The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-05-10
ALIEN BILL ADOPTED
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATORS TAKE
DRASTIC ACTION AS CON-
FERENCE ENDS.
SUBSTITUTE MEASURE WINS
Comes UP for Passage Soon With OBJ
IeetIonabIe Clause '"AIIens IneIlg-
IbIe to cItizenshIp"-What Presi-
dent Said In Messages.


Sacramento, Cal, May LII the
purpose OF the visit OF Secretary or
State Bryan was to check further &C,
ton by he legislature on an alien land
law directed against the japanese his
mission has been failure. CoDfers
ences between Secretary Bryan and
the Legislators closed at 1880 o'clock
at night. Within three minutes and
before most OF the spectators knew
what had occurred Senator A. z Bcyn-
ton, president pro tenn. OF the upper
house, convened the senate and an
amended land dill, which provides
that no alien who is Ineligible to cfti-
zenship under the laws Of the United
States may hold real property In Cal
ifoTata, was adopted as a substitute
for the pending measure by rnani'
nous viva voce vote.
II will come up for final passage In
the regular course Of business this
week and undoubtedly will be ap,
proved. according the predictions
of administration lASers. When II
comes to Governor johnson it will be
signed.
Secretary Bryan brought into tina
final conference further messages
from President Wilson, but they met
with no response from the legislators.
At the close OF the secret meeting
Governor Johnson and a number OF
administration leaders declared their
opinions remained unchanged.
President Wilson's messages were
in the form Of replies to questions
asked Secretary Bryan on the proceed.
ing day. In answer TO the question
as to the effect law containing the
words Ineligible TO citizenship" would
have upon the federal government
President Wilson sent the following
TO Secretary Bryan;
Il can only say that | cannot as
sumo that the representations hereto
fore made TO the governor and the
legislature, and which your presence
in Sacramento must necessarily have
greatly emphasized. win be disregard.
ed. and so render it necessary 10 con-
slider that question"
In reply to question as to whether
the substitute bill drawn by Attorney
General Webb. which was acted on
by the senate later. would be accept.
able. Secretary Bryan said:
ri have telegraphed to President
Wilson and he deems It inadyisable
TO sanction any particular statutes or
forms of legislation. He thinks that
1t should be made emphatically EVIL.
dent that we are acting just now as
the federal government, sanctioning
not this or that, but as friends OF
California wishing to be Of such serv-
ice as is possible to California IN a
critical matter"
When Secretary Bryan concluded
reading and discussing his messages
the conference came to an end.
Governor Johnson prepared a state
ment In which he expressed the views
of the majority party.
THE conferences between the sec.
rotary OF state and the legislature
were concluded last night" 1t says.
I'VE were delighted with Mr.. Bryan,
and all that he said was given the
most attentive and respectful consid.
Grafton. Every opportunity was &C.
corded him, and the conference closed
only when he stated that he had
nothing further to say.
"The members Of the government
Of California with unanimity expressed
themselves as desiring to aid the ma.
tionai government and In no wise to
embarrass It. The spirit pervadins
the meeting was one Of friendly CO
operation and fun patriotic purpose
After 1t all. though, think the
majority of the legislators felt, and
l certainly do myself, that no suffl
cient reason has thus far beer
presented that should cause California
to halt in any contemplated legisla
ton.
IF any law be enacted, It may bt
safely asserted. treaty obligations will
be scrupulously observed. The Jan
anese will not be singled out by an,
act. The classification made by tn,
naturalization laws OF the nation. es
tablished by the constitution OF Cali
fornia and sanctioned by the laws O
other states probably will be followed
This, Of course. it is our legal ant
moral right to do, and such enact
ment by California cannot Justly an,
logically be either offensive or dis
criminatory."
II shall take back to Washineto,
to President Wilson message CT how
California has treated his representa-
tive" said Secretary of State Brya,
to members of the assembly and Gov
ernor Hiram w. Johnson. who wer,
guests Of. Speaker Young at dinner
What delightful message 1t will be
too. will tell him how the Iegisls
ture greeted his envoy in the sam
spirit in which he was sent. canpo
help but feel gratified at my recer
fiOn"