Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-04-29 | Page 14 | Why This Mystery?

I WHY THIS MYS MYSTERY TER Y Mr r. r nr Brian's Brians appeal to the governor and SHOULD L. L legislative leaders of California ornia prove successful as now seems scorns probable there will lull bo be much curiosity eon curi euri us ns to the secret ho whispers into their ears Obviously Ob Oh- Mr tr Wilson's Wilsons Secretary of State can cau reveal nothing new as ns t to our treaty obligations obligation they thep were well understood before the restrictive e anti alien legible legislation leg leg- ible tion was proposed ed It seems conclusive e that tb-at either he is pleading with the tho Johnson T machine because rr r. r W Wilson wishes is no vexing international questions at atthe atthe the Ow outset of his administration or some somo e carefully carefully- guarded reason on exists for surrendering cring once more to the tho representations of the Japanese T go government If the former assumption is jg correct the country will ill care cr very little about it The problem faces Culi California ornia alone and if that commonwealth desires desires de de- de- de sires to r retreat from its position in deference to a request from tho the President the remainder of the dIe nation nation na na- na- na tion will wilt its indifference But if the story told by Secret Secretary Bryan is based upon Japanese preparedness for war and eagerness for it the American people should be informed None is so foolish as to argue that diplomatic negotiations should be bc conducted altogether in the open but a question that vitally concerns the people ought to be placed before them unveiled Rumors to the effect that Colonel Roosevelt has telegraphed Governor J Johnson to suspend all on anti- anti T Japanese legislation until the time completion of the Panama canal continue continuo to be published If such a message has lias been sent fent it displays 5 the colonel in a n nI I position of 01 unprecedented caution