The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-04-24

that would not conflict with the treaty
obligations of the United States, par
ticularly with Japan. Bryan will leave
tonight
Earlier in the day the president had
wired Governor Johnson and the pre-.
siding officers of the California legisIa
ture if it would be acceptable TO have
Secretary Bryan come to California and
had received favorable replies
The presidents telegram was in re-
spouse to Governor Johnson's message
of Tuesday that California desired to
cooperate with the federal government
to avoid international difficulties. 1t
was as follows:
Governor Hiram johnson, Sacramen
to, CALI
Thank you for your patriotic tele-
gram. We find it so difficult from this
distance to understand fully the situa
ton with regard to the sentiments and
mountaineering back of the pending
proposition concerning the ownership of
land in the state, that | venture to in
quire whether ii would be agreeable
to YOU and the legislature to have the
secretary of state visit Sacramento for
the purpose of counselling with YOU and
the members of the legislature and co
operating with you and them in the
framing of law which would meet the
views of the people OF the state and
vet leave untouched the international
obligations of the United States.
Woodrow Wilson
The same telegram was duplicated to
the president of the Senate and speak
- he of he oil eel,
ture.
News of the presidents suggestion
to send Secretary Bryan soon spread
throughout diplomatic circles. The opin-
ion was freely expressed that the presi
dents course would satisfy Japan that
the federal government was doing every
thing in its power 1t is understood |
that while the Japanese ambassador has |
made no formal representations since a
week ago, when be entered protest |
against the legislation, the attitude of
he Washington administration is re-
yarded with satisfaction.
The following is Governor Johnson's
'eply, sent to the presidents wire in
which the latter appealed to California
lot to violate any treaty obligations:
The President, Washington, d. c.:
Immediately on receipt OF your tele-
ram of this date it was transmitted
o both houses of our legislature.
hink | may assure you that it is the
esire Of the majority of members OF
he legislature to do nothing in the mat
err of alien land bills that will be EN-
arrassing t. our own government or
ffensive to any one.
ut is the desire of the legislators
POLITICALLY to provide in any act that
othing therein shall be construed as
ffecting or impairing any rights COW
red by treaty, although from the le-
al standpoint this is deemed unneces-
eneral in character, relating to those
no are ineligible to citizenship, and
he language employed will be that J
hich has, its precedent and sanction !
statutes which now exist on the sub e
ct.
II speak, I think, for the majority I
the Senate of California certainly | {,
, for the vetoing power of the state
hen | convey to you our purpose to
cooperate fully and heartily with the r
ltional government and to do only 0
lat which is admittedly within our a
'ovince. without intended offense or
vidious discrimination. l
Hiram w. Johnson" 8
The following statement was issued :,
the Japanese embassy Yesterday:
mo visit has been made by the am al
ssador to the White House this week. e.
II has he ever limited to anybody at n
eh an alarming outcome of the situa
IN as possible war between the two ca
untries. In fact such contingency Sc
: not been discussed at any phase, so a.
at il is equally erroneous to say that pa
e japanese ambassador has declared a
at no war will follow.
in fact he, as well as his govern
mt, confidently relies upon the SYM 60
thetic attitude of the American ad a
and the high sense of jus J
e and fairness of the American peo- CT
to prevent legislation adverse to the m
panese. 10
In view of the gravity of these re- tl'
IT'S and of their possible mischief, the ~
bassy authorizes the strongest pos h'
lie contradiction of such statements" "a