Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-08
Pres. RooeveIt Tenders
The Nations Thanks
To Speaker Stanton For Pal
rioiic Service He Is Rendering
Japanese Legislation to the Fore
in California Legislature.

Sacramento. Cal, Feb. 1.-Japanese
LEGISLATION win be to the fore this week
in both branches Of the California Leg
isiatuce. Two bills drawn by Grove L.
Johnson of Sacramento and aimed at
Japanese. will be the subject OF discus
41on On RI consideration in the Assembly
Wednesday. one of these, ALREADY
passed lv the House, is to sesregate
JaGancsc in public schools Of the
state. while the other, which failed on
massage. elnpoue rs municipalities to
segrcgate in residential quarters all
undesirable aliens whose presence
might. ir the opinion of boards of su-
p.ryisore be inimical to the pupiic
be,,t,r ard the. morals Of the various
communities affected.
y is the school bill that most chief
" concerns President Roosevelt ana
Wednesday it is expected that the ma
tionaI authorities will throw additional
light on the subject. This is supposed
to be Of an extremely important ma
ture and the situation IS regarded a.
grave bv the administration support
ers
When Sneaker Philip stanton to the
1onr at the crucial moment on FRIDAY
after it became apparent that the AS
sembly would vote down ditel
I.cod's motion to reconsider the Schoo
segregation bill if something was MOI
done at once to change the temper ol
the Assembly, he declared he mad III
formation which he could not fe?'a
which prompted him to personally APP
neal TO the members of the House t
delay. He promised if possibl" to eX
Main before Wednesday the It ason TO
his request.
Gov. Gillett said yesterday in Sal
Francisco that he understood Speake
Stanton had received Q message from
President Roosevelt and Assemblymal
J. =. I'ransue of Los Angeles issue
the following copy of this message t"
day.
washington. Feb. l.
"Hon. Philip a. stanton, Speaker "
the Assembly.
Sacramento, CAL:
"pleasc accept the expression of pro
found obligation on behalf OF tn
American people as whole Tor TN
high and patriotic services you ar
. rendering. Have unlimited confidenc
In the sane good sense and right-mlnd
ednoss of the people of the state G
California. | know that they appfecl
ate that the national government is
this moment engaged in doing every
thing 1t can to achieve the end tina
California has in view while at tn
same time preserving unbroken the re
lations Of respect and good VIII wit
a great and friendly nation; and there
fore ! am sure the people of Callforni
will support you in taking the pos
ton YOU have taken. which Is SO en-
nentlv In the interests not only of tn
American people as whole, but es
pecially Of the state of California.
(Signcd)
THEODORE ROOSENELT'
AS the above was dated Feb. an
Speaker Stanton made his appeal t
the Assembly Feb 5, it could not hav
been the one he referred TO as haNln
PROMPTED him to make Il personal q.
peal for delay on Japanese Legislation
San Francisco Feb. THAT eau
fornia in general is not taking great IN
terest in the proposed anti-Japanes
legislatior at Sacramento is apparef
from answers to Inquiries sent by IN
Associated Press to all portions OF tn
state. Seemingly no one is excited eve
TIE situation but the legislators them
selves Where opinions are espresso
there is division of sentiment as t
the advisabiltv OF the states takin
action which might embarrass the ma
ticnal government.