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J DRY AN ANI I He Directs Secretary of State to Proceed Immediately t to Sacramento to Help Fr Frame me New Alien Land Legislation r I Causes Depression I I Tol io April 23 Special dispatches dis- dis I patches reporting that Governor Go I Johnson of or California has hns asserted his his determination to force the pasI passage pas- pas J I sage sale of or tho anti Japanese e bill have ha I 1 caused depression here herC and antI upset I the tho confidence that the California t j legislature finally would decline to pass pass tho the alien land bills blUs Delegates Dele Dele- I 1 gates ates of or forty five chambers of ot I commerce have decided d to send a a. cablegram to Governor GO Johnson di directly dl- dl on this subject I I w 1 A April 23 After After W vy an hours hour's conference e at the tho I White House tonight President Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- lson l- l son directed Secretary of State Bryan Brjan to proceed at once to lo Sacramento to opel co-opel-a operate co-operate to with G Go Governor Johnson and the thc members of the iho California lef legislature legis legis- sI s- s I lature turc in iii framin framing a law lav re regarding the ownership ip of lands l by y aliens that would 1 not conflict with th the tho treaty obLigations ob- ob s' s o of f. f the e United States State's par par- par par- ticul Japan isili leave here herc at 6 45 p. p m. m tomorrow and nd arrive in Sacramento at 4 45 p. p m. m next Monday j I 1 am going In the hope that we wo ma may maybe be he able ble to find the tho best solution of ut the difficulty said Secretary Bryan tonight I feel sure that thc they in California will enter upon the work with the samo same spirit of operation co-operation as us the thc President nt and 1 I do el in the day tho the President had telegraphed Governor Go Johnson and tho the presiding officers of or tho two to branches o of the California lc legislature explaining explain explain- In ing that it St was difficult to handle handlo the situation by telegraph and asked l if it be bo agreeable to have ha tho the secretary secre tary of or state confer in person peron with the California authorities w AVI Welcome 11 Visitor I Hor Both houses and antI tho the governor promptly replied that the proposal was as to them Tho resolutions adopted b by the senate and antl house were identical and and that of oC the latter as re received rc- rc cd at the White House read While hile this R respectfully maintains th the right of or the Ie legislature of oC California to legislate on tho the subject sub sub- bet of or land ownership it will be bo en entirely entirely en- en Urel agreeable to to- this assembly to have c tho secretary o of state o of the United States visit Sacramento for the thc purpose indicated I In the Presidents President's telegram Governor Johnsons Johnson's message to the President was as follows I II 1 shall shan be pleased at all times to consult with the secretary of ot state and It H will win bo be entirely agreeable to me to Continued on Page 2 Column 4 4 WilSON ORDERS BRYAN TO CONfER WITH CALIFORNIANS Continued From Irom Pa Page c 1 1 h have o the secretary visit n as 9 IlI In n your o r telegram Mr r Bryan al alto alo o received a l personal a 1 I message Inviting In him to be bo tile the guest of oC the tho governor o and Mr Mrs Johnson he accepted tonight ht Ho will be hO only b- b by Robert Roso Hoso for many years hi hla confidential secretary In hi MK absence Join Johl Hassett Hasset Moore Ioor counselor for tor the tho department will be beulIn beuting ulIn Ung a-Ung secretary of or state Mr M. Moore Ioor who vho d his n new w duties today toda was pre present nt at a conference between n Mr lr and Viscount Chinda the Japanese Jap Jap- anese ambassador TIo rl latter Iatter learned officially of 01 the efforts of the thc President President Irest dent ai and the national l administration to prevent lr t It any discriminations against tho the through the alien aUen land landle le legislation and expressed himself as nG Pleased with the attitude of ef Ie the tho United I States government to Or Runion Homor I At the tho Japanese o em embassy bass to today 2 It was mated on b behalf of Ambassador Chluda that nothing could be said un until until until un- un til the final rom of 01 the thc California le legislation leg leg- hr had h heer cr developed dc and all ro- ro ports quoting It e ambassador or embassy em en- mba m- m ba bassy I officials o 0 o any Ur other effect were cro d denounced rs s untrue Later r. r and hi lit view of or various published reports this 1 nt was issued at the Japanese embassy No 0 v visit lt ha H been beon made b by the thC ambassador am am- bassa o to the White While Hou House o thin week wel nor has he ever hinted to any nn- bod body bod- at such an alarming outcome of ot tho situation at ai a pos possible war ar between tho the t two coun countries In fact tact such a contingency han ban not been dl discussed in nn any phase s so that it U Is equally erroneous erroneous erron erron- to sa say that tho the Japanese ambassador ambit ambas has hai declared that no WELt war will follow v. in fact he as well as aEl his government confidently relics upon tho s sympathetic attitude of or the American American Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean administration and the hl high h sense Rense of justice and fairness tl of or the American I people to prevent legislation adverse nd to I tho Japanese In view n of the thc gravity of or these theeo re report reports reports re- re ports port and of ot their possible mischief the embassy authorizes the thc possible possible pos pos- sible contradiction of such statements e Appeal 1 to l President April 23 A A resolution ad ad- dressed tl to President Wilson and oth other r Influential persons in tho States urging Ing them In the lp Ca of or good relationship between Japan an anthe and the United St States tos to oppose the passage of or tho the California alien land ownership ot bill and other measures of or a a. similar nature was pas passed toda today at t a congress congress con con- gress grass of th the tho fort ivo e chambers of oC commerce of 01 Japan A C copy P of ot r tho the resolution n will wUI bo bc la cabled l a t to Washing Washing- ton tou ChRI Charges Lender Sacramento Cal April 23 Senator 3 Senator Caminotti the Democratic lea leader er gave e a out a formal statement tIll this afternoon char charging ln the state administration leaders leaders lead lead- ers with Ith being insincere In Ip their at attitude attitude at- at towards tim the alien Ia land la law and anda a ewing accusing Jn thorn o of using the opportunity t. t to mal make e I political capital The Thc statement d declares that many nany of ot the tho Progressive r majority Jn in in tho the lc legisla- legisla l latu la- la tu tubs a ar a io Uy r- r to an any law of ot kind and that al at one time with few fow exceptions all of or them were op- op po to nn any action on this qUe question Continuing the statement says this situation obtained d l until path President Wilson sent hl his first telegram Then it continues the leaders at changed front so o as 38 to produce a condition politically In this state that would seem to put the President in the same category that tho tIm people p of ot California had heretofore placed Roo volt Roosevelt and arid Taft with their thell big sticks 6 forgetting all the time that tho the two t former Presidents did not conce concede e eto to Lo us the II right light ht to legislate but Practically Irac denied It and one or of them threatened even een to lo send the army armr- and na navy nato to coerce us us |