The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-22
JAPANESE ARE
NOT SATISFIED
With Replies of United States in Con-
nection With California Alien Land
Legislation.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 22-An adj
dress by Baron Nobuaki Maxine, the
japanese foreign minister, to the Parlia-
ment of Japan yesterday outlining the
status of negotiations over the Califor-
mia alien land legislation, and declaring
that the Japanese government had come
90 see the necessity OF considering some
other ways for solution of the question"
because the replies of the United States
had not been found satisfactory, was ca
bled from Toxic to the japanese en-
bassy here.
The address, which was not comment
ed on in official circles, announced that
the third note of protest presented to
Secretary Bryan by Ambassador Chinda
on Aug. Is remained unanswered. II
also revealed the fact that the ambas-
sador, under instructions from Toxic,
saw President Wilson on March 5. the
day after the presidents inauguration,
and asked that he make an effort to
stop the threatened legislation in Cali
fornia, which has since been enacted.
"The president" Baron Maxine said,
"stated that, although the federal gov
ernment could not interfere with rights
reserved to several states of the Union,
ne WOulu Hpt ntSildbt W uoC tit btSb
possible efforts so as to realize the wish
of the imperial government On the 18th
of March the same assurance was elicit
ed by the ambassador from Mr.. Bryan,
secretary of state"
The address then dealt chronologically
with the efforts of Baron Chinda, act
ing under instructions from Toxic, to
have President Wilson and Mr.. Bryan
L.., oL a colu+iau Of tha Yrnhiar1c
satisfactory to Japan. 1t cited the fruit
less endeavors of Mr.. Wilson and Mr..
Bryan to have Governor johnson of Cali
fornia change the text of the bill so that
it would not include the words "eligibil-
ity to citizenship" and told of the visit
to California by Mr.. Bryan.
On the passage of the bill, Baron Ma
kino said, the Japanese government,
through Baron Chinda, made its first
protest When the bill was signed by
Governor johnson, Mr.. Bryan handed
Viscount Chinda reply.
"The reply" the former minister con-
tinued, "began by recording the fact
that efforts had been made TO the full
est extent by the United States govern
ment to prevent the legislation, express
ing regret as to its final enactment, then
went On W bbdbt ludt liip
enactment was purely the outcome of
economic questions, and further gave
counter arguments on various points
raised in our protest. But as the re-
ply was not satisfactory to the imperial
government, the ambassador was in
structed. to address on the fourth of
June a second communication to the Sec
retary of state in answer to the reply,
4 L.. a L. -
the violation of the treaty. On the 10th
of June, the secretary of state handed
TO Viscount Chinda the rejoinder in
which counter arguments on various
points mentioned in the second commu-
nication of the imperial government were
given fully and in detail and some sug-
gestions were mentioned as to the rem
edial measures concerning the legisla-
tion.
"The imperial government then pre-
pared the third note of protest and
caused the ambassador to present it on
the 18th of August to the secretary of
state, which note remains unanswered.
"While the protests of the imperial
government, and the replies of the
United States government relative to
the land act of California are as have
Deen outlined, Jne uetaliS OF Whicl the
imperial government regret to be unable
to publish, the replies of the United
States government were not found sat
isfactory, and the imperial government
have come to see the necessity of con-
sidering other ways for solution of the
question. However, to the regret of the
government, the time has not arrived for
report on the point"
As no way has been found out of this
position under existing conventions, it is
understood that the last Japanese prop
osition contemplates the making of
new treaty, which might permanently
settle the issues between the two coun-
tries by precisely defining the japanese
in America and of Americans in Japan.
Such a treaty, of course, would have
TO meet with the approval of the United
States Senate. No suggestion concern
ing new convention has come from
either side, and officials here will not
venture a prediction as to which of the
governments viii take the first step to-
ward continuing, or re-opening the nego-
tiations.