JAPAN AND AMERICA.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3596, 7 October 1920, Page 5

JAPAN AND AMERICA.

THE CALIFORNIAN QUESTION.

SAN FRANCISCO October 5.

At Visalia, California, the State is suing a Japanese named Sumida with the object of dispossessing him of UuO.OOO dollars worth of agricultural ‘and, - charging Sumida that he- owns part directly and part through a corporation of which he is a stockholder thus violating the Californian law forbidding Aliens not eligible to citizenship from owning land. The case promises to be a test case of the law.

Sumida’s attorneys claim that the American-Japanese' treaty guarantees Sumida the right to trial by a Federal Court, and also contend that the United States’ Constitution, is involved because Sumida is deprived of J his rights which the Constitution guarantees to all persons in the country. The State contends that.having the right to enact land laws, it has 1 the right to try cases under it. Received 9.50 a.m. WASHINGTON, October 6. It is authoritatively stated that the negotiations between'lßaron Shideah and the American Mr Norris, regarding California’s. AntiJapnnaese legislation proceeds without a hitch, and there is every prospect of an amicable settlement. It was indicated that either a new treaty with Japan will be negotiated, or the existing treaty will be amended to establish beyond question the right of Japanese residing in the United, States to own or transfer land and enjoy equal •treatment with .the nationals of all other countries witth which the United States has' treaty relations. Japan on Tier part would agree to a new “Gentleman’s Agreement •, ” Electing the immigration of Japanese labourers into the United States. ' TROUBLE OVER A CABLE. Received 9.55 a.m."' WASHINGTON, October th* It has been learned that Japan is, endeavouring to control ths Pacific Ocean cable.between the United States and Japan. The building of the cable was recently proposed to the..’Amcri-• •gap. State Department by .an Emissary of Japanese Capitalists, sponsored by ! the Japanese Embassy in the name of j the Tokio Government. It was proposed tha a group of Japanese capitalists' join either the United States Government or American capitalists in ■ cable , construction, It. is understood that. Japan Insisted thgt the cable'be opera ed by .a Japanese Company, upon which the . State Depart-, then t; pointed out .that Japan, forbids: foreign -cables landing on Japanese shores, and cables on American soil, if controlled by foreign interests, could not bo permitfed. \ JAPANESE-AMERICAN TRADE. WASHINGTON, October 5. | The United commercial! at- i tache at Tokio has reported that Japan has stopped the transfer of gold from the United States to Japan which is due to the recent decrease" of American exports ‘to Japan, amounting to many million dollars monthly.

;jA REPORT DENIED.

WASHINGTON, October 5. Admiral Benson chairman of the J United States Shipping Board has denied the charges that the Germans, will derive unfair benefits from the shipping combine with the HamburgAmerika Company, and reiterated that the arranagement was unfair. ACCIDENT ON THE TAHITI. VANCOUVER, October 5. Owing to a minor accident in the engine-room on Saturday midway between Suva and Honolulu, the Tahiti was unable to use her full enginepoweiv and probably will tose some hours. Nobody was hhrt. YELLOW FEVER IN MEXICO. WASHINGTON, October 5. It is reported that yellow fever prevails. in all the principal ports on the east coast of Mexico. The public health service has placed quarantine against travellers from these ports. The disease has also “appeared in Nicaragua and Guatemala. The oil companies on the Tampico field fear t\& exodus of foreign employees, thereby reducing production.