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WILSON CURBS
FIERY S|SSON
Promises Not to indulge in
I'Ead3 Against Japan
MAY DEMAND d ENsHIp
Dispatches From Toxic Indicate That
Citizens Are Unanimous That Nat
utaliat:cn f,lust Be Granted or Land
Law eliminated.
Presid nj


Washington, May %. = Presid nj
Wilson sent Tor RepIesen anve sis
son, Of Mississippi. and urged him no;
to make any speech that would offend
tins sensibilities Of Japan.
Mr. Sisscn, who recently made
war speech" had given notice OF his
intention to speak in the house Friday
on the legal phases of the Japanese
alien land question. He had a twenty
minute conference with the president,
during which he assured Mr.. wilson
that he would not discuss the pendlne
negotiations or touch on anything OF
an incendiary character, limiting him
self 10 an argument on alien land
ownership.
That was the White House version
of the conference, though Mr.. Slsson
declined to make any comment. MI
Sisson, who is little navy man.
having fought the two-battleshlr
building program in his recent speech.
announced regarding the doctrine OF
states rights that he would shed the
last drop OF blood and defend it with
his sacred honor"
The president is known to be anx.
ious about discussion in congress al
this stage of the Japanese question,
especially involving any observations
on racial discrimination.
1t is indicated al the While House
that the American note, just sent, and
the tenor of future exchanges Will be
to assure Japan that the majority OF
Americans have genuine respect and
admiration for the achievements and
character of her people.
Public expressions that might give
an opposite impression are regarded
at the White House as seriously EN-
barrassing the negotiations.
The entire japanese issue is now
up to japan, and it will be only as
serious as Japan herself cares to make
it. The most interesting phase OF the
situation is the growth of the impress
sion that Japan intends to ask for hel
subjects in the United States the priv
ilege of American citizenship.
dispatches HUH 1OhlO, OulSiai ohu
unofficial, indicate that the Japanese
government and people are unanimous
in the determination that citizenship
must be demanded, unless the Califor,
MIA law is eliminated.
Confirmation of this sentin was
found also in the words of t Japa.
nese representatives of the lee g pc,
1itical parties who have arriX San
Francisco to investigate ca ms in
California.
This question was not NJ ed In
the Japanese protest and is ii
discussed in the reply, BID Gems
certain that the questio bizen.
ship soon will become tH issue
in the controversy. This on is
based partly on the fa1i V is
no expectation that the
United States will 5fy
to Japan, and partly bns
from Japan that s. 81 tc
make such a der4and.
Advices received in washington in.
dictate that the Japanese exp that
the reply of the United States bill be
unsatisfactory, so far as offering a
real remedy, and that they have set
tied on a program of procedure in
which a request for citizenship is the
next move.
The raising of this question would
prove embarrassing to President Will.
son. He could not yield to the demand
because the question of naturalization
is solely in the hands of congress.
That the sentiment in the senate is
overwhelmingly against the granting
of citizenship to Japanese has been
clearly indicated, and it is believed
that in the house the opposition to any
such proposal would be even stronger.