The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-06
California Legislature to
Reconsider Vote By
Which Jap Separate
School Bill Was Passed
STEP At REQUEST OF PRESI-
DENT AND GoVERNOR-NEW
LANDS ADDRESSES LENGTHY
LETTER TO LEGIsLATURE.

SACRAMENTO Feb. 5.-conse-
quent upon the passage by the as
sembly yesterday of the bill providing
for the establishment OF separate
schools for Japanese children, Cow
ernor Gillett today sent 4 message
to the legislature asking that yester-
days vote be reeonsidered.
Governor Gillett last night receiv-
ed a message from President Roose-
welt saying that the bill in his judg-
ment was the most offensive of the
anti-Japanese bills and in his judg
ment was unconstitutional. He ask
ed that it be stopped in the legisla-
ture or by the governors veto.
The leading opponents of the anti
Japanese legislation in the assembly
are doubtful of their ability to Sc
cure reconsideration of the bill Re-
ports from Washington that United
States Senators Flint and Perkins are
in favor of separate schools for Jap
anese are working against the re-
consideration movement.
Following consideration of the
governors message, the assembly de-
, eided this afternoon to delay action
on the reconsideration which he has
requested of the japanese school bill
until next Wednesday.
1t is stated that the governor will
sign the anti-racing bill which has
been passed by both houses. probably
affixing his signature and making
l.. int Is.a
WASHINGTON, Feb. Senator
Newlands today received replies to
kilograms he sent yesterday to the
president of the senate and the
speaker of the house of the Nevada
legislature. From the tenor of the
senate reply. Mr.. Newlands feels con-
fident the resolution passed by the
Nevada house will be killed in COM
mittee or that all of the matter likely
to offend japan will be stricken out.
The letter follows:
Washington. d. c., Jan. 80. 1gO9.
Hon. Denver Dickerson:
My Dear Governor: With a view
to moderating any action tending to
create friction between Japan and
this country. | take the liberty of
suggesting to tie Legislature and you
plan which, while indicating
proper solicitude for relations of
friendship and amity with japanese
will mark clearly our purpose to
maintain tnis country as the home of
the white race free from such racial
competition and antagonism on our
own soil as will surely breed domes-
tic hatred
Entertaining no prejudice against
any foreign race and particularly ad
miring the yigor, courage and petriot-
ism of the people of Japan and dis
posed to advance rather than to him !.
der that career of national greatness.
We of the west are yet proudly view
ing the United States possession.
vast territory as yet undeveloped and
capable of supporting many times our
present population, with natural re-
sources unriyaled anywhere. with cli-
mate adapted to every people. will
with the cheapening of transporta-
tion draw to itself surplus populs-
tion of all peoples. Il
Nature has classified the people
of the world mainly under three col
ors, the white, the black and the
brown. Confronting us on the east
lies Europe. with total population
of about three hundred million white
people. We are finding il difficult to
assimilate the immigrants of the
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