The Daily Missoulian., 1913-04-19
HE WILL NOT ACT UNTIL SOME
LAW HAS BEEN PASSED
IN CALIFORNIA.
LEGISLATURE IS WAITING
Golden State SoIons Halt Proceedings
to Find Out What Suggestions the
President May Make - Whatever
Happens, the Japs Will Be Ex-
cluded, Legislators Declare.

Washington, April 1S.-President
Wilson kept in close touch today with
the situation both in Japan and Cali
fornia over the proposed alien land
legislation. He read with interest the
dispatches from Toxic describing pop
ular feeling against the bills and
studied the text ot the pending meas
ures as well as a synopsis of similar
laws In New York and Texas.
The president told his callers that
the federal government of necessity
must refrain from interference with
California while in the process of leg
islating and could not make its atti-
tude known to inquiring nations until
the bills were passed He added,
however,, that if any impression had
been circulated in Japan that the adj
ministration here had become indif-
ferent to the developments in Califor-
mia, such a view was unjustified and
that judgment as to the measures
should be withheld until they finally
We're framed and passed
In the meantime the president de-
clared that every effort was being
made to keep in communication in
formally with the California legsla-
will communicate his views directly or
take any step that will interfere with
the legislative process, but he hopes
through members of congress here to
do his utmost to prevent any obvious
violation of treaty obligations. Should
treaty rights be violated, he is hopeful
that Japan will withhold Judgment un-
til the American courts have dealt
with the question.
Outbursts Unwarranted.
Government officials in general ap-
pear TO look upon the popular out
bursts in Toxic as unwarranted at this
time. The federal government fully
intends to give Japanese residents ev-
cry protection accorded foreigners un-
der the favored nation principle of it's
treaties.
Diplomatic circles here are alive to
the situation and some of the more
prominent embassies and legations
have been ordered to keep their gov
ernments advised of every action.
Protests from Italy, which it was be-
lieved might be followed by other ma
tions as to restrictions on aliens, ex-
cited much comment among the diplo-
mats, but attention was most fire.
quently drawn to the existing alliances
between Japan and the great powers
which might be affected in case of 4
breach between Japan and the United
States. Some of the diplomats sug
gested that it was possible the present
Japanese cabinet might be swept from
power through the present agitation
and in the hope of placating popular
clamor new administration might is
sue more emphatic protest or ulti
matum to the Washington government.
Relations Friendly.
The White House officials declare
their relations with the Japanese gov
ernment through the ambassador here
have been of the most friendly and
cordial kind and that the peculiarities
of the situation with its constitutional
embarrassment fully are understood.
Because of the intimation from To-
kio that along with a demand for
naturalization rights for Japanese
would come literal application in
Japan of what is known as the 'laW
relating to foreigners right of owner
ship of land,' the text of that law is
attracting much attention here It's
application heretofore has been very
loose and there are large holdings of
land by foreigners, including Ameri
cans, in many of the places prohibited
tn them