| Show JAP SlIVA SITUATION TION TilE CAUSE JITO RESULT IN NAVY Moral Influence Being Exerted Upon California Legislators to Get Them to Withdraw v the Obnoxious Measures WANT VANT PEACE SOCIETIES TO ASSIST I IN N WORK Washington Agrees That Best Way to Sec Secure re Peace I Is s to toMake toMake toMake Make More Liberal Appropriations Appropriations Appropriations for the Navy HOPE STORM STORM WILL CALM CALMO CALMI I 0 O f 4 f 4 f v t T-T T H f H f 4 4 O C I t 4 Washington ton lan Inn 20 O. O The 4 f 4 J Ja ii c situation pre pee f 4 f senti Us as grave Ria Ia C elements of or f 4 concern and anti alarm to this of o f eminent 11 us as were involved cs- cs f 4 de developments The news s f from California that Its l lila lila- f f- f turc tare has lO postponed action oi on the f ff f 4 so called anti hills bills un- un f til Ui has hns not lint f t ff 4 f l relieved l to 0 un any On ex- ex 4 f 4 tent cut Ole strain of ot tho ho ic f situation 4 f 4 from JO point off of or f view That Japans Japan's ambassador 4 t took tool the he o Initiative Is Js not regarded f ff f 4 of national con ibe he od- od I- I 4 4 ministration it its I Is stated would f 4 o have proceeded as D It Jt hal lias lone done b by 13 44 4 4 t ti n Governor Go Gillett 4 f 0 or without from rein f- f tiLt Uio Janne Japanese e f 4 o 01 4 r fr rat q 1 o rol ant t C. tin n an m J us at it lIou i today and no official statement was made mode n as to the purpose so of oC the tho call It t Is 18 unc understood that the attitude altitude of ot resident Roosevelt Roosvelt Is s highly rath- rath factory to the Japan Japanese s government It developed today that the tho most cogent co- co Q- Q gent of or the reasons which impelled the tho President to appeal to the conservatism con con- of Governor Go Gillett and the people of California td preserve the peace between Japan and nd the United States State are not to b be in the tho text of the letter of or the government Japan Acts In Faith This Tills government today reiterates its position of ot yesterday that Japan has ha acted in good faith Ith that she has hao carried out the tho agreement of oC two years ago ngo and that the statistics show that the Japanese are disappearing grad gradually ally Instead of ot the reverse being the fact as alleged It is pointed out ut that Continued on I 14 I V I i V Ii I I 1 A. A I Ii e I L j J Here is a German view of the relations between the United States and Japan as pictured forth in a c cartoon in the German comic paper The cartoon is entitled America and Japan Announce their Engagement All this however was vas before the pres present en t situation arose JAP SITUATION THE CAUSE OF CONCERN Continued from l Pago Jo One S had the California legislature acted as us S It t t proposes to act at the time lime the Atlantic fleet was In ill Japanese waters there would have been good tion for tor a belief on the part lart of or Japan of or a conspiracy between the state of Jt California and the tho United States State gov gov- The government however makes It plain that It wishes to stand b by not only the agreements agreement of or two years ears ago aso but the tho recent articles of ot agreement between Secretary Root and Baron It Is le asserted positively that If It California should pass the Ini mi- mical legislation the Root compact would be a dead letter It Is 18 also aleo made plain that grave conse conse- might ensue If It Japan should ill in resentment Inaugurate a policy polley of oC what might be called 1 retaliation For these reasons principally the administration Is desirous that every possible moral Influence be exerted on I the California legislators that they ma may abandon the pa passage ge of the bills which are obnoxious both to the President and the state department Those close to the President say that the peace societies for tor Instance might aid In this work Without any special reference to Japan the officials here in line with Ith the President ent agree that after all all the best lIest wa way to secure peace Is II b by liberal appropriations for tOl the navy nay an and It be bc one of or the results of or the present agitation that congress ma may be more mort liberal toward towar ship shin construction than I It has demonstrated at this session The Tle strong hope of or the government tonight is that the storm will blow over |
