Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-17
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR ASKED
\ NOT 70 SIGN ANTI-AuEN BILL
.,v, OF STATE SENDS
StCHt - TO GOV. JOHNSON
AT PRESIDENTS hsC0
Asked to Allow Time for sI Diplomatic a;
NI rTart to Legislative Measure Measure Is
S signed or rejected .t Present
y.ssty win Be Changed

,...,o, THE fedrIaI govern
" dS'' t''., orforts to delay ant-atien
Iapd owning legislation ID ,a'lorhia
u,as made Sunday night W"th oecre'
,ar, pryan. in the name Oh lr'Slnen'
,'' :, ,alegraphed Governor john
'''o"' ',isrinr him that the Japanese
a,ah,.sador had earnestly protested
.a,I" tbe bill passed by the Cali
farnt., assembly. and urging mat the
'o'''' nostpone action by with
holding his signature
gnrre,ary Bryans TELEGRAM which
n.,s framed after a conference "ith
,ro nrc.idcut Sunday, MAS made pub
,"' ,,a White House q few minutes
laier It vas as follows
~rba president directs me to eS-
r,,.s his appreciation Oh your cour-
49,. - DELAYING action on the land
80, ...... heg,re you until its provisions
no,ld he communicated 10 the Jap
,ursc government ANA considered
by il. ,.,;.,
,,tots NJ his government, present
ca an earnest protest against the
,,,.,n,re As you have before You but
,.., alternatives, viz, 10 approve or
49, ,o,o If il will avail nothing to re
,...ll 20 your attention the amendments
..,,,.,oeted TO the legislation, and as
tho president has already laid before
..,,, hts vicv on the subject it il ua-
,o,o.,sarv TO reiterate them. lie
na.ses over questions affecting their
ricb,s for two ns-first. because
fine bin passed by the legislature is
o,owedIy intended to conform to
treaty obligations, and, second.
becouse any conflict complained of
v,ouid he a matter Tor the court
TINT the president feels justified
in expressing again his desire that
action on the subject be deferred for
this reason, and'he expressed the de
,i,e the more freely because the legis-
latufe can be recOnVened at any time
tho welfare of the state requires. He
is fully alive to the Importance OF re
moving any sort of discOrd which may
eraate aniagunismS between American
citizens and the subjects OF Oriental
nations residing here. but he is inn
PEELED by sense OF duty to express
the hope that you will see fit to allow
time for diplomatic effort.
The nations affected by the pro
posed law are friendly nations-na-
tons that have shown themselves will
ing to cooperate in the establishment
az harmonious relations between their
people and ours.
'If postponement Commcnds itself
to your Judgment the president will
be pleased to cooperate in syste-
matte effort to discover and correct
any ills that may exist in connection
with land ownership by aliens"
The decision of the administration
10 urge Governor Johnson TO use his
power of veto to postpone any land
legislation was reached after series
of conferences between the president,
Secretary Bryan AID John Bassett
Moore. counsellc- Of the state depart
ment and Amb9 sador Chinda. II
was realized that any further attempt
TO have the bill enacted by the Cali
fornia legislature amended would be
fruitless, since Secretary Bryan's trip
to Sacramento was unavailiug and the
Legislature is to adjourn this week.