The San Francisco call., 1909-02-09
LIGHTNING ROD IS
RAISED IN SENATE
Sanford's Contribution Expected
to Attract Its Share of
big Stick" Thunders
1t Purports to Set Right Califcr.
MAS Sentiment in Regard
to the Japanese
Especial Dispatch 10 The CALI

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CALL HEADQUARTERS. CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE BUILDING, SACRA-
MENTO, Feb. S.-The lightning rods are
up in the senate to draw the thunders
of the big stick. Presidential attention
during the last two weeks has been be-
slowed exclusively upon the lower
branch of the legislature, but there is
to be an end of this exclusiveness dur
ing the week just opened or certain sem
ators Will know the reason why.
To draw the lightning to the senate
rial end of the capitol has been the d.
rect effort of three senators in particu-
lar, one of whom got busy this morning
with joint resolutions which are ex-
pected to add to international compll-
cations, draw the fire of the White
House and make the Japanese baiters in
the assembly realize that others besides
themselves are capable of kicking up
pretty little fuss.
Democratic Sanford today introduced
resolutions which take crack at Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Governor Gillett
and proceed to set the world, and the
department of state in particular, right
upon Californias feeling with regard to
the Japanese. Linked with a demand
for the enactment of a law which will
extend the provisions OF the Geary act
to Japanese, Koreans, Hindoos and
other Asiatics is condemnation of the
proposition for the naturalization Of the
Japanese
Sanford's resolutions were referred
for action to the committee on federal
relations, consisting of Sanford himself,
Burnett of San Francisco and Black of
Palo Alto.
SANFORD'S LIGHTNING ROD
Here are the resolutions:
Whereas, the recent attitude of some Cali
fornia officials and others in high authority has
given the people of the eastern states and the
United States generally wrong impression as
to the real sentiment of the people of the Pacific
coast relative TO the japanese question; and
Whereas, we think it right and proper that the
people OF thls country should De advlse9 as 10
our true position on that question; therefore, be
it
Resolved. by the senate and the assembly of
the state of California jointly that we IN
alterably opposed to further japanese immigra-
tion, and urge our representatives in congress
to extend the provisions of the Geary exclusion
act so as to include Japanese. Koreans, Hindoos
and all other Asiatic races; be 1t further
Resolved, that we condemn the proposition to
naturalize the japanese and extend the elective
franchise to the alien born of that being
inimicel to the welfare of American people.
Resolved. that copy of these resolutions be
transmitted TO represen atlves in congress
by the secretary of the senate.
Sanford is merely following along
the path of opposition to the big stick
blazed by Caninetti, who last week in
troduced in the senate the Johnson bill
providing for the segreg cation OF the
Japanese in the public schools, the
only Japanese measure which passed
the house.
BIG FIGHT TOMORROW
The big fight on that measure will
take place on Wednesday, when it
comes before the assembly for recon-
sideration. There has been a decided
change of sentiment in the assembly
since the bill was passed, but the
change Of vote next Wednesday will
not accurately measure this change of
sentiment Some Of the San Francisco
assemblymen are quite willing to ad-
nit that they are not in favor of the
measure, but they are equally frank in
admitting (not for publication that
they dare not vote against it.
Very much the same situation exists
in the more conservative senate Con-
fdent that the majority in opposition
to anti-Japanese legislation is large
enough, the San Francisco senator's are
going to save their faces" with their
constituents by voting emphatically for
the anti-Japanese bills. This will
tickle the sensibilities of Senators An
thony, Caminetti and Sanford, the
principal Japanese baiters of the sem
ate, and will, it is believed, do no
harm.
On motion of Leavitt, action upon
the governors special message dealing
with anti-alien legislation has been
again postponed, this time until Thurs
day, when the fight will probably be
concluded in the assembly. Anthony
let out roar when Leavitt proposed |
further delay, but it was an Intellectual |
roar, and the big stick will remain |
poised in uncertainty over the senate !
for couple of days more.