Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-04
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that the state was being overrun by tn
thrifty Japanese who were gradual.
gaining an impregnable position as lan'
owners and whose government was try
ing to dictate to California regarding
legislation.
Two speeches were made, one 70,
and one against the measure. Assem-
= blynan Grove Johnson, of Sacramento
ex-congressman and author of foul
bills segregating Japanese in schools
and residential districts and preventing
aliens being members of corporations,
made an imprisoned appeal for the en-
actment of the Drew bill. AT the eli
max of his speech he walked backward
from his seat to the lobby rail, and =,
Selling in his arms golden haired girl
of three, held her aloft and declared
that he was Gin favor of this as opposed
to the japanese menace to our institu-
tons"
Nathan G. Cole, of San Francisco,
elected at the Endorsement of the Union
Labor party, opposed the Drew bill on
the ground that it was in conflict with
the state constitution. that it was mimi
cable to union labor and that it was
not favored by the national administra-
ton, which he said was dealing with a
delicate problem and should be support
ed by the people of California.
Dramatically confronting Assembly,
man Drew, he said
IF the president should throw open
the doors OF. this assembly chamber and
laying his hand on your shoulder,
should request for reasons of state that
you withdraw this bill, you, Mr.. Drew n
as patriotic citizen of the United
States, would assent without muir
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+ This sally was received with great ap
plause.s In reply Mr.. Drew, closing
his argument for the bill, declared that
he had received letter from the p1esi-
dent in which he stated that he was
not opposed to the bill as it had been
amended at his request. In his opening
Mr.. Drew said that already there were
in California forty thousand japanese
most of whom had belonged to the
Japanese army, who could be mobil-
lied at a moments notice in case of
hostilities.t ~ 50" ! 7. fl,%$y
Richard Melrose of Anaheim, who
had gathered statistics IN opposition to
the bill, declared that there were, not
more than $4,000 japanese. in Califor-
MA. He quoted from statistics compiled
~, the Asiatic exclusion league to the
effect there were not more than IS Jap
anese property owners in the state.
Melrose, who spoke for Governor
Iillett, Speaker Stanton and other
eaders in both branches of the legisla-
ure, counsel1ed delay to enable the
tate labor commissioner to take cen
us of the Japanese.
Mr.. Stanton introduced recently at
he request of the governor, a bill ap-
'ropriating $40, 900 for such canvass
nd as soon as the other anti-Japanese
measures are disposed of this bill will
re rushed to passage and the labor bu-
eau will begin its task. - -
The object is to obtain all the Stats
les possible to submit in the form of a
eport at the next session. T.
Assemblyman johnson asked that his
ills be taken up the first thing in the
forming, limiting the debate to thirty
minutes on each side. This was grant
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z X: The Nevada Echo, IT,
Carson, New Feb. 3.-The assembly
the Nevada legislature at the AFTER
DON session today passed the anti
apar1ese resolution as amended. The .
niendments eliminate all reference to ,
.deral interference, but urges the state 1
California to pass stringent meas I
res to exclude the japanese. a5#g 4 I
! Z here was but one vote against the
leasure-that Of Assemblyman Church
Republican member from Lincoln )
our1ty. .s.4Ss nv. III s.. ..2jss
It's likely that the resolution will BEL /
sllvered TO g the senate tomorrow. AS
mbly resolution o. which asked Z
ltt z fleet Of warships be kept in the
aeiflc, was passed without discussion ]
amendment s.< :..s r: I
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