The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-29

Washington, April 29-Secretary Bryan's proposition to the CaIifornians to suspend the passage and appIica- ton of antf-Japanese legislation until the President has had an opportunity to negotiate new treaty with Japan to replace the convention of 1911 is believed to represent the uItiMafe>con- cession which the administration is willing to make in deference to public feeling in California.
 The secretary's statement that in event of the passage of legislation in defiance of the Presidents advice he
 would feel obliged to do everything possible to minimize the iII-feeIing that may be aroused" is regarded here as marking a purpose on the part of the government to become inter venor with. the Japanese in any suit which they may bring before the fed- eraI courts to nuIlify the action of the California legislature.
 The existing Japanese treaty was intended to meet g temporary need in quiefing the unrest on the Pacific coast over the school question. Neith- CT party has been satisfied with it's workings and it is remarkable for It's psoV1siezs eompa.ed wrItE other rrea- ties of trade and commerce Tor in- stance, probably. no provision for the acduIr ermen6 and holding of land by either Americans or Japanese, not even the iextrernely little favored na- tion'' clause covers the usual common law right in such matters and singu- lar to say there is no provision what ever against discrimination. When Secretary Bryan started for Califor- mia he was aware that there was ab soluteIy no treaty prohibition against such action as the CalifornianS nov propose, and he must rely their patriotism and patience to assist the na ationaI government in solving the present difficulty by diplomatic means.
 President Wilson and John Bassett Moore, counsellor of the State De for more than an hour today consid- ering the prospects of being able to frame a new treaty satisfactory to the Californians and the Japanese within a reasonable time. Probably def mite answer to the question can be given only after the conferences have been extended ito include Viscount Chinda, the Japanese ambassador here.
 Senator Works, of California, today set out his views on the situation In a prepared statement in which he up- held the right of his State to enact such laws as the one in question and approved the viewpoint of the Califor- mia legislators generally.
 After President Wilson's conference there was no 1nIOIu1dLlOn either as to the Bryan telegrams or future moves, but it was understood that at the cabinet meeting later in the day, further consideration would be given to the Japanese question.
 Sacramento, April 29-With the sem timent of the Progressive Republican majority towards anti-alien land leg ielation virtually unchanged by the representations made. yesterday, by Secretary of State Bryan on behalf of President Wilson, the California legislation faced, today, second broadside of argument from the heao of the State department.
 What form the objections of the red eral administration would take was not known, early today, for Secretary Bryan had not made public the con- tents of his teIegrams from Presl- dent wilson, received in answer to retary after the close of the confer- ence, last evening.
 Since his arrival, yesterday morn ing, the Secretary of State has declin- ed to make any statement except In conference with the governor and expected that another session of the conference would be called early in the day.
 Dissatisfaction over the principal plan for the solution of. the alien lana problem put forward by Secretary Bryan was expected both by Repub- Hcans and Democrats. Secretary Bryan suggested that the State permit the matter to be taken up by the dip lornatic corps and settled possibly by means of a new treaty.
 During the argument. Assemblyman asked: What assurance can the federal government give us, MT. Bryan, that if action by the leg isIature is delayed the same end can be reached through diplomatic effort?''
 Secretary Bryan replied: "I am sorry, but I cannot answer as fully as you might like. Until just before I started for Sacramento it looked as though the words ineligible to citi- were not to be used. It was only lately that the President com with me and I have had no opportunity to discuss the bill in de- tail with the Washington representa- tives of the Japanese government. "On this matter l have no definite to submit to you-none that is sufficiently mature to offer