The chronicle=news., 1913-04-19

Washington, April Secretary
bryan today t.lcginphcd To Cover.
nor Jolinson OF California. request =
ing him to withhold his signature
from any anu-alIcn land legislation
passed by III. California legislature
which might b" Ia violation OF tr.a-
ties between tn. United States aud
japan.
The posipunmcHt by Ih. California
legislature OF the alien land bills
until next week has the effect To
slightly reli-v" th" tension here.
though every moment unt!l the bills
are taken up again VIII b, utilized
In exchange OF messages between
Washington ana Sacramento aud
other points Ia California where iu-
iiucntlal Officers reside who MAY be
abl" to cNcr, som. influence ON the
course oi legislation nj til" stat. cap
ital,
Sacramento. calf. April ia
telegram to Governor Hiram W.
johnson from secretary OF State NJ
Washington. giving tn. views OF tn.
federal administration on the pend
Ing allen land laws In California
Legislature WAS received this morn
Ing. Governor Iolnson made the
m"ssas. public. hut without COM
mrn' II Is as follows;
Washington. u. &. April Is.-
Governor Hiram johnson. Sacra-
mcnto, Calf.
The president desires me to say
that while h. fully recognizes the
right OF the people OF California to
Iceislntc according to- their juig.
mcnt on III. subject of land tenure.
he feels II his duty to urge II rccng-
milton of the International ciIlract-
or Of such legislation.
''ii"ing HrNious to prrs.gV. and
strengthen the long standing friend
Illness existing between this coun-
try nnl the nations of til. Orient,
however. respectively hut most earn
'silS advise, g.rIns, til" us' OF til"
WORDS Ineligible to citizenship iir
asks that YOU bring this view TO the
attention %: ;lc Legislature lie he
licECs the hill. as t"lcgraphrd to tho
department OF state Is greatly To he
referred. That hill limited owner
ship 20 citizens and To those who had
declared their intention to become
citizen.
'Signcd, wv. i. BRYAN" ="
Tile telegram was inmrdiatcly
transmitted to the senate and assem-
hiy in n special mcssaG" signed 10y
ika governor.
The mcsSag. was read in both
houses and was ordered printed In
the Journals without discussion.
Two other kilograms. on. from
tho Portland. Ore. Chamber of
Commerce and the other from the
Young Bgrristcrs' association of To-
kio. both protesting against the en-
actncn, OF nu hnti-ali.n land law
We're read in sh. senate
No action ON tn" message OF the
governor containing I'll. Bryan mcs-
sag will lie taken until next week.
This was announced officially by
floor leaders In tch upper house this
morning,
Secretary lryan's telegram called
for varied comment from members Of
the legislature. many of whom lik-
cncd II TO messages sent by President
RoOsovrl, six years ago and Presi-
dent Taft four years ago. when SIM
liar legislation was pending In CAL
ifoTnia. Senator Eoynton, Progress
sive Republican and floor leader IN
the upper house said:
''It is not surprising that the
Democratic administration at Wash
inrton has taken the same position
that was taken by Roosevelt and
Taft. II is impossible to predict the
outcome. but ! believe that notwi;h-
standing the views OF the president.
an equitable alien land bill will be
passed"