Evening star., 1914-01-23
Officials Here Look for an
AmicabIe Adjustment of
Land Law Controversy.
WILL INVOKE DIPLOMACY
TOALTAIN SETTLEMENT
Deny Reports That Threats Have
Been Made by Nipponese Gov
eminent Regarding Treaty.

Information obtained today from high
.,rrces in y.sb;npton nc to tho nresent
,,.s,.;,,;o,s hstwes, J.n.n and the
ln;+od states in relation to tho alien land
1,w 5;scuse;on sarves to show not only
,b.+ lana, has not made threats as
.o,,. ran,r,s b,vo indicated but that
g, avsr,. nrosne.+ ,f tho differences
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na,b
Ii may be stated that this prospect is
based upon a discussion now going on as
TO the possibility OF new treaty De
tween the two countries on one hano'
l.iud on the other the prooapihty tnat
test suit Will be brought by Japanese
subject resident in California to define
Japanese rights as to the purchase OF
ard in that state by aliens, rights Wnlch
We're forbidden by the passage OF the
Webb law. out of which grew the con-
.roversy between the two countries.
1t is further stated that if such test
suit is brought it is not impossible that
the Unied States Department of Justice
III be a friendly party to it. to the end
ihat the treaty now IN force beween
Japan and the United States may be
defined by the Supreme Court of the
aited States, to which high tribunal 1t is
assumed that such suit would eventual
iy come. 1t is said to be fact that there
is diplomatic precedent for the partici-
patton of power in suit by one of it's
nationals to define a powers rights with
another power with which it is in treaty.
Such a suit is stated to be a matter of
record in the Chinese courts.
japan Fayors Present Treaty.
1ohcerhihe the Possioiiity OF ne"
"eeh Japan anu 'he oni.eu
uiscussioIi OF "nicn is no" going
=" ~ - s'a'ea .oaay tnat SO iar as
- ,one neu .ha' coun.is - - my
'l. 20. nc - ese
and that under it California had no right
pass 'ne "Do 49, 80:
- rh;s - ~ oase - ,s s,.tad
1 NJ, -, ,,ovarnn.,, ~ Ian., he,;.y. !.
b.t ;r.tsad "a ,,,.,,, tresrty II +xrii, n.
[,ossihIa ~ nrov;de for f}fsff,,re ouest;ons
lucb nc that which arose In CaIifornia5
bts S,sr,ne a new, ..rx,taerxesstdfnk STbN
- treatv. an object sometimes accom-
blished in diplomacy by an exchange OF
hotes.
These, it is stated in Washington to-
hay. are the other ways alluded to by
I,.-an N,.L;no Ian.ness minister of for
,.a;rS In bis sna.cb IN rarraman+
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1ohio Neuiesoas' ~iieAi nc SaAu 'i.os
'egotiatons between the United states
md Japan as to alien land legislation
ad failed So far of result and that
Another method must be found of ad-
-; 81 s,~.
us'ihs 'he uinei ie
1t is declared here today that a misap-
,rehension has arisen in some quarters
n the United States In the mast two days
- ns,.:S.
10 i'aron "aAio sla'eneh' 'na' nv
epiy has been received by Japan to its
asst note on this subject sent to the
r,..,.rtn.,,, II ,,,o,,s,
-
Eeply Was Not Exnected
lle sare statement of that fact has
A,oel IN ualse Raron M.k,,o ,,o,oa q
o~e :"
ol'Hiaht 'hat there mas peen oelay IN
- negotiations, whereas, it is declared,
? has no complafnt to make and - 10
ojn,.d ~, ~.
'a. ieauihs Oh the Iuii
eNt OF MS aCdress TO parliament will
how that he did not expect any ren,y
ON the United States ;n,sn,,,,,,
Go the
No countries had SAID to each other all
hs: could be SAID on the subject. so far
tr- --evious negotiations Move oon
erned.
These perotiationS a,,oa ;., -,
AZ. OF the Wehh act ana - ). is .s pa
anan f,II,. undarS,aa - s"iu tiihl
ossibIe 10 90 i,aci, 20 ~. oha. II rs I'M
Asvors aidsd - ~ 'a, f.a,,d iaw, Her en-
brss;d.n+ wt3Iso, ~ S eAtent py
arc ~ ,,rar.nt ,So1 "a anu secretary Bryan.
MI IL f.ai;,ar,i eiu gassase OF tne Weoo
.m,nst LII '' "nieh became eHective
,i,ad parora eLuedsors haVlns
80. 80. ..aslr si1nio pointed OUT 10 par
III ,a,,os Mss OF preventing
the United States and of overcoming
ow necessary. The "other ways Japan
as IN mihd are described above. These