Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-02
BRYAN NOT READY
FOR RETURN TRIP
TeIegraphs He Will Await
Final Action on Anti
Alien Measure.
MAY HOPE TO INFLUENCE
CONCESSION TO WILSON
Belief Expressed Here That No Leg
islation Now Probable Will
Satisfy Japan.

| Secretary Bryan has teles-ap>ed 70
Washington from Sacramento that he has
! reconsidered his purpose TO start at once
| for this city ard will remain in the Cali
| fornia capita, INIT! TIE attempt at legis-
| lation on the subject of alien land own
| ing is brought TO a conclusion.
This message has given rise to the in
| ference in certain quarters that the Sec
rotary feels that he has by means eX-
| hausted all o. his resources and sill
| hopes to influence the alien land legisla-
ton in accordance with the administra-
ton $ desires. either by eliminating ob-
| noxious features or causing the postpone
ment of the whole subject until the next
session of the legislature.
Complete disa2proval OF TIE final enac.-
! ment now probable - the California leg
| fslature on the subject Of alien lam
holding is certain 10 be given by the
japanese omb&ssy 10 tie formal inquiry
as to its views. which IrUs. lie made b.
Secretary Bryan on mis- Iett:-.l from the
west.
Even more offensive 10 Jaraaese pride.
and promising TO irfiict more substantial
injury upon the japanese IL California. it
is held by man-. is the Webb bill, as con-
trasted with the Birdsa'l-Thompson bill.
which it i:as superseded.
Alleged Objectionable Features.
Not only does it III effect prevent
Japanese from ownirS lard in fee simple
as did tie other BILL but. it is alleged.
srf atty increases the injury by vacating
ali of the japanese leases which We're
continued to limited degree by the pre-
csding measure.
The first result OF the new legislation
probably will be its ties; before the courts.
In fact. President Wilson's message to
Gov. johnson conveyed that intimation
Very clearly Meantime. the officials say.
il is TOO early to talk about denuncia-
ton of the existing treaty between the
| United States and Japan Or Of the ne
collation. of a new convention to replace
! ii. Article XVII of the treaty requires
six months notice OF It's abrosation. so
that only in the inapr obao.e event that
one of the parties should decide to go to
war with the other is there likely TO be
any interruption OF the considerable trad
ing interests between America and Japan
within that period OF time.
Imputation Resented by japan.
That the Japanese are not disposed to
let pass unchallensed the frequent state
ments from California OF the great men-
ace to the state or the extensive land
holdings of Japanoae subjects is evident.
BY the production or statistics here the
Japanese claim 10 demonstrates the alb
solutely insignificant quantity of land held
by the Japanese in fee simple.
Included in these statistics are figures
taken from. last years reports OF the
California bureau of labor statistics.
showing that In March last Year thu Jas
anese owned only 331 farms in California
of a total acreage of II, i26 or just 6no-
fourth of the area of the District of Co.
lumbia. The same statistics show that
the Japanese holdings increased only 1,OUO
acres in one year, from 1911 to 1912,
These facts doubtless will be injected
| into the negotiations between America
and Japan. which will follow Secretary
B-ySas return TO the capital.
SACRAMENTO. Cal. May e.-An in
| dicatior of tho form the democratic OPP
| position will take 10 tho passage of tho
Webb redraft OF Tho aati-aiien land bill
was given n tho senate yesterday when
the measure came UP for final action. 1t
was the original plan OF the progressive
republican majority IN Its assurance OF
n successful issue TO force the bill to a
vote at once. but at tho request OF the
democrats a postponement OF one day
was granted at the last minute. The
matter was set as a special order for II
clock this morning.
The brief debate on the motion to post
| pone disclosed the fact that the demo-
| Gratis have hardened to the advice from
| Washington. as delivered by Secretary
| of State Bryan. and will make a formal
stand in support of the national admin.
| istration.
Presidents Warning Futile.
No apprehension was aroused by a
warning against the Webb bill tele-
| grabbed 10 Gov. Johnson by President
Wilson 1t is the belief both of Gov.
| Johnson and Attorney General Webb
| that. regardless of how the act was
| worded. it probably would involve an an
| peal to the courts. as suggested by Presi-
| dent Wilson. The Presidents telegram
read:
Il take the liberty of calling Your at
| tention to the Webb bill, which would
| involve appeal to the courts on the
what might be long and delicate litiga-
! ton
Gov. Johnson Immediately replied:
Il thank you very much for your sug-
gestion. The fault may be due to the fact
| that we have endeavored to preserve af-
| firmatively upon the face of our bill
| the existing treaty. | referred the mat
| ter at once to our attorney general.
\ and would he extremely grateful for
any suggestions that would avoid the
objection YOU mention