Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-29
BRYAN AND WILSON SEND
MESSAGES on CONTROVERSY
tBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS

lBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
SACRAMENTO, Apr. 29.-Bryan re-
ceived a long cipher message from the
president today regarding the anti
alien situation. 1t is said the message
contained further instruction in answer
TO the secretarys report on the legis-
lature's attitude. Another executive
conference between Secretary Bryar
and Governor Johnson and Legislators
is expected before night.
Bryan laid the corner stone Of the
T.M.C.A. building here today
NEW YORK, Apr. 29.-RoosevelI
flatly declined to discuss the anti-alien
situation in California today.
WASHINGTON. Apr. 29.-PreSident
Wilson and John Bassett Moore, cOun-
selor for the state department. con
ferred from ! to 10 o'clock today on
anti-alien legislation in California. at
which telegrams from Bryan in Cali
fornia, were considered. Wilson's ansW-
er to Bryan'S messages is withheld
but it is understood the president at
tempted to answer all the objections
raised by the California legislature.
Moore refused to state the contents
OF. the telegram dispatched to Bryan
following the conference. Word has
gone forth that any state department
attache airing even his personal views
on the japanese situation in California
will incur the administration diSplcaS
nre.
TOXIC, Apr. 29.-Baron Ehari So
koru, leading member of the Seiyu-
Kai or constitutional party. named yes
terday to go 10 Sacramento to watch
the anti-alien legislation negotiations.
has sailed on the liner Mongolia. He said
today. while my party sympathizes
with the Japanese in California. | am
not going to Sacramento in an official
capacity. My mission is private. to study
the question from the standpoint of
Christianity and justice alone"
WASHINGTON. Apr. 29-A defense
Of the stand taken by Governor John
son and the legislature in the anti-alien
problem was voiced by Senator Works
i'll the following statement issued to-
day. Every state has a right to pro-
vide by law who shall own its land
and to except aliens from this right.
The national government has no right
to enact any law or make any treaty
either denying or impairing this
right. Governor Johnson and the Cali
fornia legislators are wholly within
their rights when they insist on enact
ing an anti-alien land law, whether it
excludes the citizens Of all or only of one
nation.
II the government has lnfringed that
right the state is not bound to abide
by IT'S provisions.
"On the other hand the president is
within rights when he endeavors TO
persuade tne state to waive It's rights
and respect the treaty. but neither ours
or a foreign government has a right
TO cOerce the state No self respecting
state would submit to coercion or die
tatiOn from either source. Tie Ameri-
can and japanese governments may
lust as we'll understand once for all that
Japanese coming to California are eX-
tremely Objectionable to our people and
their permanent ownership Of land will
not longer be allowed. If any treaty
is preventing the state enacting effec-
tive alien laws. the government owes
it to the state and country to abro-
gate the treaty."
Los ANGELES, Apr. 29.-The Minis
1erlal Union has passed resolutions re-
Sretting alien agitation and requesting
the legislature not TO pass the pending
bills. 1t based its resolution on the re-
ports Of the missionaries, and STATED