The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-16
Movements Of Army and
Navy Follow Set
Program.
ORDER GOES FORTH
FROM WHITE HOUSE
Rumor That Precautionary Steps
Are Contemplated Is Quickly
Disposed Of by President.
Officials Say There Has
Been No Change in
Diplomatic Situa-
ton.

Wdshington, May 15.-Prenif1enS
Wilson has determined that no war.
ships or troops shall he moved OF. anr-
thinS resembling military or naval
demonstration carried on nv the
United States while siipIom.ti, nceos5
ttaffons with JHpnn over the CsIffor.
MIA niien lnnd Legislation are In pro.
Eress, 40 that no alarming interpre-
tntion can he placed on even the or
Hihhry manoeuvres of the army and
navy. ~
This secision of the PrcsIdcnt; yxa.
announced mt the White House to-
nfSht. IL answered report current
An official circles late In the day thet
precautionary movements by the army
ana navy were contemplated and had
bcen discussed mt the conferences be-
tween the President, Secretary Daniels.
Secretary Garrison, of the War De-
partmcnt and Acting Secretary Moore.
OF the State Department.. aIr. Moore
went to the White House, 1t was ex-
pinined, to discuss the framing of n
reply to the recent Japanese protest
nEntnst the California land Legislation,
while the War and Navy Secretrrfea
called to discuss routine affairs of
their departments.
No Change fin situation.
White House officials said there had
been no change In the diplomatic
phases of the Japanese situation and
that the situation was promising of
an early settlement. 1t was emphati-
cally denied that army or navy
manoeuvres or movements of any kind
not included In ordinary plans ar
ranged months i'm advance of execu-
tion had been contemplated at any
time.
The rumor, which called forth the
White House statement, probably be-
san Its rounds earlier in the day, when
the War Department made public or
ders that three officers and two COM
nanies of coast artillery were to sail
fomr San Francisco for Honolulu about
May "a These orders, 1t was explain,
co. We're in conformity with the pro
gram for the creation of n pernha nent
and sufficient garrison in Hawaii, OUT
lined In the last annual report of the
Secretary of War. and merely carried
out ,, plans of long standing. They re-
lieved Colonel William c. Rafferty,.
Coast Artillery Corps OF the command
OF tho coast defenses of the Potomac
and of the post OF Fort WASHINGTON. to
sail for Honolulu with the 119th and
the 143d Companies of Coast ArtiIlery.
assigned Captain George l.. Hicks, Jr..
TO accompany Colonel Rafferty, as r..
member of his staff. and directed Major
FRANK w. Coe now personnel officer,
North Atlantic Coast Artillery District,
10 sail on the same steamer
VIII Confer To-day.
President Wilson has arranged tos
confer with Secretary Bryan early to-
morrow before the Cabinet meeting to
draft reply to the formal protest by
Japan against the California antialien
iand bill. which Governor johnson has
announced he will sign a
Ihe note VIII be submitted to the
Cabinet and then delivered to the Japa-s
nese ambassador. Indications are that
the attitude OF the Federal government
toward the legislation itself as well
as questions OF discrimination raised
by Japan Will be fully defined
Mr. Bryan is in New York, and In
his absence the subject will be con-
sidered by Counselor Moore so as 10
have IL ready for the secretary 10
lay before the Cabinet at to-morrow,s
session. when an efrort may be made
to reach final determination on the
line OF policy for negotiations with
Japan.
When the amb ,ssador has reached
Secretary Bryan's formal communica.
ton it Will be necessary for him 10
communicate it to the Foreign ONCE
at Tokyo and receive instructions for
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