Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-26
Jap DEMANDS
ONLAND LAWS
ARE INSISTENT
May Result in Appeal to Hague,
Bryan's Last Answer Not
Published.

WASHINGTON. June 26.-Japan
again is demanding in emphatic and
incorporating terms relief for her
subjects from what are called in
vidiously discriminatory effects OF
the California alien land ownership
law This was revealed today in
connection with the simultaneous
publication in Washington and Toxic
of diplomatic correspondence between
the United States and Japanese GOV
eminent extending over a period of
more than a year.
The last Japanese communication,
dated June 10 last, re-opening the ne
gotiations and asking for an answer
to the note handed Secretary Bryan
August &c, 1913. by Viscount Chinda,
the ambassador here and the Amer
lean reply. sent by Mr.. Bryan Two
days ago, were not made public. The
reply did not reach Toxic in time for
publication there with the rest of the
correspondence, so it was agreed that
it should be given out later.
The note of August 26 concluded:
THE imperial government claims
for them Gts subjects) fair and equal
treatment. and are unable either to
acquiesce in the unjust and obnoxious
discrimination complained of. or to
regard the question as closed, so long
as the existing state of things is per
mitted to continue
New Treaty Is Discussed.
1t is no wdisclosed that new
treaty was discussed as a possible
way around the difficulties presented
by the problem, but that the Japanese
government deciding that an attempt
to negotiate a new convention would
tend only to create new trouble. pro-
they left o: last August, and Virtu-
ally to begin all over again
In diplomatic circles here sugges-
tions We're heard today that the way
was being paved for submission of
the matter to the Hague for arbitra-
ton, in spite of the contention that
the division of power in the United
States between the Federal and State
governments makes such a step I'M
possible.
Many interesting phazes of the con
troversy hitherto unknown to the
public We're revealed in the published
correspondence. What attracted most
attention in official circles however.
was the vigorous and insistent tone
of the japanese communications.
Japan Firm in Protest.
Japan stands firmly on her protest
that the California alien land law is
a treaty violation. discriminatory
and obnoxious to the japanese nation
and people, and puts the remedy
squarely up to the United States.
The correspondence makes il clear
that all attempts to solve the prob
lens through diplomatic negotiations
have failed and Japan makes il EN-
phatically plain that the next move is
up to the United States
The gravamen of Japan's complaint
against the California alien act is
contained in the note of August %,
1913.
Referring to the California alien
land act, the note says:
That fact, by depriving the Japa-
nese subjects of ahe right of land
the right, not only in favor of the
subjects and citizens of all the other
powers with which the United States
maintains reciprocal treaty relations,
but in favor of many non-treaty
aliens, has established a discrimina-
ton of the most marked and invidious
character against Japan. The meas
ure is, moreover in the opinion of
the imperial government, unjust and
inequitable and contrary TO the letter
and spirit of the Japanese American
treaty, as well as at variance with
the accepted precepts governing and
regulating the intercourse of good
neighborhood and being admittedly
eX industri discriminatory against
this empire, as compared with other
states. 1t is also Notifying to the
nation and disreGardful of the ma
tional susceptibilities Of the Japanese
people
Gravamcn of Complaint.
II.
complaint. The notes of the Hon. W.
j. Bryan contain remarks in eXplana-
ton and eXtenuation of the action of
California, but nothing in the estima-
ton of the imperial government which
answers fundamentally to the com
plant or which tends 10 shake their
convictions regarding the main ques-
ton. IT. as is confidently believed,
the existing treaty between Japan
and the United States has been vio-
lated, there is but one remedy and
the imperial government is unable to
escape the conclusion that remedy
dissolvos wholly upon the United
States. as the measure complained of
has, despite the protest lodged by
YOU been permitted to go into opera
ton
The publiea tion of the correspond
cnce at this time was forced by the
japanese ministry, which will have
to face the national diet on the sub
ject.