The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-21
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N |,ASURE
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For One Week, Further Data
From President Required
by Legislators.

Sacramento, Cal Jan. 20.-Consid-
Grafton OF bills denying Japanese the
right to own land or to be directors OF
corporations, was delayed for one
week by the assembly this morning at
the request of President Roosevelt and
Governor Gillett, When these meas
ures came up on a special order, Pres
ton of Mendocino county offered a
resolution requiring the president to
furnish the legislature with all docu-
ments and data in possession of the
federal authorities bearing upon the
Japanese situation. This was declared
to be out OF order, Then Mr.. Drew
moved that. his bill denying Japanese
the right to own land be made 4 spe-
cial order for week from today,
Grove, Johnson, as father of the di-
rectors' bill, opposed its postpone
ment in an impassioned speech, de-
clarlng that the request Of the presi-
dent for delay meant nothing to the
legislature as the governor had not
seen d1t to transmit to the assembly a
special message and no such request
was before the house He said that
the Japanese were increasing in num-
bers instead of decreasing, as stated
by President Roosevelt, and there was
urgent demand all over the state for
action at once.
Drew, who introduced the land bill,
said that he was as anxious as any
one to have action on the bill, but he
/ Favored q delay Of one week. On roll
lAGalF the motion was carried, AZ to "a.
\ Johpson's bill was then put over. with
lf9nt roll call to the same date.
4 1.-The assembly disposed Of the con-
Aitroversy over the anti-race track bills.
re-referring them to a committee by
voting down motion to reconsider the
vote Of yesterday.
Butler offered an amendment to the
Walker-Otis measure Incorporating in
! 1t Mantinellos pool room bill already
! introduced in both houses. He eN-
pressed his belief that under the Otis
| bill prosecutions would be impossible,
because pools are sold frequently on
races run in foreign countries or other
states and it would be difficult to get
witnesses as to the actual running of
races.
Washington, Jan. 20-While such
assurance as have come from repre-
sentative Pacific coast men regarding
the improbabllity of any legislation IN
aClifornia adverse to the Japanese
have undoubtedly done much to re-
lieve the apprehension that exists In
administration circles, 1t is fact
that deepest concern exists as to the
future. Nothing that has happened re-
Gently in congress or elsewhere has
SO absorbed the attention of the Presi
dent and Secretary Root as the threat
ened Japanese legislation in Califor
MA,
1t was impossible for the President
In his letter TO Governor Gfllettt TO tel
all of the reasons that influenced MIN
III making his unprecedented protest
against such action by the California
legislature. He did develop the fac'
that under the agreement reached two
wears ago between America and ia
Dan not only had Japanese immigra
tion into America largely decreased
but also that there had been an actual
reduction In the number of Japanese
residents In this country. He coult
net nay that the projected California
legislation would cause the Japanese
government to relax the efforts which
II now is making to restrict coolie I'M
migration to America. yet that thought
was In the mind of the administra
ton.
There are other factors. which, fol
diplomatic reasons, could not be men
! tinn In O lottar which WaS aure to be
published. but which are we'll known
to the members of the senate ano
house committee on foreign AFFAIRS
and which doubtless Influenced con
servative Pacific coast men In con
eress In deprecating such action as
was proposed.