Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-02-24 | Page 6 | Japan Resents Anti-Alien Laws

JAPAN RESENTS ANTI-ALIEN LAWS Nippon Is Powerless to Invalidate Invali-date Legislation on West Coast , TOKIO, l'-li 2S' Japan can" do not h inn to invalldata anti-Japanese laflsls linn In California, declared Viscount 1 I c hld.i foreign minister, in the diet , i here today. "California's legislation is injurious to Japan's Interest, but that state has 'been actlnp within her constitution jand also thai of the United States." ' The viscount spoke in anawer loi Baron Voahtro Batanp, who after ro-rerrlng ro-rerrlng u i growing tendency m oihor; : PadffO coast slates to follow ihe ex-gbaple ex-gbaple of California, asked If the .lap snese governmeni was doing anything I to counteract this movement, lie also, i Inquired If there were prospOOtl i hat It he accord being negotiated by Roland ; S Morris. American ambassador to tapan, and Viscount Shldehara. Japan age ambassador at WashlDgton. miKht , ' be rati I ied soon M. I cu ata said an agreement of :i I nature adantageous to Japan was be-in be-in arranged by Mr Morris anil M. I Bhldehara ami thai a utisfaotorv iplu Hon might be expected, although It a- doubtful whether definite tups' would be liken dining ihe admmi.-ira tion ot .resident Wilson. He declared that publication i matters under ne-: 'gotiation was ImpoiglblS as pan and' i he United States ..ad agreed JSJ ghoujd not be inadf public