Amador ledger., 1907-03-01

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clusion act. He advised the japanese
to forbid marriages with, Europeans.
and would doubtless advocate Japan
ESQ exclusion from America. The
senator pointed out the commercial
aud industrial dangers from japanese
immigration, quoting from the COM
missioner of laoor facts showing that
the Japanese in Hawaii were not only
driving out common labor, bat were
mouopolizing the trades and many
branches of business. A japanese has
even established a drug store for
white patrons. In all these callings
the white man Is bound to go to the
wall by reason of his higher standard
of living which demands more wages
and larger profits than the Japanese
find it necessary to secure. In this
way the Islands. are fast becoming q
province of Japan, for the Japanese
never renounce allegiance to the
Mlkado, but extend mis- authority
over whatever. land they may occupy
The article of the senator is an
argument in favor of exclusion which
can not be com batted by facts, and
against which can be urged only those
wild and general theories as to the
equality of man held by people who
know nothing of the races of which
they talk, which imposed negro rule
on the South after the war. and made
possible the present negro problem
whose solution may yet cost US dear,
if indeed it can ever be solved.
Senator PerkinsShas received more
letters from Siskiyou county in regard
to the establishment of an irrigation
service in the vicinity OF Sisson, but
| there is little prospect that anything
in that direction eanabe done by tle
government for some time. The
director of the geological survey, IN
answer TO his appeal in behalfiof the
project, states that the government has
now under stluction so many pro-
jects that all the money available is
held up in these schemes. ana ID con
sequence it will be unable at this
time to examine into the feasibility
of irrigation in Siskiyou county. No
examination has ever been made OF
this section, but as soon as the other
plans are completed and the irriga
tion fund becomes repIenished it
is probable that attention will be
given to the country in the vicinity
of Sisson and TO other parts OF the
state. "
Major Blakeiey of the Life Saving
Service in San Francisco has been
anxious, to have life saving station
established atsDrake's bay, and the
matter was brought to the attention
of superintendent. KimbaIl, who
writes: ''that. fhe establishment of a
station there would involve an un-
lustitabls expenditure of money
The records show that from July /,
1878, to July l, l9o6-a period of Is
years-only five vessels have stranded
in the Bay. All these were small
schooners of less than 100 tons bur
den, except one, the brigantine "LuT-
line" 35S tons burden which suffered
no damage. No loss of life has oc-
sourred, and the total loss of property
in brakes Bay during the IS years
referred to amounts to only s27 500 |
In every instance since the establish
'ment of the Point Reyes life-saving
station, in 1890, the crew of that
station has rendered assistance The
Point Reyes station is about two
miles distant, across the peninsula to
the blight of the bay, where there is
boat house connected with the
station in which is kept ready for
use a good boat and ali necessary
appliances.
In a letter from the Forester to
senator Perkins it is stated that Tor
the'fiseal year ending June 81, 1906,
there was paid to California from the
revenues of the forest reserves sS, 1872. :
II. and that the amount would be
doubled the present fiscal year. The
state will therefore receive at least
s15, ,O00.
The bill introduced by senator Per
kins providing for the acquisition by
the government of the Calaveras big
tree groves. has been approved hy the
committed on public lands. and has
been favorably reported to the senate
by senator Flint. There is little
doubt that the measure will be passed
by the senate, and the delegation
Will make a concerted effort to secure
its passage by the house.
Delegate Kalanianaole has seeured
the insertion in the omnibus light
house bill of an appropriation of SOC;
000 for a new light house for Mol6&ee
channel opposite Makapuu light, !
which has been strongly urged by the
San Francisco steamship companies.
1t will serve for the protection OF the
commerce of San francisco with the
Orient and Australia.
Provision is also made Tor a relief
light-ship for the Pacific coast, to
cost sl30, 900 ana a light and tog
signal at Carquinez strait to cost !
$4,000