The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-22
President Will Suggest Few
Changes in immigration
Bill TO Congress.
NEW PROTEST IS FILED
Oriental Nation Objects to
Exclusion Clause as Re-
vjsed This Year.

WAsHlNGTON, April p! Sew oh'cc.
lions 10 the provisions ~ Tho psnding
immigration hi which are DECLARED ylr-
tuhlh 10 ro.onnc, th, ericbrutcd Root
raknhup agreement for the restriction
OF immigration into tho tinted state.
have been filed with the American 20,
ernmoul by japan Tho restriction
clause cassifics japanese with Hindu
w Az excluded class
The administration " was said Friday
fssrs no diffirulty In arranging tho terms
~ the h'll 50 ~ 10 avoid woundnr Jap
sncse feeling and 10 that end President
Wilson soon viii confer with horHc aud
senate leaders,
Ambassador Sees President.
Niscoynt Chindu. the Japan"sr Hiu-
basssdor who 49, -dN hnS lett TWO
nemorsndumH with tho state department
on tho subject. conferred FRIDAY Win
Pr",idont wilson by appointment which
was mnde ten days ago. The adminiH-
ustiou. while realizing the extent of
Asistic exclusion sentiment On the Pa
eifc coast states. 10 described ne iullv
srn.iblo nf the diSRdvHn,Hgo ~ Hrilat-
Ing the long standing cuntrovcru with
ia pan and r. confident that the 'itun-
tion csn he smoothod ont satisfactorily
10 all interests Japnn's revival Ul tie
question nj this time attracted mucn in
tsrcAt IN the capital hut u wHs pointed
out that her representations could
scarcely be delayed. II IL were desired tn
DO 20. because the bill nlfend, hrs passed
the house and hns been reported To- tho
Rnatc foT passage.
Although the senate immigration COM
nittcc made some change In phfnseol-
osy. the terms " the exclusion section
aill are oncnSiv" to,thr JHpnncs".
Bryan handled Issue.
The United Statcs never has replied "a
japan last note on tho California land
laV The last said on the subject was
shId hy former Secretary Ryan 10 Am
baHshdor Chlndn when the negotiations
go, into ia" stage of apparent deadlock
nnd the ambassador on tlkiug hn de
partuie from q conference ~ Secretary
arnn's office. inquired " hc we've t.
transmit the last word ~ the United
5iatcs to his government
70 that Secretary Hyhn replied
There never can be a lat word be-.
v,en frionds
Dnt portion NJ the Lli which Dr. under,
-iund 10 draw tho resentment of the jap.
nusso government II the inclusion. hN Zoo.
reference at least NJ japanese in me
excluded class with Hindus although th'
came paragraph ~ the Illl cs'opts from
The exclusion such a.. arc covered In cS,
utlng agreements
This phrase refers 90 tho Root raks
hifn agreement
The exclusion provision us % rassc,
he house read
'HindN ana persons Who cannot b.
come eligible under existing law ~ 10
come citircnr NJ the United States l.,
naturalization unless othefwis, provide,
for hy existing agreement ss 10 pas,
ports ~ by existing treaties. ,onyen
,ions ~ agreements that may hsrcnftc
b. entered into"
The senate committee amended N,
provision to ditsociaic the attention q
'riindus and persons" and made II rec,
this way: e
Persons Who cannot become ellgih
under csisting law 20 become citizens q
The United States by naturalization. un
lsrs otherwise provided Tor D., ctis,in
agreements as tp passports. ~ D., v,lst
ms treaties. conventions ~ agreement
o. hi treaties. convention, or agrvc
m'nis that may hereafter b. cntcto
into