The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-21
Ambassador ChInda Confers
With Wilson Over Pending
immigration Law.
MIKAO0 BACKS UP ON
PREVIOUS AGREEMENT
United States Never Has Re-
piled TO Note on California
Controversy.

WASHlNGTON. April - Vlscoum
Chiuda. the JHptucs, ambassador. con-
forfed With President Wikon Friday over
the provision Of the pending immigration
bill which proposed to enact into law the
so-DhlI.i gouticmru'a agreement reNrlct-
ms the immigration ~ japanese labor
rr. A memorandum On the subject had
been presented a. the state department
Tho proposed inclusion In u law of nn
informal agreement which japan has
promised on honor io ulnl according
10 m, agreement between former Sec
rethry Root and former Ambassador
Tnkahir,. II Understood to he rcpuEn-
ant to the lap1ncfc government
Several Points olspl.as
other proposed Afiatir exclusion fea-
turcs In the bill ns n has passed tho
house and has been reported 10 the
senate. hrc ~ b" subjects for objection.
For many obvious reasons IN" nttituds
NJ the United states is SAID To- be nns
~ dsinolinHtion 10 irritste the .ituntion
bctwacE Japan and tho United states.
which ms been .muuldcfing since the
California anti-Rlion hand law nrsotis-
lions vent into an indefinite stage three
yeats ngo this summer
Administration officials are not un-
mindful u anti.Asiatic continent In
congress. particularly among members
from the Pacific coast states and their
constant cndchvot laS been made to sl-
lay H.
Bfysn Handled Issue
The United States never has replied
10 Japan's last mote un tho California
land law Tho last said On the subject
Was said by Former Secretary Bryan 10
] Ambassador Chindn when the ncgotia-
tons got into the siHg" ~ apparent
deadlock and the Ambassador on taking
/ his departure from conference nt Sec
rc,ay Bpan's office. inquired " hs
wcf, 10 transmit N. last word ~ the
United State. to his government
To that Secretary RryAn replied
There ncvrt can b. last word be-
tween friends
one portion of the hill witch ls undcr-
stood tu draw the recruitment ~ the
japanese government ~ the inclusion. nv
Interference bt least ~ Japanese In the
excluded class with iiindus. although the
same paragraph of the bin csccpts FROM
the exclusion such rs are covered In cx-
isiirg agr-"in"ut-
This phrase refers 20 the Root Taxi
hla agreement
Test ~ Exclusion Provision.
Tho exclusion provision as n pa..ed
The house read
"iiiudus and persons who .snnot he
come clsIhl. under existing law to be-
come citizens ~ the United States hv
naturalization unless oth'fsis" provided
IN by esistiuE agreement as ~ passports
ur h ,,istiug treaties. conventions. or
agreements uf ht treaties. conventions ~
.sIrrm,uis that mp, hereafter hc en-
tered into
The s'nstr committee amended the
pro, ision IN Itssu,iatv the attention ~
liudnz and r-tsuus and made u read
ihi. va1
Persons who cannot become eligible
under existing lsv ~ become citizens Il
the TINTED Statrr 10, naturalization. un.
Ices oihrrvts. provided for Nv .Nis,ins
agreement. as 10 passports NJ ny eNist-
inr Treaties, conventions of agreements
ur hv treaties conventions NJ agreements
that mb, hereafter %, rutrfri into"
usp,et Ua,y Settlement
NH.H Ifd1. % cabinet u became knovr
that two memoranda have been pfcsent.
~ tu ih, .iht' department The first
referred tn tImitf representations made q
So. agu. when thr immigration hill vs.,
pending ana fvruni brought up some nos
points
IN, 1u, ,.iinn Wlil h, taken ~ hy Pres.
iirni Wuanu with ssnaiv and house Leads
yfs ana administration leaders o., they
t,urri that sn sgirrmrni p'phaNl, wii
b, frs,hri which viii avoid difficulty.
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