Imperial Valley press., 1913-05-13
JAPAN WANTS PHILIPPINES
SAYS RETURNED TEACHER
fBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS,

fBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
SAN FRANCISCO, May 13.-"Tht
old men Of Japan think what the yOung
men say, and the latter admit they wan
the Philippines and Hawaii" This i.
| the declaration today Of Rev. Milton
| l.. Clemens, nephew of the late Mark
| Twain, who arrived on the liner Persia
| from Japan, where he is a teacher in
the government schools. The general
japanese attitude following the Cali
fornia alien land agitation caused his
lretnrn.
1.-The war with Russia" Clemens
continued, made Japan great in her
own estimation and her people boast
that she is nation OF the first class.
and the alien land agitation in Cali
fornia is taken as an inference that
she is not what she claims to be. Re
Gently one Japanese, wise old man
told me there would be a conflict of
Interests of America and Japan in the
Pacific. The young men are certain
of this. Japan has not ready money
for war, but can readily raise funds
from income taxation. She has plenty
Of soldiers under the conscript system.
am constrained to believe there will
he no war, but if II comes ii will be
disastrous to Japan, win or lose"
WASHINGTON. May IA new
treaty with Japan, to settle definitely
and forever the status Of Japanese
residents in America and alien land
holders rights. will be negotiated, ac-
cOrding to Information from the state
department. The treaty, it is stalled.
will be concluded Independently Of any
action Governor Johnson takes on the
new California alien land law. II is
understood Secretary Of State Bryan
and Ambassador Chinda agree that Tie
time is ripe for final settlement Of al
possible points in controversy between
the nations and have fixed the grounds
upon which both sides are willing to
meet. A definitely worded treaty is
expected to replace the "genIleman'e
agreement" made by Theodore Rooso-
Welt
The definite contents Of the japanese
protest to the California bill has not
yet been made here. 1t is admitted
however, that the protest is general in
character. 1t is denied that it specin-
cally demands that japanese be admit
ted to citizenship. Persons close to
the situation believe the protest is
based on the feeling that there is m
effort everywhere in America to dis
criminate against the Japanese because
they are ineligible to citizenship. Dip
lOmats here as whole think q new
treaty between America and Japan IS
imperative.
SACRAMENTO, May t3.-"There is
yet. The reply may be ready
later in the day, but so far there is
nothing for publication" This was
Governor J0hns0n's reply today to
questions when he would reply to Sec
retary Bryan's request to withhold ac-
tiOn on the alien land bill. 1t is stated
by persons in close touch with the gov
ernor that the reply will be a reitera-
tion Of CalifOrnia's right to enact such
legislation, that the state demands it
and that he will not veto it.
LONDON. May 13.-The press here
expresses cynical amusement at Secrc-
tary Bpyan's efforts TO settle the Cali
fOrnia-Japanese land la wIi1atter. The.
Mail refers to him as "highly ineXpe-
rienced In diplomacy" 1t continues:
"Japan's proposal to refer the dispute
to The Hague should be accepted with
effusion by such an international arhi
trati0n enthusiast as Mr.. Bryan. With
many hard nuts in his own department
to crack, il seems unnecessary that
this eminent idealist should disSipatC
his energies preparing for the millen-
ium.' other papers follow the same
vein.
PHOENIX, May i3.-The legislature
will probably adjourn tomorrow,
though there are rumors that adjourn
ment will be delayed pending the ac
tion Of Governor Hunt on the anti-alien
bill passed by both houses. barring
those who have not declared their in
tention to become citizens from hold
ing land.
The Japanese association here is
stirred because the legislature refused
to permit a public hearing on their
request. because of necessity for early
adjournment