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Show ... REPRESENTATIVE SISSON'S :& "WAR SPEECH" President Wilson Urges Mlssltalpplan Not To Offend Japanete Sensibilities Washington, May 21. President Wilson today sent for Representative Sisson of Mississippi and urged him not to make any speech mat would offend the sensibilities of Japan. Mr. Stsson who recently made n .ar Bpeech," had given notlco of his Intention to speak In tho house .Friday .Fri-day on tho legal phases of the Japanese Jap-anese alien land question. Ho had a twenty minute conference with tho president during which, howovor, ho assured Mr. Wilson that ho would not discuss tho pending negotiations or touch on anything of an incendiary character, limiting hlmselr to an or- Sgument on alien land ownership. That was tho Whlto House version of the conforenco. Mr. Sisson himself declined to make any comment, declaring de-claring merely that ho would speak Friday. ' The president Is known to bo an xious about discussion In Congress at this stngo of tho Japaneso question, especially Involving any observations on racial discrimination. It Is Indicated nt tho Whlto Houso that the American note Just sent nnd tho tencr of future exclmnges will ho to assuro tbo Japaneso that the majority ot Americans have a genuine genu-ine respect and admiration for the achievements nnd tho character of her people. Public expressions that might give an opposlto impression aro regarded nt tho White House, particularly at this time ns seriously serious-ly embarrassing tho negotiations between be-tween tho atato department and the Japaneso ambassador. |
