Envoys Counsel Patience.

New York Times 100 years ago today, May 23, 1913:
Commissioners Tell Japanese in California to Keep Cool.
    SAN FRANCISCO, May 22.— Cool-headedness and moderation were urged upon the Japanese residents of California at a mass meeting last night by Soroku Ebara, one of a commission sent to this State to investigate the land-holding controversy.
    "The whole of Japan is endeavoring," he said, "to solve this question peacefully. And it seems to me the Japanese Government is fully competent to settle the difficulty satisfactorily. There is absolutely no need for you to pack up your things to go back to Japan in fear of something happening.
    "You are now as though on a ship on a stormy sea. But the Captain is commanding the ship. Trust your destiny to him. The ship cannot be directed by everybody."
    Ayao Hattori, another member of the commission, addressing the mass meeting, said:
    "We believe the United States Government will solve the present question according to the principles of justice and humanity."
    About 4,000 Japanese attended the meeting.