Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-05-22
GOVERNOR JOHNSON
WILL sign BILL

s,.,rdInA - n high oi'tctol 81 uic
1npane~e roecrnmcnt. thcrc IL
every proSpecs 81 a satisfactory
-essi~mrnt or the California alien
R.na controversy with the -Anaers-
IAN Government. mis- onsciat
said.
Iaran and the United states are
f,Fssr~cS~lnr satisfactorily. We cx-
,sl>,-s 10 rcach a friendly and per
lnancnt solution OF tlsc difRcsiity
SACRAMENTO. CAL Special tx
r,ress3nE his determination 10 slgn the
alien ian6 bin rcccnkiy passed by the
E.crislktnre. Governor Hiram ". John
son. 81 California yesterday evening
prran "a long explanation o. the &C
ZION taken ~ the Legislature.
The message was ia answer 70 tne
request autographed 20 the Governor
III President Wilson. that the bin Dc
VT1th the sending o. the telegram
ffa controversy over tie alien land
hin Is N an enc. SO Tar as the s'all-
fc-ria administration is concerned
Governor johnson has until june
1Sch in which e sign the act Sn1 N
tbs, Normal course q events X Wall
become a law at the expiration O.
NINETY DAYS from the closing or me
.
The only ccndnEeoCy that rliiSnt
arise Is check ITS operation from auo
aftcr that date IS the thTeatenco rel-
.-cpau-n petition which Theodore A
Rea. y Democratic leader, has said
ne weuld circulate a1ainsI the neASlFe
as soon as il WAS signed
Text OF the NcSSaSc-
me full text o. the Governors mes
sarr folic US.
). r~r-- LII
.sYcur very courteous telegram re
Latina 70 the EltCn lana BAH re2cnco
me late sunday rtErf- take * rom
go cn-vEr-S1 ticns An1 your le4AeeA
mace 10 me Co withhold executive ac-
ton until opportunity was accor1el
fr- me r~cseurlti0n o. SUGGESTION
from the Federal Government lnAs
,-o-i~ TELEGRAM tmec1its r. hat ~ -
vo.r wish and the wish - me res
fr~f - sav 10 ue before u144 4cilln-
-Tr THIS Response ll IS my ocsiEn
r-sost respectfully 70 present me - l---
ton from o1r standpoint. ana lA-
rfews that actu1te1 our L2Els4.--4l s
a. raszl-r The bin. and that impel me
no sanction IL
Ts-ol,Ie--l H. very Grave One for STATE
.Far many years a very grave PROD
lam lEfflr understood in the East hal
re-frrutfs EeLfcrulas problem tni
serluuFness 81 which has becn reccg
rfreH 1rr Statesmen In ol- nation and
f,a,-irr- han viewed with n-rre nensslr
rv tire people 81 tins state ~ hen n
-,-er..,r Crrsrfts zion q C1il1or-ll Ma
Adopted. more th11 thirty years lso
X cc-rElnel lfr -ol-cNiaE leclaral Iits-l
-T7ae presence % foreiEuers mel
rihlr 10 become citizens 81 the Unite
Starcs ls declared 20 be dangerous x
she VEL being % raz state. ana IN
LEGISLATURE shall discourage their I'M
rnir-zricu ~ al means within *
49, IA. --,.-. am --ohlera fro-
ancthar angle has heccr-e acute an
rne aEstRrior has been Ccnu1lous
tfe last decade IN reference 70 o.
arricuiturnI lands. until finally afh'
raatiVS aCtic1l a. ar attempted N@lltAo
became imperative
This attempted solution is fo1n
In The ac-tou q nrIr Legislature N lt
rlasszre O. the allen land BAH ID II
uhraEeoirrV % thLs hlit. 81 those ~ no
IL Al ecfz. IL SIS scope aDc IN ttE ~
pose. We believe we are within 81
ieeRi and orr moral right. 1nc IN
We are duirg only what "a lrnperatife
Senarcea fer the rrot1cticn and pre-
erxarlcr 81 cur STATE IN ms enAl
rnert we have kept ever 70 NINA
national Eccc fl-lh. 1E efllelce-
exirtirr rreG73eE. and oar oes-re -i
anxiety have been 20 art only II s.
fashion as would commend lt - Q
sister states and would .uEtifE 20
cur feiiuw-cCunrrI - en-
IT,"
-The ot5ectlors 70 cur cil
BASED FIRST. upc1 the treaty cD-ll
rfore q the nation. and. second
.lruu The assertion mat our --t
offensive and cisc-1 lizzEIoTN- ne =
sn,rr 10 our measure. ar your telcEf'
Nfeter- CONES Sfou the representa-
81 2auar The blil that - now bel
ne. as you know. provides t41e-
italy ID ~ FIRST section that Al Al
eExitle 20 citizenship under the =
q she rnitec States may acquire
property IN the sane manner - {
gerE Of Ehe Euifec States. and me
ond section provides tnat al a..
orhe- than those mentioned IL the
section may acquire real proper
me manner ano 70 ne s1le-l- - -.
Ike purpose prescribed ~ any -
new exiFtinr between Hhe DoFerntl
~ rhs Emitted States auc rce Dttloi
nations or country OF ~14cn
aliens are citizens or SUBJECTS.
may. n adciticr. lease Tor z per.o
three years lands Tor Agricultural
roses Thus We have made exlN
r~eafsex q par. o. our law. al1
nzws ne preserre1 every right
aRv for1iFr nation - lrternati
c0ntract. aAz insisted upon preser
WITH or national government
treaty q 1911 with Japan. tn refer
20 thc citizens and subjects q
country provides that fhey sna1
liberty 10 own o. lease OF &C
houses. raaEufactorles. warehouse
xncDsr 70 employ agents q
chaice. 10 lease z2Do fcr reside
Sn6 commercial purpoSts. anc -
ally 70 co anything icclcent
necesaary for trade ppon the
terEr,s as native citizens or EuA.
sutunitfing themselves - 1hs i4Nk
rcsrulafions there established
I'VE assume that the right q ,
rese 90 own real property. Tor the
poses described, Is 2osot1ke ~
state. and He seek % deal Only