The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-04-23

t'on ~ THIS case. not only because 7
decm II my duty to do 80 as the Chief
Executive ~ the nation but also, and
tho more readily. because I believe that
ihc peoplc and the legislative authorities
~ California will generously respond
the moment the matter is frankly pre-
Scn'ed to them as II question of national
policy and of national honor. II they
have ignored this point OF view It is. 1
an sure, because they did not realize
what and how much was involved.
WOODROW WILSON"
The President. in making this appeal,
threw asid" the formal tone Of Secretary
"t State Eryan's telegram ssnt To Gov
"rnor johnson by direction from the
Whit" House on Saturday. In the lat
tor telegram protest was made against
discrimination, but in to-dav's address
ihe President went to the extent Of
suggesting the general form the legis-
latior should take II its passage were
inevitable.
Gov. Johnson's Reply.
GoI. johnson replied as follows to
President Wilson:
Immediately upon receipt of your
telegram IT was transmitted to both
houses of the Legislature. think l can
assure YOU that IL is the desire of the
majority members Of the Legislature
20 do nothing In the matter OF the allen
and bills that will be embarrassing to
our own Government or offensive to
any other"
1T is the design of the Legislators
specifically to provide in any act that
nothing herein may be construed as
anet'ting or ilnpairins any rights Sc
cured by treaty. though, from our local
standpoint. this IL deemed unnecessary
III any act be passed, II will be gen
cral In character relating to those who
arc Ineligible to cit,zenah,p and the Ian
1ua<e employed will be that which has
~ precedent and sanction IN statutes
which now exist upon the subject
Here Is the iniiammatory statement
issued by Senator Vardaman. whose
anti-negro sentiments are well known:
1T IL very gratifying to me to o0-
servo the stand taken by the people
of California on the question of alien
ownership Of land. Stripped of all un-
necessary verbiage It simply means
declaration In favor OF Anglo Saxon su-
premacy IN America. This is a white
mans government and therefore must
remain white mans country. And
anything that interferes in any way
with the Industrial and political suprem-
acy of the white race betokens evil
una ought to he avoided.
Would Cut on All Relations.
While ! have no feeling Of hostility
toward the Japanese. the Chinese or
tho negro. I am deeply interested In
maintaining the purity of the Cauca-
sian race and the preservation Of Anglo
Saxon civilization. II to prohibit the
Japanese from leasing and holding land
in California would lose the friendship
and interfere with our business inter-
course with the japanese people
should very cheerfilly make the sacrifice.
should rather cut off all business rela-
tons with the Japanese empire. yes,
Will make IL the Orient, than to sacrifice
the interest of the white people Of that
one small section OF the state Of Cali
fornia.
Race purity Is Indispensable 10 eau
casian supremacy. And the only way
to maintain the supremacy ia to prohibit
by law the commingltng OF the races. 1t
lldS bttIl Wfll fttll. IL Us lule 10 Iulk or
riucation and civilization and tho like
as corrective or comprehensive agencies
vi are weak and beggsrly as over
against the almightiness OF heredity
the omnipotenCe Of the transmitted
germ plasma. Let this he shorn In some
measure OF its exceeding weight OF an
"estral glory. let it he soiled in it's
mlllennial purity and integrity and moth
ing shall ever restore It, neither wealth
nor culture. nor science. nor art, nor
morality. nor religion--and even Chris
iIan!ty itself
Hopes They wtil Pass the~Lsw.
II congratulate the people Of Ca!!for-
mia upon their independence, and regard
sss of what may follow ! hope they Will
pass the law. And then hope the
courts may not assume the right to de-
,lare the law invalid or unconstitutional
n order to avoid complications The
race question in California Will serve to
call attention Of the American people TO
=. sttll more difficult race problem in the
south. The japanese IN California are
nut a handful TO the total population,
while the negro in some OF the Southern
States IL largely in the majority. And
'ne 'idpdhehe ~ mol SO uhoeSTdD'e u
citizen as the negro. He Is capable OF
some degree OF civilization. He has sus-
tained power OF seir-development, while
the negro depends upon somebody else
for development
"In all the ages Of the world the
negro has not shown the least capacity
for self-development lie is the same
creature to-day in the heart OF Africa
hat he was when tho Pharao ruled in
Egypt. repeat | should like to avoid
al disagreeable complications. But the
supremacy of the white man and the In
,"grlty OF the white race in America are
Of vastly more importance than the
good will or tho business OF all-the alien
rarea IN Sprth