly by !,
Wireless Messages to Pres
ideut Wilson and Secre-
tary Bryan.
Especial 70 The Times-Dispateh.1

So.-AmOaS9adOT
Chfnda informed the United States
through the State Department. to-day
that the japanese government would
not recede one whit from the demand
that the California Legislature enact
no alien land law which would be d.
rected exclusively at the Japanese peo-
Pile.
The Japanese ambassador in person
dehvered the Mikados message to John
SasHett Moore, who Is the acting Sec
rotary OF State in the absence of Mr.
Bryan
A wireless message was immediately
flashed TO President Wilson. who is
away on the Sy-lph for a three days
rest similar telegram was forward
ed to Secretary Bryan on the train
which Is carrying him to California as
the peace messenger OF the adnxnis-4
tration.
Profound secrecy was maintained as
to tho contents of these messages and
the details of the conference between
Counselor Moore and viscount Chinda.
Matter stiII in Suspense.
The entire matter is still in sus-
pense." is the only comment Counselor
Moore could be induced to make.
Tho visit of the Japanese amba ssa-
dor 70 the State Department was but
one OF the interesting developments in
the controversy. the merits of which
are COW being widely discussed by
members of Congress-
The recognized experts on interne-
tional law BAY the contention OF Japan
that under the treaty agreement she
Is being discr'mt nated against by the
CALIFORNIA; people lis swithout founda-
tion. To Tho fontNary. 3 Is being
claimed that the actual Discrimination.
II any Exists, is on the part of Japan
axsinstfithe United States.
Senator. Elihu Root, whose disinter-
ested opinions arc widely accepted as
sound. holds that the treaty between
this country and Japan does not give
the Japanese any rights to purchase
or hold. lands for agricultural purposes.
He analyses the roposed alien law
OF California as question only OF
property which in no way represents
an infringement.
The same authority characterizes the
repeated protests of Japan as danger-
GUS to the peace of this country, and
maintains that the time has come when
the United States should take firm
stand and settle the problem of Asiatic
immigration for all time.
Senator Lodge. also member of the
Foreign Relations Committee. Is UNDER
stood to agree with Senator Root
Lodge has said privately that the
Japanese are growing more and more
inslstent, and he does not think their
Never Made Effective.
The arguments being made by the
pro-Japanese agtators that the exist
ing laws of japan are most literally
worded is being met with the fact that
the clauses granting land rights to
Americans have never been made eff
fcctlve.
Here is the law enacted by Japan In
1910 following the acute controversy
with the United States OF the subject
of Japanese in public schools and inln1i-
grafton:
Foreigners domiciled or resident in
Japan and foreign judicial persons reg
istered therein shall enjoy. the right of
ownership In lands. provided always
that in the countries to which they be-
long such right is extended to Japan's
subjects and Japanese judicial pcrsons:
and provided further in case of foreign
judicial persons. that they shall obtain
permission of the Minister OF Home
Affairs In acquiring such ownership
The foreign provisions shall be APP
plicable only to foreigners and foreign
judicial persons belonging to the coun-
tries to be designated by imperial or
dinance."
Assuming the good faith OF Japan.
the United States in 1911 entered into
another treaty with the country. from
which the following Is an extract:
The citizens or subjects of each OF
the high contracting parties shall have
liberty to enter, travel and reside In
the territories of the other, to carry on
trades. wholesale or retail, to own or
lease or occupy houses, manufacturers
warehouses; and shops. to employ agents
of their choice, to lease land for res
idential and commercial purposes. and
generally to do anything incident to
or necessary for trade. upon the same
terms as native citizens or subjects.
submitting themselves to the laws and
regulations there established"
Only Proposal for Law.
1t is now admitted, even by State
Department officials, that the Japanese
law IL no more than a proposal for
law without the imperial ordinances.
Such an ordirsa nee has never been Is
sued, although the draft of the mea-
sure appeared in the official gazette
OF the Japanese government April Is.
1910. This publication is described as
being similar to our Congressional
Record, being record Of all proposed
bills. whether or not they are enacted
into law.
Those who have made an analysts
OF the contentious upon which the
controversy Is based claim further
treaty of 1911, This agreement does
not stipulate, revocation OF any
prior laws, although articles 2 OF the
Japanese law OF 1870 expressly ex-
clsde foreigners and foreign corpora
lions from the Island possession and
districts necessary for natloneI de-
Tense.
1t Is also pointed out that the law
OF 1910 makes the Minister OF honts
Affairs the sole Judge OF who shaft
have the privileges similar to those
for which they arc, now contendinE
in California. Il 81.