Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-05-16
President Wilson Determine
ed That Nothing Re
sembling Demonstration
Be Carried on During the
japanese Controversy
MA\EUNERS MAY
BE DISCONTINUED
Sending Of Two Companies
Of Coast Artillery to
Hawaii Gives Rise to the
RmmOrs of Precautionary
Mobilization
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATcHl

WASHINGTON, May 15--President
Wilson is determined that no war
ships or troops will be moved or any
thing resembling a military or naval
demonstration carried on by the
United States while diplomatic nego-
tiations with Japan over California
land legislation is in progress, so
that no alarming Interpretation can
be placed on even the ordinaryNnan-
euvers Of the army and navy.
This decision of the president was
announced at the White House to-
night. 1t answered the report cur
rent in official circles late today that
precautionary movements of the ar
my and navy were contemp plated and
had been discussed in a conference
between the president, Secretary
Daniels of the navy department, Sec
retary Garrison of the war depart
ment and Acting Secretary Moore of
the state department. Moore went
to the White House, he explained to
discuss the framing of a reply to
the recent japanese protest against
the California land legislation, While
the war and navy secretaries had
called to discuss routine affairs of
their departments
had been no change in the diploma
tic phases of the Japanese question
and the situation is one promising Of
an early settlement. 1t is emphati-
cally denied that army and navy
maneuvers of any kind not included
in the ordinary plans arranged for
months in advance of execution have
been contemplated at any time. \
Iumor which called forth this state
ment probably began the rounds
earlier in the day when the war de-
partment made public orders to the
officers of two companies OF coast
artillery to sail from San Francisco
for Honolulu about May "a. These
orders, it was explained were in con-
formity with the program for the
creation Of a permanent and suffi
cient garrison in Hawaii. outlined in
the last annual report of the secre-
tary of war and merely carried out
plans long standing.
They relieved Colonel William c.
Rafferty, of the coast artillery corps
OF command of the coast defenses of
the Potomac ard of his post at
Fort Washington to sail to Honlulu
with the hundred and nineteenth and
hundred and forty third coast artil-
lerY; assigned Captain Leo L. Hicks
Jr, TO accompany Col Rafferty, as
u member of his staff and directed
Major rank w. Coe new. personnel
officer in the North Atlantic Coast
Artillery district to sail on the same
steamer.
Further reports from the Japanese
government in support of the protest
against the California land legislation
We're forecasted today when Fiscount
Chinda, after being informally noti-
fled Of Governor Johnsons intention to
sign the bin, called twice at the state
department to inquire when the COVER
nor would probably act.
After the ambassadors first visit,
Acting Secretary Moore went to the
White House and spent an hour dis
cussing the situation with the presi-
dent 1t is understood however, tina {
Moore was able to throw but little
light on Johnson's intentions when he
saw the ambassador later Chinda' $
calls gave rise to the impression in of
ficial circles that Japan was not in
clined to delay the publishing of it's
protest and another formal communi-
cation will probably be forthcoming as
soon as the California bill is actually
signed In the meantime the president
in preliminary way at least, has been
discussing with Moore the course to be
pursued in framing a reply to the orig
inal protest.
The subject will come before q cabi
net meeting tomorrow but an answer
may not be immediate unless the Jap
anese government is insistent On the
contrary, it is known that the presi-
dent is disposed to proceed with as
much deliberation as diplomatic usage
will permit. Though Johnson made q
strong impression on the administra
ton by his presentment of the various
acts and proposed legislation of ma
tional character, tending to commit the
government to a general policy of dis
elimination against the yellow races, Il
is declared he injected no new sugges-
tOn into the contrary, SO the official:
Of the state department have only tC
consider the points already made il
continuing the diploma tic negotiations
1t is developed that the Japanes'
government has not suggested thu
Hague tribunal as a means of settling
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