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Show JAPAN TO PROTEST ALIEN LAND LI DECLARE PROPOSED MEASURE CONFLICTS WITH JAPANESE TREATY RIGHTS. Former Premier Says That Only Thoughtless People Have Talked of War Between Japan and America Over California. Tokio. When confirmation lias been received that the people of California have voted in favor of the proposed land law in that state Japan will lodge a protest in Washington, pointing out the measure conflicts with Japanese treaty rights, according to the Yorozu Choho, an independent organ, which quotes a foreign office official to this effect. Formal negotiations, the newspaper says, will follow and an agreement reached permanently removing the cause of the trouble. The Hochi Shimbun reports that M. Shidebara, Japanese embassador in Washington, and Secretary of State Colby have reached an agreement by which Japan will stop immigration to the United States, in return for which America will accord Japanese in America Amer-ica the same treatment as other foreigners. Marquis Okuma, former premier, interviewed in-terviewed by the Yoruzu Choho, declares de-clares that "only thoughtless people have talked of war between Japan and America over California." "If Japan fights with arguments of dignity and impartiality," he is quoted as saying, "Americans will act justly." The defeat of Governor Cox is attributed at-tributed by Marquis Okuma to the league of nations, which, he declares, "even Democrats dislike." He" does not anticipate the Republican administration admin-istration will raise the tariff owing to economic difficulties. |