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Show DECLARES LAW VIOLATESTREATY Japt Also Say It Conflicts With the Fourteenth Amendment Amend-ment Toklo June 7 The rejoinder of Japan to tho United Sthtes' note on tho subject of California alien land bill passed by the California legislature legisla-ture violates the spirit of the Japanese-American treaty by discriminating discriminat-ing against a friendly power. It points out that even the question Is an economic one, lt enters the do main of International relations and therefore becomes a political question. The note says that the California land legislation violates article 1 of the Japanese-American treaty of 1911, which authorizes subjects or' citizens of the contracting parties to own or lease houses, which are Inseparable parts of real estate. It also declares that tho new bill violates the fourteenth amendment to tho United Btates constitution requiring requir-ing tho states to grant equal protection protect-ion under its laws to all persons within with-in Its Jurisdiction. Interest in tho American Japanese antlland ownership controversy continues con-tinues unabated In Japan and also to bo paramount topic of conversation among all classes. Several mass meetings meet-ings of protest are being arranged. Tatsuo Yamamoto, minister of agriculture agri-culture and commerce, In a statement to dhy declares that the Japanese government gov-ernment Is deslrious of participating In tho Panama-Pacific exposition at San Francisco, but owing to popular feeling on tho California land question it feels obliged to whit In order to de termlno public sentiment toward the exposition before proceeding further with Its plans The Japanese government has postponed post-poned Its reply to Secretary of State Uryan's proposed plan of international internation-al arbitration, which lt Is understood Is being favorably considered by thirteen thir-teen nations. |