The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-04-24
CALIFORNIA WILL
HIT JAPAN ALONE
Legislators Agreed to Exempt
All Other Foreigners.
EXPECT GOVERNOR TO SIGN
Asserted In Tokyo That No Response
BILE Nlpponese Citizen Dreams
There viii BE War With the
United States.

Sacramento, Cal, April 22.-It was
said by administration leaders in the
legislature that a definite agreement
to enact an anti-alien land law direct
ed solely against the Japanese and ex-
empting all foreigners eligible to cit
izenship in the United States" had
been reached and would be carried
out this week.
1t is understood this course has the
approval of Gov. Hiram w. Johnson,
and that he will sign the bill immedi-
ately on its passage.
-- constitutionaIity In Doubt.
Whether such a law would be con-
stitutional will remain in doubt until
1t is tested in the federal courts, but
it is the settled policy of the majority
party in the legislature to regard the
state as having full rights in the mat
ter until there is judicial decision to
the contrary.
Secretary Of state Bryan's telegram
of Saturday containing advice direct
ly contrary to the present plan Of &C
ton is taken only as an expression
any way with the states right to act.
Agitation in Japan Abatcs.
Tokyo, Japan, April 22.-The cha
grin, disappointment and wounded
pride of Japan, which last week were
vented In angry military talk by ir-
responsible people, have become
somewhat modified. The entire Jap
anese nation now awaits with intense
and evident anxiety the outcome of
the deliberations In reference to the
California alien land holding bill at
Sacramento. The governmental and
commercial forces 81 Japan are using
their utmost exertions in endeavoring
to restrain unthinking agitators here.
They point out that the real infiu-
ences in Japan rely confidently on the
highest thought and the highest inf1u-
ences in the United States. At the
same time they assert there is not
single responsible person in either
country who ever dreams of war.
Try to Embarrsss Government.
1t is becoming increasingly evident
that the agitation in Japan is largely
inspired by a small political group
seeking to embarass the Japanese
government and putting forward the
American land question to arouse ma
tional feeling and to hide it's real pur-
pose. Those newspapers which caused
the war talk among the "hotheads'
are now advocating a more dignifled
and conservative attitude, and ex-
pressing the hope that the citizens Of
California will spare Japan indignity
and the United States embarrass-
ment. g..
Buei Nakano, chairman of the To-
kyo chamber of commerce, has call
ed a meeting of the American Japan
ese society to Offset the acts of the
extremists.
Washington is Waiting.
Washington, April 22.-Further con-
sideration of proposed alien land leg
islation in the California assembly is
awaited with deep interest here.
There we're no important develop
ments in administration circles. Sec.
rotary Bryan received a telegram, re-
ported to be from Governor Johnson.
acknowledging receipt of the secre-
tary's message outlining the admins
tration's view of the situation, but did
not make it's contents public. Repre-
sentatives Raker, Democrat. and Kent,
Progressive Republican of California,
issued statements discussing the de-
mand in their state for alien land
laws