CALIFORNIA ADAMANT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1737, 30 April 1913, Page 7

CALIFORNIA ADAMANT.

OVER ANTI-ALIEN LAW.

MR. BRYAN'S MISSION FUTILE,

ISr Teleernph—Press Association—Copyright (Kcc. April .'JO. 0.15 n.m.) Sacramcnto, April 20. Mr. Bryan, IJ nil I'd States Secretary of Stale. tins conferred with (lip California!) legislators regarding the Anti-Alien Bill and its special -reference to the Japanese. The California!! legislators urged that, the laws already in existence in tlie States of Arizona ami "Washington were directed against aliens,, and Califurnians simply sonfrlil lo follow suit. Governor .Johnson defended the legislators' action, and indicated.that any arguments Mr. Bryan could adduco were unlikely to influence the Slate's action. Mr. Bryan lias reported llio proceedings at the Conference to Washington and lias asked for further instructions. The Conference has now adjourned. THE JAPANESE MENACE. STRONGLY antagonistic POLITICIAN. Washington, April 28. In (lie House of Representatives, Mr. Thomas Sisson said if the alternative to the Japanese demands' regarding California s restrictive legislation was war or submission, ho favoured war. An alien population within the borders of the United States would bo a. cfontinual menace, and the only course was to prevent lliem gaining a hold on the country. Ho would, rather than admit Japanese, spend tlia last drop of American blood and impoverish the country for a hundred generations. American farmers v would be unablo to livo against Japanese competition. ' NEEDLESS ALARM. Vancouver, April 28. Captain Rolleston, recently of Sydney, thinks Australians are needlessly alarmed regarding the Japanese menace. There is 110 likelihood of the friendly relations between Britain and /Japan being terminated for many years; therefore Australians aro safe.