The San Francisco call., 1909-02-10
Advises Friend in Assembly to
BE Guided by Gillett in
Anti=Alien Matter
Asserts Treaties Made With
Foreign Nations Become
Supreme Law of Land
Reconsideration of School Seq
regation Measure Now
Declared Doubtful
Grove Johnson Resists Pleas OF
Gillett and Stanton to
Withdraw Bill

OACRAMENTO, Feb. o.-Assem-
-. blyman W. B. Grifhths of Monti-
cello, who telegraphed Senator
George c. Perkins, his close personal
friend, that he opposed anti japanese
legislation at this time and asked for
an expression from the senior SEN
ator, received the following reply: j
III not inconslstent with your
views I hope You VIII eO@snEt and
cooperate with G0vernor GIlIetf,
who, ana sure, has at heart the
honor and welfare of cur stxfe
and of the entire country. Treaties
made with foreign nations become
the supreme law Of the Iand
Grifiths said tonight that he would
vote for reconsideration tomorrow on
the strength OF this message. He has
frequently stated that while he IA
vored anti-Japanese legislation on
principle he would await word from
the administration before voting for
any of the bills.
The democrats of the assembly
caucused tonight on the Japanese
situation and decided that the 20
votes of the minority should be cast
against reconsideration tomorrow.
Johnson Resists GilIett
Especial Dispatch to The CALI
SACRAMENTO. Feb. s.-with the
anti Japanese bills coming up in the
assembly again tomorrow morning the
administration camp is tonight in con-
sternation. kilograms from President
Roosevelt. messages from Governor Gill
lett and the personal appeals of Speaker
Stanton have failed TO route the anti
Japanese element in the lower house.
Grove L. Johnson, who cajOled the men,
bers in passing the school segregation
bill, has been intrenched with the ad-
ministration's agents. who pleaded with
him to withdraw his bill. Johnson was
drawn into a conference in the govern
or's Office this afternoon, but remained
obdurate.
A conservative poll of the assembly
this afternoon showed only 3S members
willing to reconsider the vote whereby
the school bill was passed. Stanton.
feeling the responsibility imposed on
him by the president in his long tele-
gram yesterday. Immediately on his re-
turn from Los Angeles this afternoon
went into conference with the governor.
They went over the kilograms that had
been received from the president. ]. p.
Transue, who had been left in charge OF
the situation when the speaker went to
Los Angeles last Friday. was called into
the conference and informed Stanton
that the situation had not improved.
Heroic Measures Necessary
| 1t was finally decided that heroic
measures were necessary to kill the
bill if possible in the assembly, Stan
ton left the governors ONCE only to
return a few minutes later with Grove
l.. Johnson The governor, Johnson,
stanton and Transue remained in con-
ference for fully an hour. Vain pleas
were made to the Sacramentan to with
draw his bill. He refused. Gillett told
johnson the substance of the corre-
spondence between Japan and America
which had been shown to the governor
when he was in Washington year ago.
Still Johnson would not yield.
stanton read resolution which had
been prepared with a view Of putting
it tomorrow in the assembly. the sub
stance OF which was a request that
johnson withdraw his bill. More ap-
peaIs to Johnson failed to get him to
consent to withdrawing the school bill
in the event of the introduction of the
resolution.
Il have nothing to say" said John
son when seen at his home. They
made propositions to me which 1 am
not willing to discuss"
| Stanton Is Reticent
Stanton was equally reticent about
the meeting. He practically admitted
that the outlook was far from encour-
aging for the opponents Of japanese
legislation.
..Will you take the floor to urge re-
consideration tomorrow was asked
Not unless 1 consider it necessary.
he replied
Governor GiIlett was also inclined
to avoid discussing the conference.