Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-26
Japanese MATTER
IS At A DEADLOCK
EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE
U. S. AND JAPAN ARE
MADE PUBLIC
Looks as Though the Matters
Were Drifting Around to
Arbitration.

WASHINGTON. June 25.-Diplo-
matte correspondence between inc
/ United States and Japan over the car
/ f0rnia anti-alicn land law, extending
/ ever a petIod of more than year, was
published today simultaneously IN
/ Washington and Toxic by agreement
/ Of the two governments.
1t disclosed that "A new treaty was
! discussed as one way to meet Japan 5
protest against what her diplomatic
correspondence characterized through
/ out as essentially unfair ana lnNld-
iously discriminatory "mconSlstert
| with the sentiment Of good neighbor-
| hood" Inconsistent with the treaty
in force" "abridgment of vested
rights" and against provisions of the
| California law "mortfying to the gov
ernment and the people Of Japan.
But AS late a. June 10, two weeks
ago, the Japanese ambassador VS.
count Chinda, left with Secretary
Bryan Constructions" from the Toxic
| foreign office that the projected treaty
would tend to create new difficulties.
The japanese government therefore,
the note said, was "dlsinClncd To con-
tinue negotiations looking tu the con-
Clusion Of convention on the INES
Of the project under discussion, but
they prefer to recur to the cores
pondences which were intcrruptef,
and they will now look for answer 10
the note handed Mr., Bryan on the
26th Of August last. hoping that IN a
renewal of the study of the case, a
fundamental solution OF the question
at issue may be found.
The japanese note of Aug. 26 last
which Mr.. Bryan was asked to answer
concluded.
THE imperial government claims
FOR them Gts subjects) fair and equal
treatment and is unable either to
acuuiesce in the unjust and obnoxious
discrimination complained of, or To re-
gard the question as closed so long as
the existing state Of things is per-
mitted to continue
Two days ago Secretary Bryan re-
piled TO that communication. but pub
lication OF the note was withheld to-
day because 1t could not be includ %
I'm the correspondence made public
at Toxic. IL is understood Secretary
Bryan reaffirmed tht position of tho
United States, leaving the subject open
for further diplomatic exchanges
So there the controversy stands, APP
parently at deadlock. There are in
timations i'm diplomatic circles that it
arbitration at The Hague.
A standard arbitration treaty with
Japan now is in force, having only
recently been renewed. The pro-
posed treaty halted by Japan's latest
attitude, II is understood, proposed to
touch on the naturalization of those
japanese already owning lands.
The correspondence in full makes
about 10000 words. An abstract sets
out the main features in this manner:
on May 3, 1918, after the California
anti-allen land law hau been passed,
but before it Was signed by Governor
johnson. the japanese ambassador
presented the first urgent and ex-
licit" protest of TIE government Ha
said that in the opinion OF Japan the
act was unfair ana discriminatory, was
II consistent with the provisions Of the
treaty and that /, was opposed to the
spirit ami fLLdHflcntal principles Of
amity ami r,.G' Ii drrslanding.
The ambassador contended the law
violated the treaty guarantee granting
Japanese the most constant protec-
tion" for their property He inti-
mated that 1t was contrary to the
favored nation CLAUSE also. In clos
ing the ambassador stated that his
government desired to have 1t en-
tirely clear that they attach the vt
most Importance TO the discrmina-
tory phase Of the legislation"
On May 9 the United States, set
ting forth steps taken by the federal
government to avoid the legislation In
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