Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-20
JAPAN 5 PROTEST
IS REPLIED TO
SECRETARY BRYAN HANDS AN
BASsADOR CnlNDA UNCLE
SANS ANSM EK
He CABLED II 70 TOXIC
RCcuunts NJ Length Efforts Made To
Not Infringe on Irrnt'
Rights.

NASlllNGTON. May 10 Secretary
Bryan lato today handed Ambassador
Chrdu tho reply Of tho United State'
government TO the japanese protest
against the california alien land leg
station The Ambassador immediate.
ly cuhlrd It 10 Toxic. No intimatiop
oH to the nature Of the reply way
rycn out
Upon learning through press dis
patches that Governor johnson had
algned the Webb land act, Secretary
Ppan telephoned Niscount Chluda,
and invited hi INTO come TO the state
department to receive the reply which
he has been anXiously awaiting since
the presentation OF his own note on
May y
When the answer had been deliver
ed, the secretary ana the ambassador
conferred earnestly for an hour re-
garding the general aspect Of the
problem. or course the opinions eN-
pressed were tentative, as for his part
the ambassador felt that he must be
guided by the directions OF the for
eign office at Toxic and he could only
surmlse wnat might be the attitude
Of the officials at home. Meanwhile
It WAS understood that both the Jap
anesc protest and the state depart
ments answer would be withheld
from publication, for the present at
least, on tho ground that II would be
injudlCious to submit the delicate
questions at Issue to heated discussion
in tho newspapers and at possible
mass meetings. The negotiations be-
tween the two governments are eX-
pccted to proceed In regular fashion
without further reference to what
takes place in California.
Viscount Chnda dispatched the
state departments reply to his gov
eminent and It Is assumed that sew
eral days may elapse before the next
step IL taken.
In view of the understanding be-
tween the two governments regarding
the Withholding Of the correspond
ence from publicity, none of the Of
hclals at the White House, the state
depa artment or the Japanese embassy
cared to indicate the nature of the
Japanese objections, or of Secretary
Bryan's reply.
From other sources, however, II
was gathered that while the apanese
alleRe technical violations OF the
treaty of 1911 by the California law
these relate to mino. provisions such
as that prohibiting japanese from
inherting property IN California. The
real weight OF the objection Is againts
the spirit Of the whole legislation.
which is regarded as distinctly dis
crlminatory against the Japanese. The
spirit OF the convention, IA well US
the general principles of international
law are regarded by Japan as outrag.
ed by this act. The fact that the
United States has entered into treaty
relations with Japan Is cited as an
admission Of equality.
In his answer Secretary Bryan IL
understood TO have recounted at
length the efforts made by the admin
istration to guard against infringe
ment OF the treaty rights with Japan.
officials here believe that this sub
stantially has been accomplished and
that at any rate If the Japanese gov
ernment takes "a contrary view, It
will be an easy matter for It to test
the matter IN American courts This
is pointed out to seem to remove the
issue from one Of treaty construction,
If the state departments view os cor
rect. to the broad field of interna-
tional law
II IA realized here that the apaneso
government IA not much concerned
about the exclusion OF its subjects
from America. for they are much
needed In Manchuria, Korea and For
mosa. Underlying the whole objcc-
ton, It is said, Ia the intense national
pride Of the japanese which lhas
been touched to the quick by the gem
eral development OF anti-Japanese
feeling on the Pacific coast Onicial
circles realize that the negotiations
from this point forward must he CON
Quoted with extreme caution. but
there Is a general conviction that an
amicablc solution OF the problems In
volved eventually will be reached
Secretary Bryan said today he had
not communicated with Governor
Johnson sine" the receipt ot the
governors long message explaining
his reasons for approving Tho act,
and probably would not do 90.
Murder VI, -tery Un~ol,cd.