Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-01-19
BAR ALIENS IN
CALIFORNIA
Law in Legislature to Prevent
Foreigners Holding Land
is Aimed at laps

SACRAMENTO. Cal. Jan. lS.
The bill prohibiting aliens from hold
Ing lands In this state. introduced BY
Assemblyman Drew was passed to
Its third reading In the house and
made the special order for II O'Clock
Wednesday morning. This Is one or
the measures now before the legisla-
ture which are directed against the
Japanese.
Roosevelt Requests Delay.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan. is.-
The Sacramento Union today says:
President Roosevelt has taken hand
in the anti-Japanese legislation nov
before the California legislature and
has asked the governor to take steps
to have all Legislation held up until
the president can be heard In the mat
ter. In a telegram sent Saturday
this request was embodied and let
ter is en- route to Sacramento which
win give the chief executives views
and wishes in the matter OF the legls-
lation against the little brown mon.
President Roosevelt'a telegram fol-
lows:
R0Osevelt's Request.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 16.--Honor-
able James N. GIllett, Governor Of
California; Sacramento. CAL: We are
greatly concerned at newspaper re-
ports on anti-Japanese legislation IN
California legislature. Have written
you at length on the subject. Earn
estly hope that no progress viii be
xiade on bills until you have chance TO
receive my letter. and u necessary, 10
discuss bts contents with leaders Of
two houses. Ny knowledge Of the IN
ternationai situation, particularly
with reference 10 the immigration OF
japanese laborers into the United
States. satisfies me that the passage
OF the proposed legislation would be
OF incalculable damage to the state Of
California as we'll As TO the whole
Union.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Gillett's Reply.
Governor Gillett sent the following
reply:
SACRAMENTO. Cal. Jan. 1s.-
Theodore Roosevelt. President Of the
United States. Washington. d. c.;
Telegram received. Have caused
bills to be held up until | can hear
from you. Copies OF bills introduced
affecting japanese. together with
briefs OF same. will be mailed 70 you.
]. ". GILLETT."
The Drew measure prevents own
ership Of property for more than i've
years by aliens and this measure was
reported out OF committee today IA
vorably and was to have been passed
through the assembly. II was help
up until Wednesday, when II was
made a special order of business and
according to Governor Gillett, prob
ably will be delayed still further when
that time arrives.
Governor Giliett said: II received
the message from President Roosevelt
Saturday evening after dinner and
answered II after seeing Assembly
man Drew. who agreed TO wait for the
letter from the president.
Speaks for Japan.
There Is one thing about the mat
ter that is not fully understood: Jap
an does not look to any state in set
ment Of difficulties. but TO the head Of
the government at Washington In
this way there Is much known there
OF which the different communities
and states are ignorant. For this rea-
son. as stated by the president. he
knows more relative to the existing
conditions. and his wishes are TO be
] respected.
Japanese Protests.
n WASHINGTON, Jan i9.-The
g Japanese ambassador entered pro-
II tests to the state department today
2 against the proposed anti-Jap meas
, ures which are now pending In the