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Show JAPANESE DECLARE THEY WILL NOT RECEDE k STEP Ambasssdor Chtnda Calls at State Department With Another Message From Imperial Government Washington. Ambassador Chlnda informed the United States through the state department on Saturday that the Japanese government would not recede one whit from tbe demand that tbe California legislature enact no alien land law which would be directed di-rected exclusively at the Japanese people. peo-ple. The Japanese embassador In person delivered the mikado's message to John flasMctt Moore, who Is the acting secretary of state In the absence of Mr. Dry an. The recognized experts on International Interna-tional law aay the contention of Japan that under the treaty agreement she la being discriminated against by the California people is without foundation. founda-tion. To the contrary, It Is being claimed that the actual dlscimlnatlon. If any exists. Is on the part of Japan igalnst the United States. . Senator Ellbu Root, whose disinterested disinter-ested opinions are widely accepted as lound, holds that the treaty between this country and Japan does not give the Japanese any rights to purchase or hold lands for agricultural purponeiey He TUS.'i'N'n tile proposed alien land law of California as a question only of property", which In no way represents repre-sents an Infringement. |
