Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-13
OVERNIGHT
FEDERAL
WIRELESS
To the Advertiser

j Il
While Governor Johnson is holding
up the Webb-Birdsall antialien land
bin to give the national government
time to exhaust every possible olplo-
matte resource in retaining amlcaote
relations with Japan, in accordance
v it'll the plan he announced after the
passage of the bill, he is being noodei
with letters and kilograms from CAN
fornians and from residents Of Eastern
states urging him to stand pat and
sign the bill
Johnson late last night received a |
telegram from Secretary OF State BY
an reiterating former pleas Tor delay |
and asking him to exercise MS power
of veto to postpone anti-alien leglsia-
ton until the federal government has
had time to take up the whole sltua-
ton officially with Japan.
viii Answer Bryan.
Governor Johnson declined to make
any official statement yesterday re-
garding his intentions concerning the
| Webbg anti-alien land bill, before him
| for signature, beyond the fact that ne
was drafting a reply to the urgent tele-
graphic warning received by him from
the secretary of state, which answer
he will send by wire to Washington
/ today.
Surrounding a street car which was
being operated by strike breakers.
crowd of 1000 strike sympathizers this
afternoon stoned the strikebreakers
\ and only the Intervention of squad
of police saved the men from death.
The car was manned by seven
strikebreakers, who covered inside
when the mob made its assault. SYM
pathizers madly tore at the streets IN
efforts to obtain more stones with
i which to continue their attack. Before
the mob was dispersed the police
/ charged repeatedly, and finally reach
ing the car took the covering strike
breakers under their protection and
marched them away to safety
Congress will be asked next year to
appropriate for one battleship, nam
moth dreadnought displacing 10000
! tons and costing about $20.000.O0O, &C
cording to tentative plans OF the navy
general board, made public today.
ii Enyoys from Turkey arrived In Lon
II don today to resume peace negotia
/ lions with the Balkan states. but it i:
3 probable that friction which exists be
II tween Greece and bulgaria may della!
the meeting Each accuses the othe
of obstructing peace by refusing TIT
terms of peace the powers are drail
ing. =
II Suffragettes in Dublin stormed tn
i home of John Dillon, the Nationals
member of parliament, and brok
II every window In. the house. Dillo
voted against the Dickinson bill t
give the franchise to women. 49,
President Wilson's cherished pla
| for Jury reform within New Jerse
was endorsed yesterday by the assen
= lily. after strenuous Tight, in whic
the president took personal par
The assembly passed the bill on tnir
reading by close vote, but not befol
an amendment had. been forced ont
it which calls for a statewide refere
dunn ~
Government coal reservations
Alaska for.the exclusive use OF Il
United States navy were advocated I
. day before the senate territories col
mittee by F. G. Jemmett. treasurer
the Alaskan Northern Railway NJ
re- Jemmett declared it cost the COVER
ment about $3.50 to take eastern &C
to the coast.
At the eighth national peace &C
. press. which was inaugurated in Pal
5, yesterday, letter was read from r
mier Bourgeois, who was unable 70
tend.
Since our experiences OF 1870
1871" he wrote, Il do not hesitate
ed. vote for three years military servl
which is now indispensable in view
}. the German army increase. Be pacl
but strong. Wait, and soon the arm
- ment burden itself will cause an al
-, war revolution in public opinion.
Congress soon will be called III
to pay a bill of nearly one million 9
lars for food, clothing, shelter
: medical service supplied by the ar
and navy to the flood sufferers IN
ii Ohio and Mississippi valleys. Sec
tary Garrison is preparing deficiei
/ + estimate which must be allowed q
; ing the present session, as the ar
funds have been so depleted that
/, less they are reimbursed the en'
2 military service will be tled u
; July l.
The most destructive typhoon eA
rienced in eight years struck the +
ippine islands yesterday, wrecKing