Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-04
PRESIDENT ASKS NEWLANDs
AND NIXON TO USE INFLUENCE
IN QulETlNG LEGISLATURE OF
THEIR STATE.
CALIFORNIA HAS A
NEW ANTLJAP BILL
CLASSES JAPANESE
WITH INDIANS AND WOULD
SEGREGATE THEM AND Ex-
cLUDE THEM FROM SCHOOLS.

San Diego. Cal, Feb. 3.-In
accordance with sudden orders re-
ceived from Washington the entire
torpedo fleet which has been in
the local waters for the last sew
eral weeks sailed today for the
Mare Island navy yard.
These orders are in direct con-
tradiction to those received a few
days ago, which provide for a
practice cruise. The cruiser AL
bany also sailed.
Washington, d. c., Feb 8. =
President Roosevelt today sent
for Senators Newlands and Nixon
of Nevada and talked over the
Japanese situation with them.
Despite the fact that the sena-
tors would not talk, it is under
stood they took away with them
requests to get into touch at once
with members of the Nevada sen
ate and stop the further progress
of the resolutions now before that
body. The president assured the
senator's that his only desire in
the Japanese matter was to pro
mote the general welfare and he
urged the necessity Of avoiding
all complications possible.
Sacramento, Cal, Feb. B. AS
semblyman Drew, author Of the
anti-alien land bill that caused
President Roosevelt to ask the
legislature not to pass any anti
japanese measures at this time,
received today a letter from the
president. Drew declined to make
the misive public, but he stated
the president was not opposed to
his bill prohibiting all aliens
from owning lands.
Sacramento, Cal, Feb. 3.-Anothe
vas added to the long list of anti-alie
and anti-Japanese bills that will be
special order Of business in the al
sembly today.
Grover l.. Johnson, chairman of tn
on judiciary, reported OF
Pavorably his measure specifyin
Japanese" in the law segregatin
Mongolians and Indians in the publ
schools.
1t was the attempted intention :
this word Japanese" in the statut
that caused President Roosevelt, tw
years ago to ask Governor Gillett t
stop anti-Japanese legislation.
All of the anti-Japanese measure
now before the assembly are take
up, beginning with Drew's anti-alie
land bill, at II o'clock today.
The report of the committee fo
lows:
1--WE firmly believe that legislation {
this nature Is a menace to the welfar
Of our country. 1t is true that our POI
ulation Is composed of people from a
nations Of the globe. To single ol
any one particular nation would brin
us into conflict with the constitutio
of the United States and render us l
diculous in the eyes of the nation.
Whatever is done to restrict tt
Japanese immigration should con
through the federal government. Th
matter is not one in which our own il
terests alone are involved, but one
which the whole nation is interested
This report was signed by Hur
Bills, Lewis and Finn. Sc
ator Campbell stated that he wou
make a minority report.
Author Of Bill Talks.
Sacramento, Feb. 3.-When the ant
alien land bill was taken up today A
semblyman Drew, it's author, said
was just as important for Californ
to do her part to protect the integrit
of her soil as it is for the national go
ernment to preserve our racial inte
rity. He denied the bill was the resu
of union labor or Asiatic exclusic
league agitation.