The San Francisco call., 1909-12-20
EXCLUSION LEAGUE
MEMBERS ASSEMBLE
Letters From National Legisla-
tors Are Read FavOring
More Stringent Laws
Copy of Congressman Hayes
Bill Read and IndOrsed by
the Gathering

Exclusion of Asiatics is foreshad-
owed in number of letters from mem
bers of congress, which were read at
the regular monthly meeting of the
Asiatic exclusion lea que, at the Labor
Council hall, Fourteenth and Mission
streets. yesterday afternoon.
Senator H. D. Money of Mississippi
leader of the minority, took occasion
to criticise the state of California and
it's legislature for needing the warming
of Theodore Roosevelt, while he was
still president. in regard to Asiatic i'm
migration.
Communications were received and
read from Congressman r. P. Hobson,
James w. Slayden and Edward w. Pou.
stating that they are not only heartily
in accord with the movement against
Asiatic immigration, but also against
about 90 per cent of the incoming Eu-
ropeans.
HAYES BILL is READ
A copy of Congressman E. A. Hayes
bill, presented to congress December
z, was read at the meeting. The fea-
Asiatic laborers. 1t also forbids the
entry of any laborers who can not read
some European or the Hebrew Ian
guage. The bill provides for the reg
istration of all naturalized aliens, and
purposes to stop the immigration of
girls under 20 years of age, unless they
are accompanied by at least one par
ent. 1t raises the head tax from 81 to
$40, and requires that every alien must
have at least $25 upon entering the
country. The bill further provides that
any alien convicted of crime, who has
served one or more years in the peni-
tentiary. Shall be deported to the coun-
try whence he came.
Senator Money, in his criticism of the
state legislature, said in part: Il saw
with extreme regret the yielding of
your state authorities to the policy of
Mr.. Roosevelt and the surrender of po-
lice powers of the state to the over
bearing wish of the president.
Our republic is an artificial form
of government and that eternal vigi-
lance which is the price of liberty must
be exercised by every citizen in order
to preserve its form and spirit. The
form may exist long after the spirit
has fled
Congressman James C. Needham
wrote that law prohibiting ownership
of land by people who are not eligible
TO become citizens of the United States
should be enacted by the legislature Of
this state at its next session.
BIG SUM INVESTED
Statistics were presented to the
league by Secretary A. E. Yoell which
showed that $11 100000 was invested by
Japanese in farms and business enter
prises throughout California. In farms
alone the holdings of the Nipponese
are placed at s6.910,000. the amount in
vested in mercantile lines being ST.
$4,000, of which $2,140.00O is in the
city of San Francisco
The secretary also advised the league
that he has been informed that the
federal authorities have employed Jap
anese to collect statistics and data
relative to their countrymen in this
state. and asked. What confidence can
be placed in their reports?'
Frank MCGOWAN and A. f. Yoell were
delegated by the league as its repre-
sentatives at the meeting of the state
building trades council. which con-
venes January Z, 1910. at Monterey.