The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-02
Nevada Is Backing Up California
in Her Efforts
To Secure Legislation Against
japanese Immigration.
STRONG RESOLUTIONS
Reported to the Legislature
From Committee.
They DenOunee the President
for His Interference.

Carson. New. Feb. z-The Nevada
legislature viii vote this afternoon at
3 O'Clock on an sutf-Japansse resolution
Indications are that the session viii
be prolonged until well into the night.
The complete resolution as favorabIy
reported by the committee Of the whole
after being introduced by the speaker
Is a. follows:
Whereas. The people Of the state OF
Nevada view with alarm and appre-
hensfon the gradual encroachments on
| and increase OF population in the ter
r1tory OF the United States. particular
/ ly in the western states. by the Jspa-
nese. and.
Whereas. It seems to be the definite
and settled policy Of Japan to acquire
lands in this country and particularly
In the western states. and
1 Whereas, Nevada Is the fourth larE-
est state territoriaIly in the Union
with more vacant land for tiIIiag and
agricultural benefits than any state in
the Union, and is SO situated that it's
lands appeal to these classes; and.
| WI hereas- Agents of the japanese
government are acquiring wheat AMI
grain lands. of which Nsvada is 50
/ lbounteously supplied: and.
/ Whereas The people OF our sister
state or California. who are the most
accessible to this japanese peril. are
attempting through their legislature 10
exert the inherent state right of pro-
4
or race. which is detrimental to their
happiness and prosperity; and.
| Calls Them Parasites.
\ w Whereas- There is certain IegfsTa-
Ition pending in the state OF California
attempting to exclude these parasites
lof the world from acquiring a foothofd
in this country. and.
Whereas we. of Nevada are in
terested in seeing this Japanese in
| vasfon stopped and believing CaIifor-
MIA to be justified in its action in at
tempting TO exclude these people. and
believing II 10 be TO the best interests
OF our nation and state that i'm
mediate action should be taken TO
stop the encroaehmeut of the Jap
aneze. and
whereas. the president Of the
United States. not fully realizing the
( serious conditions which exist in the
west. and the menace which the Jap
! auese are to our country. has seen fit
TO take advantage OF his high office to
| the extent of attempting 10 eOerce
and intimfdate legislation in CaIffor-
MIA upon this subject and
Whereas. we viev with alarm this
! attempted encroachment OF the gov
eminent on states rights, therefore.
| BE it resolved, that we. the peo-
/ pie Of the state OF Nevada repre-
sented in senate and assembly, do
hereby recommend to the state OF
| California TO pay no attention what
I ever TO the admouttion of the presi-
dent in this particular. but go ahead
and enact such stringent measures as
| viii absolutely stop forthwith the en-
croachment of the Japanese. and the
I further acquiring Of a foothold in
( this nation. and
I War Must Come
| Whereas. we are in no present
| danger Of war with the japanese as
/ is advanced by those who oppose our
1 views; but. we believe that we must
I have war with the japanese empire.
| sooner or later. and now IS a better
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/ to that empire and teach those
| arrogant people that American rights
! can not be encroached on and that
I they can not, nor never viii be al
lowed or given an opportunity to ac-
/ quire a foothoId in this country, or to
I assfmiIate with our race. and.
/ We further censUre Theodore Roose-
/ veIt, the president Of the United States.
/ for his uncaIIed interference in at
! tempting to deprive the citizens OF the
great commonwealth Of California BY
threats and coercion from exercising
/ their lawful rights OF protecting them
selves from this Japanese hords-aud.
BE it further resolved that a copy
l Of these resolutions be forwarded to
/ our representatives in congress. urging
them TO use their influence In enact
ing an exclusion act against the jap
anese and Chinese which viii perpetu-
! ally exclude them from coming Into
| this country
| Discussed at the White House.
| WASHINGTON. Feb. 2-The japanese
situation in view OF the action OF the
l Nevada legislature in crittcisfng the
president for interfering with Call
fornfa. legislation and strongly de-
nounciug the Japanese together with
the renewed efforts in the California
/ legislature to secure legislation was TN
der consideration AZ the White House
| today
| VIII Use Porto Ric1ns-
1 Honolulu, Feb 2-Ths planters Of the
Hawaiian Islands are arranging 70
I bring Iaborers from Porto Rico 70 sup
ply the demand caused BY the stoppaSe
I Of japanese immigration
weather Is still Pleasant.