New-York tribune., 1909-02-05
URGES CONSERVATISM.
Senator Ne5cldnds WriteS to Cor
ernOr of NeUGda,

Washington. Feb. 4-senator Nixon to-day re-
ceived replies TO the kilograms he sent yesterday
10 the President Of the Senate and the Speaker Of
the House OF the Nevada Legislature. From the
tenor of the reply the President of the Senate
Mr.. Nixon feels confident that the resolution passed
by the Nevada House urging the California IeEis-
lature to pass anti-Jspanese legislation will not
be passed by the Senate. He is the opinion that
1t will be smothered in committee or ali the mat
ter likely to give offence to the japanese govern
ment will be stricken
long letter was sent to-day Governor Dick
erson Of Nevada by Senator Newlauds as the
suit OF his interview yesterday with President
Roosevelt concerning the resolution passed by the
Nevada House Mr.. NewIands suggests a plan
which he declares will mark clearly purpose
TO maintain this country the home OF the white
race, free from such racial competition and n
tsgontsm on soil will surely breed do
mestic violence and international hatred" He
ognizes that the surplus population OF older peoples
must inevitably be drawn to the uncutivated por-
tons OF the United States. but asserts the npos-
sibility of making homogeneous people by the
juKtaposition OF differing in color the
same soil Continuing, Senator Newlands says:
Our friendship with Japan for whose territorial
in active sympathy in ali her struggles. demands
that this friendship should not be put to the test
differing views and standards into industrial
sistent position to and that is relegate
the whole question TO domestic legislation in each
country permitting each 10 make such laws re-
Earding the regulation. restriction OF prevention OF
immigration as II sees ht-
The Senator then recommends that all peoples
other than those OF the white race should be sd-
rn,tted TO this country only under restricted
ditOns- He also urges the serious consideration OF
q national policy regarding the people Of the black
IN the United States. He opposes sporadic
legislation by the various states, and objects TO
terms OF opprobrium or insult In closing he says:
temperate declaration made this time by
the Legislatures of the Western States upon the
lines here indicated will aid much IN shaping public
opinion so as TO force calm and rational solu-
ton Of the question by purely domestic and ua-
uonal legislation and without attendant attacks
upon Japan's sensibilities-
While unwilling to discuss the bilr passed to-day
by the California Assembly, Senator Perkins
serted his belief tonight that the the right should
be given school authorities of the 10 fur
nish separate schools for japanese
The people Of California in their attempt
regulation of japanese attendance In their
schools do not desire TO do anything that will dis
rupt general treaty policies with Japan" declared
Senator Perkins THE question 20 whether Jap
anese should be admitted the schools and uni
versities the should be left, in my opinion.
to the school boards and the regents OF the col
leges. The people of California right the
question. The right furnish separate schools for
japanese. well for other Aslatics should he
given 10 the individual school authorities Of the
state as q police provision"