The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-04-18
Feeling i'm Japan Against
America Becomes Serious.
Outline Plans for Seizure of
Philippines and Hawaii.
LOOKING TO CHRISTIANITY
Courts and Commerce Cannot
Prevent a Crisis.
Italy Also Is Worried Over
California Bill.
TAKE IT UP WITH WASHINGTON
President Wilson Is ImplOred
to Use His Influence.
Officials Are Anxious to Avoid
Immediate Calamity.
JAP FLEET TO CALIFORNIA
First Step to Action Is Urged
i'm a RiOtOus Meeting.
Newspaper RidicuIes the Amer
lean "Peace Apostles"
Officials Are Anxious to Avoid
Immediate Calamity.
JAP FLEET TO CALIFORNIA
First Step to Action Is Urged
in a RiOtOus Meeting.
Newspaper RidicuIes the Amer
lean "Peace Apostles"


meeting of protest held here last
night there was a hysterical anti
American outbreak. Deputy Matsu-
mura urged the dispatch of Japan
csc fleet to California as first step
toward establishing Japan on an abb
sOluteIy equal footing in the United
States.
NJ. Miyake, an editor of the Japan
Times, deprecated the constant visit
here of American peace apostles
'.when their own country is in urgent
need of the principles of justice and
humanity Other fiery orators insist
ed that the questions between Japan
and America had better be settled
now once and for all.
Otherwise their constant recurrence
would lead at last to the arbitrament
of war. Twenty thousand people lis
tened to the remarks of the firebrands
who apparently are engineering
campaign to mould public opinion in
Japan.
Sacramento, April 1S.-Another
telegram from Toxic protesting
against the enactment of an anti-alien
land law by the California legislature
was received today by the senate and
Senator John B. Sandford, Democrat,
and senator n. w. Thompson, admin
istration leader and co-author with
Senator Birdsall of the revised land
bill.
The message which was addressed
to Lieutenant Governor Wallace, was
as follows:
Methodist missionaries urge defeat
anti-Japanese legislation. Situation
serious CSigned) HARRIS"
Senator ThomDSOn moved the mes
sage be printed in the journal.
Senator Sanford protested.
Il move that this senate send a
message to Mr.. Harris telling him to
attend to his own business. Califor
MIA can attend to hers without advice
from Japan or elsewhere he said.
Senator. Thompson replied:
There is but one man on this floor
who would demean himself by making
such a move" he replied. Sanford
then explained that he was tired of
all such messages" adding that if
this was to be printed in the journal
he had 400 or 500 letters and tele-
grams taking the opposite view of the
situation that he wanted printed also.
He withdrew his motion and the Har-
ris message was ordered printed.
Toxic. April 1S-The situation
brought about by the California alien
land holding bill is becoming increas-
ingly serious. A mass meeting today
composed for the most part of ire
sponsible people demanded the most
extreme measures of retaliation by
Japan. The singing of war songs
aroused the feelings of many of the
lower classes who We're present
Anonymous writer's in the newspapers
give an outline of plans for the seizure |
of the Philippines and Hawaii, and at
the same time denounced the Japanese !
government submissive attitude TT is !
said the changed conditions in Japan I
make it impossible for the government
to restrain the newspapers and the
lower classes.
Government Is Aroused
The japanese government considers
the present anti-Japanese movement
In California as most dangerous and
is faced with the prospect of placing
itself in most unwelcome position ON
account of unwillingness of the federal |
government at Washington to inter
Eene and the lmpossibility of intro
ducing counter measures here.
In the event of the passage of +ba
California alien land holding biT |
through both houses of the legfslatu /
Japan viii issue an imperial Ordinance /
enforcing the Japanese foreign land
ownership bill of 1910 and will anYiV
to the federal government at Waeb
ington for permission for the Ian |
anese to become naturalized citizens of |
the United States "
Hamilton Wright Mabie. of Na1,, x,,,.,-
DR.. Peabody and John L. Mott. seerata-,
of the International countries oe 49,
Young Mems Christian association 11are
guests TO-DAY at a luncheon given bv |
Baron Noooaki Maxine. the foreign |
minister, at which some of the r,ee4 /
prominent Japanese and American
were present A cordial feeling pre-
vailed. pAe
Shortly after the luncheon Massrs
+Mabie: Peabody and Mott and a. nun |
Der of representative japanese Cbrjs
tians and Americans met at +ba -. - -
eence of Count Shigenobu Okuma for-
1ner premier ard minister of forei-o |
AFFAIRS Court Okuma delivered a |