The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-05-11
Three answers Given to Protest
Filed BY Representative of
Mikado's Government.
WILSON is SEEKING A DELAY
Bryan and Chinda, Two Diplomatic
Fencers, Hold An Exceedingly
Brief Conference.

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Of the United States government t.
the protest of the Japanese govern
ment is substantially embodies In
the three following propositions:
LIST. That by reason OF the pres
ent status of the California alien
land law as vet unsigned by, the gov
ernor of California the equity Of
protest in international law has not
yet arisen so as TO justify the present
protest of Japan.
End That the federal govern
ment has not violated the treaty o.
1911 by the United States and Japan.
3rd. The United States suggests
to the imperial government at Toxic
that there be a series of conferences
on the question which will arise If
the California alien land law is put
fornia.
Statement has not been officially
given out. but the people OF the
United States may rely upon it that
this is the rough draft of the first Of
fetal Cabinet answer 10 the Japan
ese government
Whatever statement to the con-
trary may be made IL is certain that
these three propositions are already
VI the hands of Viscount Chindc and
have been sent in cipher to the
Japanese government.
Reply Of U. S.
The reply Of the United States, re-
dueed to an analysis. means this:
First The propositions as whole
e0TTHtitute a plea for delay
SecTrd--The first proposition Is
perfeessy sound afor the reason that
GQxTnor Johnson, not having yet
ssfgned the Webb bill, the California
law is not yet what the diplomats
call an accomplished fact, and for
eign government cannot base an
equitable claim on q theoretic prop
osition.
Taird-The second proposition
merely states an obvious fact which
amounts to q platitude, but which is
allowable in diplomacy
Fourth-rhe third proposition re-
yeals the last resort plan of the
United States to avoid making the
question acute on both sides-as II
is admittedly acute in the japanese
feeling. 1t suggests means to de-
lay or to avoid a serious decision
. fni 4lo4 g I-lx
should sign the bill and it should be
put into operation, that Ambassador
Chinda and President Wilson Or
Secretary Bryan shall discuss that
event as a new Phase of the case
with the ultimate view of settling
the question automatically
II is generally considered here
that the attitude of the administra-
tion that federal law has not been
violated means that 1t is in advance,
disavowing the act of the State OF
California. In face, the disavowal
OF the acts OF California has been
strongly implied by the activity Of
President Wilson in trying to in
duce the State of California to re-
ject the Webb bill.
Cabinet Discusses Question.
It is significant that the Cabinet
today devoted all or nearly all of it's
session to the discussion of the
Japanese question. 1t was extraor-
dinary that the Secretary of State
saw fit to interrupt the formal ses-
sion of the Cabinet of the United
States because A FOREIGN Gov
ERNMENT. HAD. IN ALL PROB
ABILITY PUT a TIME LIMIT ON
THE RECEIPT OF A REPLY TO
ITS PROTEST.
1t is undoubtedly true that Mr..
Bryan did leave the Cabinet meeting
and hurried over to the State Depart
ment, where the Japanese Ambassa-
dor was waiting his reply to the pro-
test of his government.
The interview between these dip
lomatic feneers was as usual exceed
ingly brief-just long enough fol
our secretary to tell the foreign am
bassador that he would receive a
reply textually tomorrow morning
after another cabinet meeting had
been held.
It is freely understood that the
Japanese ambassador has been given
every assurance that our govern
ment would proceed in a very friend
ly spirit with the discussion which
would follow the deliverance to him
OF the text of the United States re-
ply.
United States is Courteous.
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