The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-02-05
CaIifOrnians Pull In Their
Horns When Pocket
books Are Threatened
by Anti-Alien Laws.
ALL JAPANESE BILLS BEATEN
WITH EXCEPTION OF SEPAi,A-
TIoN OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
CROWD CHEERS ANTI TALK.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. with the
defeat of the Drew bin in the ASSEM-
bly, all hope of passing any of the
anti-Japanesc measures has been
practically abandoned by their spon-
sors. One of the remarkable features
of the defeat of the Drew bill was
the fact that il was accomplished In
the face of nm audience of 1000 peo-
pie who wildly appiauded every anti
japanese sentiment uttered.
The johnson Bill prohibiting aliens
from becoming members of corpora
tions, one of the anti-Japanese
measures which the President object
I'D Ia. was refused passage i'm the as
sembly this afternoon by a vote of
"A 10 ,. This vote showed a heavy
falling on from the vote on the Drew
bill, which was fs TO 2S.
The bill segregating Japanese res
idents also mel with defeat In the
assembly. the vffe standing - to
sT, The I'LL compelling japanese TO
attend separate - ss0o,s pa ed ~ to
IS.
The assembly rejected the bill
drawn by A. NJ. Drew. barring aliens
from ownership of land in California,
by vote OF Is To 2s. The bill had
been amended at the request of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Root so
that the clause applying 1t to Japan
ese only was eliminated. making II
apply 10 all aliens, but the measure
aroused such "A storm of opposition
that long before the debate was
closed by Mr. Drew II was apparent
that the measure would be defeated.
In substance. the objection to il was
that il would drive at least a billion
dollars of foreign capital out of the
state and might jeopardize the
present friendly commercial relations
with Japan
The other side declared that the
state was being over run by thrifty
Japanese who were gradually gain
ing an impregnable position as land
owners and whose government was
trying TO dictate to California re-
garding legislation.
Two sensational speeches were
made. one for aud one against the
measure. Assemblyman Grove l..
Johnson of Sacramento, ex-eongress-
man and author of four bills segrega-
ting Japanses in schools and resi-
Dental districts and preventing aliens
being members of corporations, made
an impassioned appeal for the en-
actment of the Drew bill. AT his
climax. he walked backward. from
his seat to the lobby rail. and seizing
in his arms a golden haired girl of
three. held her aloft and declared
that he was in favor of this as OPP
posed 10 the Japanese menace 10 our
institution
Nathan c. Colgan of San Francisco
who was elected with the endorse
ment of the Union Labor party. OPP
posed The Drew bill on the ground
that II was in conflict with the state
constitution SO that II was inimical
TO union labor and that is was not
favored by the national administra-
tion. which he said was dealing with
delicate problem and should be
supported by the people of Califor-
MIA Dramatically confronting As
semblyman Drew, he said
If President Roosevelt should
suddenly throw open the doors of
this assembly chamber and laying his
hand ON your shoulder. should re-
quest, for reasons of state. that you
withdraw this bill. you, Mr.. Drew. as
patriotic citizen of the United
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