The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-20
Takes Hand In Anti Japanese
Legislation
WILL MAKE KNOWN VIEWS
To State of alifornia---Gillette Recog-
nizes the Executives Interest
Roosevelt Asks Aid in Giving
0nentals Square Deal.

Sacramento, CAL, Jan. 2o.--The Sac
ramento Union today says:
President Roosevelt has taken a
hand In the anti-Japanese legislation
now before the California legislature
and has asked the governor TO take
steps 10 have all legislation held up
until the president can be heard on the
matter. In telegram sent Saturday.
this request was embodied, and will
give the chief executives views and
wishes in the matter OF legislation
against the little brown men,
President RooseveIt's telegram fol-
lows:
Washington, Jan. is.
"The Hon. James N. Gillette, Cover
nor OF California, Sacramento, Call:
We are greatly concerned at newspaper
reports on anti-Japanese legislation in
California legislature. Have written
you at length on the subject. Earnest
ly hope that no progress will be made
on bills until you have had chance
TO receive my letter. and If necessary
to discuss its contents with lenders Of
two Houses. My knowledge OF the in
ternational situation, particularly with
reference TO emigration of Japanese la
borers from United States satisfies me
that passage of proposed legislation
would be of incalculable damage to
state of California as well as to whole
Union.
theodore Roosevelt"
Gov. Gillette sent the following re-
ply.
Sacramento, Cal, Jan. IS.
Theodore Roosevelt, President ef
the United States, Washington, d. c.:
Telegram received Have caused bills
to be held up until / can hear from you.
Copies of bills introduced affecting Jap.
ancse, together with briefs on same,
mpiled to you.
-. N. Gillette"
The Drew measure prevents oawner-
ship Of property for more than seven
years by aliens, and this measure was
reported out of committee YESTERDAY
faverably and was TO have passed
trough the assembly. 1t was held up
until Wednesday, when IL was made q
special order Of business. and. accord
ing to Gov. Gillette, viii probably be
postponed still further when that time
arrives.
Gov. Gillette said: Il received the
message from President Roosevelt Sat-
urday evening after dinner and an.
swtred after seeing Assemblyman
Drew, who agreed 70 await the letter
fiom the president There is this about
the matter that is not fully under
stood: Japan does not look to any
state in settlement Of differences, but
to the head of the government at
Washington. Tn this way there Is much
known there of which the different
committees and states Of the Union are
ignorant. For this reason, as stated by
the president. he knows so much more
relating to existing conditions That his
wishes are to be respected"
Besides the measures introduced by
Assemblyman Drew denying aliens the
right to own lands III this state. AS
selnblyman johnson has introduced two
bills affecting japanese. The first /
specifies Japanese ii the already exist
ing act which sugregatss MDngollan |
children in the public schools. All the |
time Of the famous school controversy
the japanese refused to be classed as
Mongolians. The second measure In /
trodueed by johnson seeks To prevent
an alien from becoming 4 director In q
corporation.