Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-01-28
JAP MINISTER
HITS CALIFORNIA
Uchida Denounces States Law
as Discriminatory ana
Unjust.
SPEECH MADE TO THE DIET
Premier Haran, Referring to the Same
Question, Said Exchanges Of Views
Now in Progress in Most
Friendly Spirit.

Washington. Jan. 25.--Thp Callfor
mia alien land lnw was denounced as
"anjnst and discriminatory by Wis.
count uehi.la. minister of foreign af
fairs, before the japanese diet. The
text Of his speech was made public
by the Japanese embassy here. At
ter declaring he was convinced
thar the relations between japan
and Amerlca are as cordial as ever"
Viseount UchIda added
Il have 10 dwell here on the unfor-
tunate event which has occurred in
our relations with the United States.
Last November the state OF California
passed. through Initiative. the alien
land law In word the new land law
Is cognate law 81 1913. mnde more
Drastic and severe.
s"That IL aims al japanese and is
unjust and discriminatory cannot he
denied Regret which the Japanese
government expressed at the legisla-
;ion Of 1913 il therefore still more
keenly felt by them at this new legis-
latlon The difficulty arising between
Japan and America from legislation
OF 1913 has unfortunately remained
unsettled TO this day The present
question has therefore been engaging
the most careful attention of the Jap
anese government. They have ap-
preached the problem from the higher
standpoint OF Japanese American
friendship and with full regard to the
close and important relations Of cotns
mon Interests between the two nations
and they have piacea supreme ~
portance upon a prompt aud satlsfac-
tory solution Of the difficulty caused
by the unfortunate movement in Calf
fornia. They have authorized their
representative IN Washington to dis
cuss the whole situation with the State
department and q frank and free ex-
change of views has been proceeding
on various points involved IN the ques-
tion.
1T Is 10 he regretted that we are
not yet IN position 10 publish the
results OF these discussions but we
confidently trust that an adjustment
compatible with the honor and Inter
ests Of both countries may be finally
arrived at"
Premier EIaran referring to the
same question, stated:
Exchange Of views is now in
progress i'm most friendly spirit for
an amlcable adjustment, and the gov
ernment Is confidently looking for
ward to satisfactory settlement.
I'VE intend TO withdraw from Shan.
tung. also Siberia, as soon as peace is
restored. assert with all possible
emphasis that Japan has no terrific
rial ambitions. We know our lImlta-
tions."
President Wilson's latest note on Ar
menia really Is aimed at Japan, ac-
c0rding TO the views expressed IN some
quarters, and constitutes bid to Great
Britain to exert her influence toward
the retirement Of her ally from occu-
patton Of Vladivostok and other parts
Of Siberia.
'The President believes" the note
says, that the sine qua non Of an
attempt 81 pacification must be pub
lie and solemn engagement among the
great powers not to take advantage
of Russia's stricken condition. aud not
10 violate the territorial integrity OF
Russia, nor TO undertake the inselves
any further inyaslons OF Russia nor
to tolerate such inyasions by others.
"Such public agreement would In
effect say 10 those now In power in
Russia, You are not menaced from
outside. The grea. powers have vol
UNFAIRLY guaranteed you from attack.
You can have peace II you want IT,
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