Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-29

/ Dresent cabinet cOulu not De Teiled up
on TO settle the California alien land
ownership question and that the party
Lad decided TO adopt its own propa-
ganda with regard to the dispute.
Other opposition parties also are
using the California problem 10 dis
credit the YamamotO ministry, be-
cause of the exterior economies and
administrative reforms that the Va
mamoto cabinet has brought about.
However, it is strong with the public
COAST JAPANESE
WANT ACTION
The San Francisco Japanese asso-
citation, which includes majority OF
the Japanese leaders in the state
among its members, resolved last
plight to take a strong stand in the
matter of the California anti-alien
land law and to impress upon the ia
panese ambassador at Washington
and the Japanese foreign office the
necessity of taking active measures to
protect the Japanese in California.
In order that they may De sure that
their side of the question is properly
looked after, at a meeting last night
two representatives were selected to
proceed to Washington and to confer
with Ambassador Chinda.
Fearing that a bloody war between
Bulgaria, Servia and Greece over the
territories captured from Turkey Is a
real and distinct menace to Europe,
Austria today recalled all herf reserv-
lists to the colors and is preparing her
danube fleet of gunboats and trans
ports.
More than eighty thousand Bulgar-
ian troops are already on war foot
ing, massed near Sofia, and Bulgaria
is making other preparations for a
struggle to the death.
No intention is apparent at Sofia
to yield one inch to the Servian de-
mands.
Italy is rushing troops to Naples,
from whence several transports have
ALREADY sailed for Tripoli, but no sig
nificance is attached to the Italian
movements. which began several days
ago following the reverse to Italian
arms in Africa and the official report
that the army in Tripoi was facing
heavy odds against the Arabs and
their Turkish officers.
Constantine Fails.
According to reports from Athens,
! King Constantine has been able to
enter into no armistice with the Bull
garian commander near Salonika and
series of desultory skirmfshes be-
tween the Greek and the Bulgarian
outposts is in progress.
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, the suf.
fragette, who is in Holloway Jail again
serving a part of her sentence for In
citing to violence, has refused to eat
since her latest Incarceration and is
very weak. 1t is expected she will
persist in her hunger strike and as
the government probably would not
face the opprobrium should she die,
it is believed she will soon be once
more released.
The governments plan, it is reports
ed, is to continue arresting and re-
leasing Mrs. Pankhurst until her spir-
it is broken and she consents to the
abandonment of her militant attitude.
Sentence of not less than four years.
Imprisonment or more than eight
years, today was imposed on State
Senator Stephen Stilwell, recently
convicted of bribery in New York, In
connection with charges by President
Kendall Of the New York Banknote
Company. A stay of execution for,
three days was granted Stilwell.
President Wilson's support was
sought today by Congressman Britten,
OF Illinois, in connection with his bill
for a constitutional amendment pro-
viding direct presidential. nominations
and elections. 1t was asserted that
the president emphatically approved
of the bill, but did not give it his spe-
cific endorsement
Complete recovery of Emperor Yo-
shihito from the attack of pneumonia
which few days ago was believed to
threaten his life, was announced to-
Gay from the Aoyama Palace. While
the Mikado is still weak, it is stated
that all danger was passed. Great
crowds expressed their joy. The con-
clifton of Empress Sadaka, too, is re-
ported as better.
Representative Francis Burton Har-
rison, of New York, today appealed
to President Wilson to grant immedi-
ate independence to the Philippines.
he declared that not only We're the
Philippines an easy point of attack
for an enemy of the United States,
hut that the people were capable of
self government and deserved the
promised independence.
Mr. Harrison said he did most of
the talking and that the President
had not committed himself.
Secretary Hryan announced today
that the proclamation would be issued
on Saturday declaring effective the