Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-10
SITUATION is DESPERATE.
Senator Nixon of Nevada in Full
Accord With the Cali
fOrnia AgtatOrs.
says Sentiment of Ills State Is Almost
Unanimous for Exclusion 81 the
Japanese from Commonwealth.

sacramento. Feb. lO-AN Efforts 81
Gov. Gllett and his supporters In the
assembly TO make compromise agree
ment on aut-Japanose legislation have
failed
The noor leaders met this morning in
the office OF Speaker Philip A. stan
| ton Co discuss the situation which
J they considered desperate.
Grove j.. johnson. author OF the
| school segregation bill who was called
| into consultation last night with Gov.
! Gillett Speaker stanton and j. p.
/ Tunsuc. notified them this morning
that he would make further fight
/ against reconsideration Of the vote b.
/ which the school bin was passed last
/ week
! He would agree 30 no new measure.
/ as was proposed last night. the COVER
| nor urged johnson 90 withdraw from
| the fight. explaining the situation be-
/ tween Japan and the United States as
/ he had learned 30 from President ROose-
/ Welt, but the assemblyman stood pat"
/ Ina his prayer this morning the chap
/ lain, Rev. Seren n. Mansh, referred 10
/ the coming fight
/ Assemblyman j. =. Transue OF Los
/ Angeles opened the fight over anti
/ japanese legislation by the intrOduc-
/ UOu Of "a resolution Withdrawing Grove
| l.. Johnsou's bill compelling the Jap
/ anese To attend separate schools The
| galleries were crowded when the de-
/ bate began.
/ r. l.. Beardslec OF stockton moved
/ that the assembly go into executive
| session in order that Speaker stanton
I might talk more freely regarding
| state secrets. This, however, got lit
] L "a
/ down
] MT Transue then explained his reso-
J luton. 10 declared that in the opinion
/ OF the assembly that body had the
power to enact such legislation but in
| view of the attitude taken by the fed
| eral authorities would rescind its
l action Boo passing the school bin.
! The resolution, as read, made Il plain
! that the assembly did not agree with
Secretary Boot that the bill was un-
constitutional because Il violated Jap
/ ans treaty rights
IN the senate this morning long
! resolution BY Marc Anthony OF san
] Francisco endorsing r. s. Senator
| George :. Perkins attitude in the
japanese controversy was quickly dis
! posed OF by reference TO the committee
| on Judiciary.
SENATOR NlNON's VIEWS.
Reno. New. Feb. l0.-Declaring that
| he agrees with CALIFORNIA; anti Japa-
/ nese sentiment on the question Of seq
! regation In the schools and that that
/ state had the right to enact legislation
/ enabling the trustees 10 provide FOR the
! segregation OF Japanese children. Scua-
/ tor Nixon las sent the following inter-
/ view TO the Reno Gazette from Wash
/ ingtou:
complying with your telegram. there
! is no doubt that the sentiment or NJ
/ Nada is almost unanimous in excluding
! the japanese from our commonwealth
] because as is well known. they have
] in no manner assisted Ion developing
our Industries but on the other hand
! every dollar earned by them finds Is
/ way 10 the Golfers OF the land ~ thcir
/ nativity.
Even tho purchase of supplies f1r
their maintenance boo our section Is
made through Industrial corporations
/ wholly japanese and no beneficial re-
suits are obtained through their en-
I trance into the state"
| rs it fact senator asked the
| correspondent "that the Pacific coast
/ must have this coolie labor ia order 20
| harvest their crops2'
"Emphataaliy no." was the reply.
such is not the case. and the cheap
I ness OF their service only makes IL I'm
/ possible Tor tho white race 10 COM
pete.
II agree" said the senator. with the
citizens OF the Pacific coast upon tho
entire subject and particularly wlsh
| the people az California upon the ques-
| tor OF segregated schools No one Ia
| miliur with the actual conditions in the
western states and our experience with
/ tho Chinese and japanese, and who is
/ able % appreciate the fact that IL is
utterly impossible Cor the white ANA
yellow races TO assimlate. win admit
/ that 81 is proper or advisable for t
| Japanese adult To- be housed ia tho
same schooIroom with girls and boys
! uf our own race, and the stare lu ms
| opinion has the power 90 enact legls-
! latiou enabling the school trustees lp
provide for fegregation."
Tho senator further stated that tae
| president had informed him that ceI-
/ tain matters were under consideration
/ by the department OF state and hims NJ
] and the Japanese government az The
/ present time. which. n brought 10 H
| successful conclusion would eliminate
/ tho cause FOR complaint. and that rad
/ cal action at this tlmo BY The several
| states would hamper and render moro
/ difficult the attainment on the desired
l result. ana added that HIS appre rIatIIu
] of the possibility or embarrles'ng tho
! federal government ln these rer'tia-
I t0us PROMPTED his telegram 1 .1f Dose
I ls.ataIa l Few days ago.