The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-05-16
VETO Of THE ANT|-AuEN
LAND BILL SUGGESTED
SECRETARY OF STATE SENDS
TELEGRAM TO GOV. JOHNSON
AT PRESIDENTS REQUEST.
Asked to Allow Time for Diplomatic
Efforts-If Legislative Measure Is
Signed or Rejected Present
Treaty Will Be Changed.

Washington.-The federal govern
ment's final efforts to delay antl-alen
land owning legislation in California
was made Sunday night when Secre-
tary Bryan, in the name OF President
Wilson, telegraphed Governor John-
son. notifying him that the Japanese
ambassador had earnestly protested
against the bill passed by the CAN
fornia assembly, and urging that the
governor postpone action by WIN
holding his signature.
Secretary Bryans telegram, when
was framed after a conference with
the president Sunday, was made pup
lie at the White House a few minutes
later. 1t was as follows:
THE president directs me to ex-
nress his appreciation of your cour-
tesv in delaying action on the land
bill now before you until its provisions
could be communicated to the Jap
anese government and CONSIDERED
by it,
His excelency Baron Chinda has,
on behalf of his government, present
ed an earnest protest against the
measure. AS you have before you OUT
two alternatives, viz, to approve or
to veto it, it will avail nothing to re-
call to your attention the amendments
suggested to the legislation, and as
the president has already laid before
YOU his view on the subject it is I'M
necessary to reiterate them. he
passes over questions affecting their
rights for two reasons-first, because
the bill passed by the legislature is
avowedly intended to conform to
treaty obligations, and, second,
because any conflict complained OF
would be matter for the court,
but the president feels justified,
in expressing again his desire that
action on the subject be deferred for
this reason, and he expressed the de-
sire the more freely because the legis-
lature can be reconvened at any time
the welfare of the state requires. He
is fully alive to the Importance OF re-
moving any sort of discord which may
create antagonisms between American
citizens and the subjects of Oriental
nations residing here, but he is I'M
PEELED by sense of duty to express
! the hope that you will see fit to allow
, time for diDlOmatic effort
: 1.-THE nations affected by the pro
, posed law are friendly nations-na
tons that have shown themselves will
), ing to cooperate in the establishment
4 of harmonious relations between thell
= people and OURS.
a 'If postponement commends itsel
Z to your judgment the president VIII
, be pleased to cooperate in a syste
b matte effort to discover and correc
= any ills that may exist in connection
q with land ownership by aliens"
!. The decision of the administrator
II to urge Governor Johnson to use III
Q power of veto to postpone any LAM
II legislation was reached after serie
II of conferences between the president
II Secretary Bryan and John Basset
a Moore, counsellor of the state depar
n ment. and Ambassador Chinda. i
II was realized that any further attemI
n. TO have the bill. enacted by the Cal
fornia legislature amended would .
d. fruitless, since Secretary Bryan's Ut
a to Sacramento was unavailing and tn
re legislature is to adjourn this week.