Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-01-29 | Page 9 | Japanese Hope for Settlement

JAPANESE HOPE I FOR SETTLEMENT Officials Concerned Over Alien Land Ownership Question in California. Tokio, Japan? Jan. 29. Hopes are expressed in official circles hero today to-day that a basis of understanding on tho California alien land ownership question will be found by the Japanese Japan-ese and United States governments. The chief concern here at present seems to be in regard to future legislation legis-lation in America and it' is said any additional amendments unfavorable to the Japanese would be considered a serious menace to the traditional friendship of the two countries. The government at Washington has endeavored to assure Japan that the state of California would cease adopting adopt-ing legislation held by Japan to be discriminatory. This Is admitted here, but It is pointed out that owing to the political distinctions between the governments of Washington and California there might be some difficulty diffi-culty in ohtaining reasonable assurances assuran-ces for the future.