Show Recognizes Right of California to Pass Land Law Washington April 11 Pr 1 President iL-President President Wil- Wil fion son expressed toda today the hope that the pending legislation In Sn California b by which aliens alien Ineligible to American an citizenship would be prohibited from own owning Ins Ins- land would not prove pro objectionable objection objection- able Roble to Japan H Ho He realizes that Japan l Is inclined to view such le legislation as asa a a. contradiction of ot the spirit o of her treaty with tho tIlo United States and while officially unable to Interfere In the situation he expressed confidence that the the- California legislature cognizant cognizant cog nj zant of or possible International difficulties ties would enact a law that would prove acceptable to Japan The President talked Informal Informally about the question In his semiweekly conference with tho the newspaper men Indicating the delicate points involved While the present treat treaty with Japan stipulates that citizens of ot each country coun coun- tl try while traveling In the r. r shall have a a. right to own houses houseR and factories factories fac fac- I tories and shop and to to- to lease land It says f-ays as nothing nothing- about th the right to own land On the tho other hand though the theold old laws of Japan against foreign ownership own own- of ot land have been abrogated the tho Imperial edict necessary to put Into force newly enacted laws has not b been en Issued so o that American elUT citizens cItizen ns cannot own on land In Japan Jatan While the administration dO does R not construe tho the treat treaty as giving Japanese I specifically the right to own land It feels eels U that that- at- at tho the agreement does guarante guaran guaran- te tee that Japanese shall be treated on the tho basis basin of ot most favored nation ton cit under under the the same f clause an as Is con con- In itt many ninny American treaties with other gov governments government The Tue President stated that while these I points had been discussed th the difficulties cur ties really proceeded from the domestic domestic domestic do do- constitutional arran arrangements Inthe in th he the United States He declared that while nobody for tor a moment could challenge challenge chal- chal lenge enge the constitutional rh right ht of or California Call Call- fornia to pass paIS such land laws as who she pleased in so far tar as the federal fe-deral government government gov gov- ov- ov had gone one beyond Its Us powers or domestic authority in making a LL treaty treat Just so 10 far was It liable to damages as but that H Jt really was helpless In the Si situation nation t The President explained that the Japanese Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese ambassador had acted In a most noat proper and delightful manner treating th the United States as a 3 friend of Japan who would wish to see ee the best relations prevail pre The Tho Japanese ambassador dor understood the principle prIncIpia o of states state's rights aa ns applied In the tho United State State- States but a asked ked that the federal government government gov gov- O look Into tho legislation to see lee I if anything could be done to make It acceptable to his country Mr Ir Wilson declared that with this spirit the federal federal fed fed- eral oral government had endeavored Informally Informally mally to use Its Us good bood offices to secure adjustment of ot tho the question Reassuring word that the California legislature would so frame Its laws so sons as ns to save the federal Sov government from front frontany any diplomatic embarrassments have ha come Indirectly to the thc national capital and nd the administration does not be behove believe he- he lieve hove It Is la likely to be confronted with an any serious situation |