Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-11

so gathered II were found necessary
TO do SO. congress would be urged t.
enact an Asiatic exclusion measure.
Under the agreement between
Japan and our government" said
Governor Gillptt. tho former ~ pledg-
"a 70 restrict immigration "a much
as possible. II Japan had grounds
for abrogating this arrangement and
decided, in Wow of unfriendly acts
on tho part of the California legisla-
lufe to remove these restrictions
upon emigration Of her people, All our
ports would be open to the latter
n then we went before congress and
nalfed tho enst FOR support for a gen
eral Asiatic exclusion law, the lat.
TOR might advance the adverse arRu-
ment that We had The situation well
in hand at one time through fedora
negotiation and lost our advantage by
the acts Of the legislature against ia,
wishes OF the president ana secretary
or state
The run text Of tic Transue reso
luton follows;
whereas, It has been represented
b Ythe president of the United states
that the passage Of this bin (tnt
Johnson bill) VIII Ia some manner un
disclosed. disturb the relations nov
existing between the government Of
the United states and the Rovernmcn'
of Japan. and
whereas, the president Of the Uni
Tea states has made known to this
assembly through the governor %
this state ana through the speaker oi
this assembly. his wishes that said bin
be- not passed. and
"Whoreas. the president Of the TINS.
ted states has ceused II to be repre-
scnted to This body tina It Is ms
judgment that said bin would conflict
With the treaty now existing between
the government of the United states
and the government OF Japan. ano
by such conflict the passage Of sucl
BIN would De beyond the power Of tn,
legislature Of this state. aud
"Whcrcns. the governor Of this state
ana the speaker OF this assembly
have conveyed to This body their de-
Sire that his bin be not passed. and
Whereas it " the dcsire of nh
body 20 accede 70 the Wishes Of tn,
chief executive OF this state aud the
speaker. therefore be it
Resolved. that II Is lifting and
proper that q statement Of the posi-
tion Of this assembly upon this qucs
tinn be made ia the end that i mis-
taken Impression does not result from
the failure of the assembly to pass
this bin, be II further resolved. that
such position Is as follows.
1.-The school system Of the state
of California Is an Institution of the
alone. maintained. supported,
Conducted and controlled wholly UNI
der and in accordance with the pow
reserved to the state alone.
"2 That the power TO maintain.
conduct and control the state school
systom has not been granted to the
federal government,
"3-Thut the legislature Of Cali
fornia may properly pass any law
f|clntive to the school system Of this
that ia ia Judgment may seem
best
"a That by assembly bill No. II,
Ii is moi designed to deprive children
# indian. MouEolian, Chinese or Jap
descent OF equal school prlv- :
and opFortnnitics, but on the
ontrary 10 these there shah be Civ
and for these there shall be pro- I
tiod thc same privileges and oppor- }
az are given to and arc pro s
idcd tot an other children I
"5 mat assembly Din No n con IA
omplatcs tho establishment and y
maintenance of separate schools for "
different races but all schools SO esq q
ablished and maintained shall afford
'qual and the same facilities for m :
%
&c That this assembly recognizes g
{ to be the duty resting upon the %
tate TO furnish the children of In q
Ian. Monaghan. Chinese or japanese %
descent tho same facilities and ops o.
,|ortnnitips as are furnished to chill z
Iren az other races and affirm that q
10 moro can hc required and that
different is contemplated hy II
AID net That said act gives To chill o.
rem of indian. M%ogolan Chinese of "
hpAues, descent. who are citizens eft a
countries. the Same rights ana y
.rhiicees as are given 60 native born
ItIfcns or California aud no power ed
the right To demand more r
" That this assembly b. dismissed %
ID acccde go the wishes 81 the federal
.oVyfnmcnt AS conveyed To ms by tn
.oerrnor OF this state and the speak
. of this assembly. hut while doing G
3D. Nc affirm and assert hat the sub q
srt matter cot state eonccrn fan
.ithif the reserve powers OF the stat
ma violates NO provision of thv tod N
constitution. ~
"S-That % is the Judgment Of this 81
ssemhis that said bill does net con ''
with tne treaty vNistiug iprtseff p
be- government of the United state g
the government 81 Japan aud thai 90
'hue We recognize the authority &C. 'f
make treaties n the federal consti. b
utian vested in the president and The N
cnte of the United States We affirm Al
the right to administer our state h'
honi rs stem can not Dr. controlled sd
~ treaty made hy tho president anf ti
senate 81 me United states nor "a
q fhr president alone S.
"a-And finally while We rccor tl
that assembly hill No. - ls drawn
ma could De- PASSED hv the ieeisln. lpi
ure 81 this state in Fun conformity Ia
.ith the powcrs reserved 60 the stat, a'
nd vouchsafed 40 81 by the federal 3,
government. We are unwilling 20 D. "