New-York tribune., 1909-01-30
NEW JAPANESE BILL
Emasculated Measure Introduced at
Sacramento by Mr. DresC.

| Sacramento. Cal, Jan. 2e.-Assemblyman A. NJ
Drew introduced in the state Legislature to-day an
amendment really a new BILL his anti-alien land
bill. shortly before adjournment, and then made an
effort to withdraw 1t, but failed.
| Drew had moved that 1t be referred TO a select
| committee OF one. but when Grove johnson moved
to amend the bill by referring 1t 10 the judiciary
| Committee The former asked that the clerk sel'o
| the bill back TO him.
| This the speaker would not permit. Drew then
| explained that he feared he would not be able to
keep his promise TO President Roosevelt Governor
| Gillett and members of the Assembly. that ne
would call up his bill next Wednesday and that 1t
would then conform to the administrations wishes,
because he would eliminate the clause preventing
| any japanese from owning land. Earlier IN the
day he said he had promised Speaker Stanton that
] he would withhold the bill until tomorrow
pending the arrival of President Roosevets letter
On the subject He then decided TO get the amend
| rent into the hands of the printer at once .
| The Judiciary Committee will report on the new
| bill on Tuesday. The original Drew measure was
alleged be discriminatory, because 1t provided
that aliens who dill become citizens of the
United States should not own real estate AS
japanese denied the right Of citizenship they
would be placed at disadvantage with other aliens
| who might take out citizenship papers and hold
property The sections Of the proposed amendment
follows:
Section ]. No alien shall acquire title to or own
laHd e IN me State @ OF h & D tba state If
California such rights as to personal property as
States under the laws Of the nation to which the
alien belongs or by the treaties or the United
| the provision OF G.is act
Sec. 2. The act shall not apply to land now
by the present e ownePs Ps '''e'' - 'S "7 -
Sec g. Ali aliens who hereafter acquire real
property in California by devise. descent pur-
chase. shall hold the same for fve years from the
time OF acquiring the title TO the lands situated in
may hold the title Tor FIVE years after the time he
Sec T. Any allen who shall hereafter hold land
provisions of this act may nevertheless. convey
the fee simple title thereof at any time before the
institution OF escheat, as hereinafter provided
yded, however, that iC any such conveyance shall
be made by such aliens either to an alien or TO
citizen OF the United States. in trust. with the
purpose and intention OF evading the provisions OF
this act such conyeyance s.all be null and void;
and escheated to the State OF California for the
BENEFIT and use of the public school funds.
Seattle Jan. 2s-The Asiatic Exclusion League
sent the following telegram to President Roosevelt
to-day:
President Roosevelt: Preserve the Republic.
Exclude the japanese. Let the people rule"
The committee foreign and insular trade Of
the Board of Trade and Transportation at n meet
ing yesterday decided Ito recommend TO the boa rd
that the merchants Of New York appeal to the
merchants and manufacturers all the other states
to cooperate with them in inpressing upon the
people of California the unwisdom persistent dis
elimination against the people of nation. Jap pan
that has shown It's title the respect of the world
at large and that has proved itself to be a great
factor in the civzing and progressive Influence OF
the world and whose trade is OF Importance 10 this
country
At the meeting there present among others
representatives OF the General Electric Company,
Kuhn Loeb Co. 4. A. Vantne & Co. the National
City Bank. the China and Japan Trading Company
and Muller, MacLean Co