Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-12

attention the amendments suggested tC
the legislature: and as the president
has laid before you his views on the
subject, it is unnecessary to reiterate
them.
He passes over questions affecting
treaty rights for two reasons. First
because the bill passed by the leigs-
lature is avowedly intended to conform
to treaty obligations, and. second. be-
cause any conflict complained of would
be matter for the courts. but the
president feels justified in expressing
again his desire that the action on the
subject be deferred for this session.
and he expresses the desire the more
freely because the legislature can be
reconvened at any time If the welfare
Of the state requires it. He is fully
alive to the Importance of removing any
root of discord which may create an
tagonism between American citizens
and the subjects Of orientat nations re-
siding here, but he is impelled by
sense of duty to express the hope that
you will see fit to allow time for diplo-
matte efforts. The nations affected by
the proposed law are friendly nations
nations that have shown themselves
willing to cooperate in the establish
ment Of harmonious relations between
their people and ours.
"If a postponement cormends itself
to your Judgment the president will be
pleased to. cooperate in systematic
effort to discover any evils that may
exist in connection with land owner
ship by Aliens
Little Hope johnson Will Listen.
The administration confesses it Is
with faint hope that 1t has made this
final appeal to Governor Johnson. AS
Mr.. Bryan's telegram states. Governor
johnson is already acquainted with the
presidents views; and in spite Of them
he has declared the bill is not a viola
tion Of the treaty, but is within Cali
fornia's right to place upon Its statutes.
BY this move. however. the admin
istration believes Japan and China Will
be made to understand that the federal
government has gone to the limit or lts
authority to prevent the enactment OF
the legislation to which they have so
strenuously objected.
Mr. Bryan, for the president, makes
the threat of litigation to determine
whether or not the measure is in vio-
alton Of the treaty. but, as the legal
advisers Of the governor have rendered
an opinion that it is within the treaty,
this rs not apt to cause him to change
his decision to approve it.
Support Of California Seen.
At the same time, study Of the Bryan
message shows that the president and
the secretary Of state have refrained
carefully from condemning the Cali
fornia bill or giving any kind OF sup
port to the Japanese protest other than
to indicate that they regard 1t as Of
serious Importance In some quarters
this Is accepted as proof Of the pur-
pose Of the administration to support
California.
Apparently the suggestion made by
Mr.. Bryan when in California that the
federal government might appeal to q
referendum has been abandoned. The
officials realize that such action would
result in an overwhelming approval of
the legislation, which would irritate
Japan more than the action Of the leg
tslature has done.
Kahn confers With Bryan.
Representative Kahn. Of California,
conferred with Secretary Bryan today
and intimated that he was seeking
information relative to laws in other
countries on barring Japanese and 9TH
er aliens owing land.
There Is no doubt about California ,
right to enact the alien land law" said
Mr. Kahn, but have nothing to say
about the expediency of placing such a
law on the statute books at this time