Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-02
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TO AMEND JAPANESE TREATY.
Washington Government May Take Up
Whole Matter Again.

Washington Government May Take ur
Whole Matter Again.
| Washington, April 29.-Secretary
Bryan's proposition to the Califor.
mans to suspend the passage and ap-
plication Of anti-Japanese Legislation
until the president has an opportuni-
ty to negotiate a new treaty with ia
pan to replace the convention Of 1911
Is believed to be the present ultimate
concession which the administration
Is willing to make in Difference to
public feeling in California. The Sec
retary's statement that in event OF
the passage Of legislation in defiaEae OF
the presidents advice, he would feel
obliged to do everything possible to
minimize the Ill feeling that may be
aroused, is regarded here as marking
purpose on the part Of the govern
ment to become an intervenor with the
Japanese in any suit which they may
bring before the Federal courts to
nullify the action of the California
Legislature. .%.
Assuming that one OF the questions
which Mr.. Bryan has transmitted to
the president for the California legis-
lature is as to the probable time for
negotiating new treaty with Japan
and just how such convention could
be framed to meet the views Of Cali
fornia without being Objectionable to
Japan, it may be said that such q
method Of settling the present issue
already has been given some consid-
Grafton. So
The existing Japanese treaty was
intended to meet a temporary need in
Quieting the unrest on the Pacific
coast over the school question. Neither
party has been satisfied with its work
ings and 1t Is remarkable for its omis-
sions, compared with other treaties OF
trade and commerce.
For instance, there is no provision
for the requirement and holding OF
land by either Americans or Japanese
not even the extremely limited ia
vored nation" clause, covering the
usual common law right In such mat
ters, and, singular to say, there Is nc
provision whatever against discrimi-
nation. When Secretary Bryan start
ed for California he was aware that
there was absolutely no treaty prohi-
bition against such action as the Cali
fornians now propose and he must now
rely on their patriotism and patience
to assist the national government In
solving the present difficulty by diplo-
matte means. ,l...
President Wilson and John Bassett
Moore, counsellor of the state de-
partment, who has devoted much at
tention to the consideration and def
milton Of the rights of aliens within
the United States were in consulta-
ton for more than an hour consid-
ering the prospects Of being able to
frame a new treaty satisfactory to the
Californians and the Japanese within
reasonable time. Probably q def
mite answer to the question can have
been extended to include Viscount
Chinda, the Japanese ambassador
here. ...,
Senator Works. of California, has
sent his views on the situation in
a prepared statement, in which he up
held the right Of the state to enact
such laws as the one in question and
approved the viewpoint Of the Cali
fornia legislators generally. rs
After President Wilson's conference
there was no information forthcoming
either as to the Bryan kilograms or
future moves, but 1t was understood
that at the cabinet meeting later In
the day, further consideration would
be given to the japan csc question.
When the cabinet assembled John
Bassett Moore, acting secretary OF
state, was invited by the president to
sit in the place Of Mr.. Bryan. It is a
rare occasion when an acting head Of
a department sits with the cabinet and
usually he is sent for only a brief
period, while the business Of his de-
partment is considered. Mr.. Moore
stayed practically through the cabinet
meeting, which was taken as indica-
tion that the Japanese question took
almost the entire time Of the presi-
dent and his advisers. n'.'
While the cabinet discussed the sit
uation in Mexico to some extent the
principal subject under consideration
was the attitude Of the California leg
islature toward Mr.. Bryan's propos-
ais. ., -. .... ...-. r.
No messages were submitted by the
president to the cabinet to be sent
either to Mr.. Bryan or the California
authorities and members Of the cabi-
net said no conclusions had been
reached. The view was expressed,
however. that the administration
would not recede from its position as
described in Mr.. Bryan's suggestions
to the California legislature yester-
day.
In the event Of the rejection Of those
har al