The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-23
wilson Considers Sissons Talk as
Liable to Inhame Jap
Minds.
TALK MIGHT ANGER ISLANDERS
Curry Says Ships Cannot Be Moved
to Pacific Coast Without Con-
sent of 0rientals.

Washington, May 22.-The facts
IN the Japanese situation today
carry their own comment If they
arc sensational they are none the
| less facts.
The American people are entitled
10 the facts in all matters which
yitally concern them.
President Wilson today exercised
the power of his office to restrain.
I not to eoerce, the freedom of the
speech of member of the House OF
| Representatives upon question of
international relations.
| Wilson Checks Speech.
Upon April 2S Congressman Sis
son of Mississippi, who had op-
posed the ample navy program, made
4 fiery and impassioned speech in
| the House in denunciation Of the
Japanese contention. He declared
that he would vote to defend Call
| fornia's right to exclude the people
Of an alien race from the right of
citizenship with our lives and our
| acred honor.
Il would bond" said he, "this gov
1 ernment for 100 years to raise the
funds for war to maintain this
| principle"
| Congressman Sisson announced
his intention to make on Friday
another speech in the House on the
Japanese question. That speech was
awaited with no little interest by
the House and the galleries.
| Today President Wilson placed an
| emphatic embargo upon any speech
making In Congress which might
complcate our negotiations with
Japan
He took a remarkable step and
established a new and startling
precedent
| He made request which amount
cd to peremptory order on Com
| gressman Sisson to eliminate from
his speech any statement or argu-
L
infamc feeling in Japan.
Urges No Criticism.
| Congressman Sisson has obeyed
| the order. The speech which he
will deliver on Friday will discuss
| merely the legal phases of alien
land ownership.
"Of course, | cannot quote the
president" said Representative Sis
lson. My interview with him was
invited from the White House. My
secretary was called and told that
the president would like to talk with
me concerning my proposed alien
| land speech.
"The president told me that 'be
cause of the present extremely del
| icate diplomatic condition existing
between this country and Japan, he
hoped | would not say anything in
| my speech that would tend to fur
ther excite the Japanese or any
| thing that might be taken by the
newspapers as critical OF the Japan
| ESQ.
| Il said before and | repeat today
that would fight before | would
surrender the right of sovereignty in
| the people of a state on matters not
surrendered by the state to the fed
eral government"
What President Wilson terms the
| extremely delicate diplomatic con-
ditlon existing between his country
and Japan gives beyond all theory
Of speculation the exact opinion OF
the administration as to the serious
ness Of the present situation.
| Former Representative George
lCurry of New Mexico thinks that II
trouble should come at all with
Japan it will come within ninety
days The time depends on the
ability of the government to pre-,
pare the Panama Canal for the pass.
age of the battleships. Governor
| Curry has just returned from a visit
to a number of Eastern army posts
at is my belief" said Governor
Curry. "that srmy and navy mer
take with the greatest seriousness
| the present situation with Japan
Many Of the officers at Eastern fort
have been changed under recen
army orders. Most of them hav,
been sent to the West.
Naval Men Astonished.
"The thing that astonished arm!
and navy men and exsites their pro
test is the fact that during thii
waiting time Japan seems able t.
hold our entire naval service abso
lutely paralyzed and that the ad
ministration does not seem able Il
devise any plan by which 1t can ex
ercise the right to carry its nav,