Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-05-27
ALIEN BILL SIGNED
GOV. JOHNSON APPROVES MEAS
URE WHICH JAPANESE DE-
CLARE RACIAL REFLECTION.
cHINDA GIVEN U. S. REPLY
Ambassador Forwards to His Govern
ment President Wilson's Answer TO
Protest Against California's LeeisI-
lation-Not Made Public.

Sacramento, Cal, May Glow. HI
ram w. Johnson Monday signed the
alien land bill, against which japan
protests and which the California leg
islature passed by an overwhelming
majority over the remonstrances O:
President Wilson and Secretary Bry-
an. The act will go into effect Au-
gust 10, 80 days after the adjourn
ment of the legislature, May IL.
Governor Johnson, in signing the
bill, gave out the following statement:
Il repeat what / have before said:
That California for the first time In its
history has an alien law. Any man
who wishes another kind of law may
consistently invoke the initiative. No
man who really wishes an anti-alien
law will sign a referendum as to this
law. If another law is sought it may
be presented by means of the initia-
tive, and in the meantime the present
law will be in operation. To tie up
the present law means no law until
November, 1914"
Washington, Nay 21-The reply of
the United States to the Japanese pro-
test against the enactment of the Cali
fornia alien land law was handed to
Viscount Chinda, the Japanese ambas-
sador, by Secretary of State Bryan
Monday. At the same time a copy oil
the reply was cabled to Toxic for per-
sonal presentation to the mikado's
government by the American charge
d'affaires.
Owing to the fact that japan fatty
refused to make public the text OF her
original protest against the enforce
ment of the bill, government officials
here said that the United States could
not publish the text of the American
reply, which is couched in terms which
correspond to the protest in such a
manner that the latter could be de-
duced from the former. II is under
stood, however, that the Bryan reply
is every bit as frank as was the pro-
test and that ii outlines the United
States position in no uncertain
terms.
Japan is informed that this govern
ment is bound by the action Of the Cal
ifornia legislature and governor, but
that the administration has done and
will continue to do everything In its
power to prevent the least breach in
the friendly relations between the two
governments. a new treaty is limited
at in the reply and it is further stated
that the enforcement of the law can
probably be deferred until after nego-
tiations for this new treaty are well
under way.
This is the last step of this govern
ment with respect to the Japanese sit
uation. The next move will come from
Toxic, and government officials said
that It could not forecast with any de-
gree of certainty. but Governor John
sons action in signing the bill would
undoubtedly bring the situation to a
crisis.
President Wilson clearly indicated to
callers that he believes the racial
pride of the Japanese to be at the bot
tom of the whole matter-that the
feeling is that Americans do not con-
slider the Orientals on the same level
with themselves has produced a hot
resentment in Japan, which has found
an outlet in the present situation.
The president also believes that the
Portsmouth conference carried on I'M
der former President Roc sevelt, has a
great deal to do with the present un-
rest, because the Japanese feel that
they did not get all that was coming
to them by the terms of the confer
ence-