The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-30
BANKHEAD WILL NOT
BECOME CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNORSH|P
Senator Arrives and Sets at
Rest the Rumors Re-
Gently Afloat
WHAT RESUMPTION
AT FAIRFIELD MEANS
Senator Says There Is No Danger of
Japanese War-Underwood Has
No Idea Of Running for
the Senate

Senator Banlshead is not and will not be
a candidate for governor, and another
rumor which political students have
nssiduously employed for some mysteri-
Gus purpose evaporates
The senior senator of Alabama spent
last night In Birmingham. This morning
ne will go to Jasper, and there he will
remain for several days. ION account
of the inactivity Of the Senate pending
The report of the finance committee of
the Underwood tariff BILL said the sena-
tor in explaining his presence, II saw
m opportunity to run down home for a
day or SO.
'I am not a candidate for governor
and / will not be. do not desire the
office. 1 am satisfied to serve out my
term in the Senate. l have no reason to
advance as a cause for the circulation of
reports that | have aspirations to serve
In the chair of the chief executive of this
ktate"
Steel Corporations Action
The senator declares that the Under
wood tariff bill will be carried through
The Senate Certain changes" he added,
Twill be made and certain changes should
be made But the bill as a whole will
be preserved and will prove an ever
lasting monument to that greatest man
An tho democratic party today-Mr. I'm
Herwood.
1.-The action of the steel corporation in
starting the completion of the wire mill
at Fairfield has been a staggering blow
10 those who were crying out that the
tariff bill would check prosperity and ruin
h11ei ass beginning
of the completion of the mill has centered
the great eye of the nation on Birming
ham. There is now a general impression
that the steel corporation will centraiize
on Birmingham in order that 1t might
reap the benefits to accrue as a result
of opening up the Panama canal. Bir-
mingham has already been greatly bene
fitted, and the good has just begun.
There was fear on the part of the cor
poration at one time that the renewal
of work on the wire mill would prejudice
its position in the investigation pending
at the present in which the government
is inourng into the internal affairs of
the corporation. This idea has, however,
been abandoned, and the investigation
is continuing without prejudice against
the corporation"
Talks About War Scare
When asked concerning the war
scare" Senator Bankhead smiled.
There Is no danger of war between
the United States and Japan" he said
''It was naturally to be supposed that fol-
lowing the passage of the anti-alien land
bill in California, the Japs would protest
But they will not go to war. Certain
nations have protested in that discrimi-
nation in favor of goods shipped to Amer
lea in American vessels was permitted
by the tariff bill But should their pro-
tests amount to little or nothing, they
would not go to war.
Under the terms of the new land bill
of California, Japs may lease but not
own land. The Japs have raised protest.
and certain of the more pronounced
aarmists have trembled in anticipation of
dreadful war. 1t is perhaps not generally
known that no foreigner can own land in
Japan An American may lease property
there, but cannot own property.
The California law is scarcely more
stringent in regard TO the Japanese than
ds the law Of Japan in regard to Ameri-
cans"
Underwo0d's Future
In reverting again to his reported plans
for making the race for governor, Sena-
tor Bankhead took occasion to refer to
the unfounded rumors which certain
papers have persistently printed to the
effect that Mr. Underwood would prob
ably enter the race for the seat in the