AMERICAN POLITICS

Otago Witness, Issue 3085, 30 April 1913, Page 26

AMERICAN POLITICS

the land problem. WASHINGTON, April 22. The Governor of California states that he is unable to understand why the antialion legislation has raised a tumult. Other States, he says, prohibit alien ownership of land. He has no intention of causing an infraction of existing treaties, but he points out that Japan herself has passed similar laws. President Wilson has telegraphed to the Governor of California a vigorous appeal against invidious anti-alien discrimination, as likely to involve the United States in trouble with other countries. April 23. After further conferences with the Japanese Ambassador, President Wilson asked the Californian Governor to withhold the contemplated legislation pending the visit of Mr Bryan to Sacramento. April 25. President Wilson has informed the reporters that the attitude of the Japanese Government is perfectly friendly, and its remonstrances are couched in. a tone of respectful urgency. SAN FRANCISCO, April 25. Senator Thompson is drafting a law barring land ownership to these belonging to a race which the Federal laws declare to be ineligible for citizenship. The Bill will be submitted to Mr Bryan immediately he arrives. THE TARIFF BILL. WASHINGTON, April 23. The Senate has decided not to give the customary hearings on the Tariff Bill. The House of Representatives is sitting 12 hours daily with a view to pressing

the Bill through. Interested parties are allowed to present petitions. -ipril 24. In the course of the tariff debate Mr Underwood predicted great relief to both the wage earners and the mill owners ars a result of the passage of the measure. Mr Gardner cautioned the Democrats to adhere to the programme. If they failed to do so progressiveness was sure to capture the people. BERLIN, April 24. The German Ambassador at Washington has been instructed to protest against the Tariff Bill’s proposal to examine the books of all German exporting houses in oi-der to guard against under-valuation, and also to protest against the differential treatment of German goods carried in German vessels, which is declared to be a violation of the treaties guaranteeing equality of treatment. INQUIRY DESIRED. WASHINGTON, April 24. In the House of Representatives Mr Rainey introduced a resolution asking for an inquiry into the circumstances whereby Panama was separated from Colombia and the part therein taken by the ex-President of the United States.