The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-28
Secretary of State Waves Olive
Branch in California.
In Conference With Legisla-
tors Upon His Arrival.
'sFSSAGE To LEGISLATURE
Called in Joint Executive SeS.
sion This Morning.
Nothing Is Given Out in Ad-
vance of Session.

Sacramento, April 2S.-W. J. Bryan
arrived in Sacramento early this
morning to confer with Govern Or
Johnson and the California legislature
on the proposed anti-land holding
laws. Governor Johnson met the vis-
itor at the train where also a consid-
cradle group of Democrat Legislators
had gathered, and personally welcom-
ed Mr.. Bryan to California. No ad-
vance plans for the proposed confer
ence between Mr.. Bryan and the Cali
fornia authorities had been made, and
Mr.. Bryan remarked as he stepped off
the train that he had left the matter
entirely in the hands of the governor.
Mr.. Bryan said he had no notion as
to the length of his visit. or as to the
course he would follow in presenting
his argument to the legislature.
An hour after Secretary Bryan's ar
rival it was announced by Governor
Johnson that ne would call the two
houses of the legislature together in a
joint executive session beginning at IL
o'clock this morning for the purpose
of allowing Mr.. Bryan to deliver his
official message. The meeting was
called at the request of Mr.. Bryan,
said the governor.
Statement From Bryan.
Secretary Bryan made the following
statement on his arrival:
IT am visiting California at the re-
quest of the president and with the
consent of the legislature to confer
upon an important matter which
while local in it's immediate effect is
in character. Each state
the guardian of it's domestic affairs it
is a member of the union and there
fore interested in all that concerns
the nations relations with the out
side world.
The president upon whom rests the con-
stitutional duty of maintaining diplomatic
relations with other countries asked me
to come to California to confer with the
governor and legislators upon such phases
of the subject as touch his nations rela-
tions to other nations
looming on such a mission it would be
obviously improper to say anything in ad-
vance upon questions which may enter
into the conference.
In Conference With Gov. Johnson.
Secretary Bryan went to the capitol
with Governor Johnson shortly before ten
o'clock and spent half an hour in the
executive office where he was visited by
Senator Boynton, president pro tenn of the
senate, and Senator Thompson both pro
gressive leaders; Lieutenant Governor
wallace and Speaker c. c. Young OF the
assembly. 1t was arranged tnat MI
Bryan should take possession OF Lleuten-
ant Governors Wallaces offices in the
capitol His first visit was DR.. David
Starr Jordan of Stanford university who
came to Sacramento at the request OF Mr-
BRYAN to confer on the land situation
Japs to Stay Out of 1t.
Washington, April 2S.-Neither the
Japan parliament as such nor the
Jananese foreign office contemplates
sending a representative to Sacra-
nento to take part in the effort to
each a satisfactory settlement of the
bending alien land legislation A re-
port to the contrary grew out OF a
proposal by opposition delegates in
he japanese assembly tnat they
should dispatch a repre-
sentative to California in private
without any government
tatus whatever, with the sole purpose
If consulting with the japanese resi- |
Tents for the information of the par |
Y leaders at home.