AMERICA AND JAPAN

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15321, 17 September 1920, Page 3

AMERICA AND JAPAN

r THE CALIFORNIAN QUESTION. (Received Sept. 17, 9:5 a.m.) ' .WASHINGTON, Sept. 16. Considerable interest is being taken m- the opening of negotiations between the State Department and the Japam'ese Ambassador on the. California-it question. It is pointed out that President Wilson's administration will probably wait till alter the election taking any definite step, lt is thought thafc if Mr .Harding is elected, Dr' Wilson will pass the Japanese question on to liim. There ia no doubt that California .will approve of lijavs making. it* impossible for Japanese to owm land», or even to lease or otherwise control land through organisations. There are many questions needing settlement . between Japan and the United States (including Saghalien), the open door m China, Japanese colonisation " iii.-Haw^iiii and the Philippines. It - is- 'the general opinion that, pending settlement of the Calif orniani question, all these will haye to -wait. — A. and N.Z. C.A. ..-"'-■■..' (Received Sept. .17, 9,30 a.m. , WASHINGTON, Sept. 16. The. organisation of foreign war veterans petitioned the Government to abrogate any agreements with Japan permitting other than Japanese, ' students and merchants to enter the United States and to pass legislation forbidding such immigration; also to 'enact a.constitutional amendment making it impossible for American-born Japanese to become United States citizens, and not, to permit nationalisation of any Japanese ■. now m the United, States. — A. '-and N.Z. C.A. * '. Ib is understood that an informal discussion between' the State. Department 'and the Japanese Ambassador about the Oalifornian situation has ended and that formal negotiations have • begun. The Japanese Government authorised the Ambassador .to take up the question .officially.— A. -and N.Z.CA. - MMMMHM--MWM