Arizona republican., 1913-05-20
Against Protests of Japan and Representations of Wilson and Bryan, Cali fornia Executive Alp proves Anti-Alien Act
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 THE REFERENDUM
In Washington, Following Unofficial Word From the Pacific State, Reply of United States is Given to Niscount Chinda
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 fornias anti-alien land bill became law today. Against the protests of Japan and the representations of President Wilson and his personal envoy. Secretary Bryan, Governor Johnson signed the bill and ninety days after the adjournment of legis- Iature, which will be on August 10, the act becomes operative.
 While the governor was signing the bill the steamship Korea was bring ing on mission of investigation two distinguished Japanese, one a former pupil of President Wilson, were pass ing through the Golden Gate
 Within California itself the act has encountered a triple hostility which may delay its actuality until No vember, 1914 In the first place the democrats are opposed to state leg islation at this time as a matter of party regularity. Nevertheless fso plain to them seemed to be the de- 1nands for the bill. that after ex- hausting all parliamentary tactics the senate gave only one adverse demo- cratic vote and in the assembly only two
 As an expression of this opposition Theodore Bell, late democratic can didate for governor and former chair man of the democratic state central committee has issued an invitation to his party to submit the issue to the people by invoking the referen- dunn against the bill He bases his opposition on two contentious. One that the bill is insufficiently drastic because it permits leases running fer three years, and second because the present time it embarrasses the na- tional administration.
 The Asiatic Exclusion league, an organization of which the president Olaf Tveitmoe, recently convicted of com plicity in the national dynamite plot originating in Indianapolis, announced last night that he would invoke the referendum purely because he oppOs cd the baill as faint hearted. Thirdly, the powerful Panama Pacific inter national expositions committee backed by many chambers of commerce has placed itself on record in opposition 10 the bin on the ground of violation of faith
 Any action of the legislature said the directors, offensive to any foreign country or to their pride as a people or honor as q nation must challenge the good faith of the com monWealth." m
 In reply to the threatened hostility Governor Johnson said today when signing the bill:
 California for the first time in her history has an anti-alien law. Any man who wishes another kind of q law may consistently invoke the initiative. No man who really wishes an anti-alien law will sign a refer endum as to this law If another law is sought it may be presented by the means of the initiative and in the meantime the present one will be in operation
 The two visiting Japanese are Soroku Ebara of the constitutional ists party and q member of the house of peers and Ayoa Hattori of the nationlists party and a member of the lower house. On their arrival here they made it plain that they do not come in any official capacity but merely as representatives of theiI parties. with a view. of learning what are actual conditions and the pre- vailing sentiment in California.
 Said HattOri:
 Our plans are somewhat indefinite We may see Governor Johnson and expect to visit President Wilson al his summer home before my return I was taking special work at Prince ton when the president was lectur- ing there and his course is one ot those I attended"
 Asked if he had any appointment with the governor he said he had not
 Chinda Receives Reply
 WASHINGTON. May 19.-Secre tary Bryan late today handed Am bassador Chinda the reply of thu United States government to th Japanese protest against the Cali fornia legislation. The ambassado immediately cabied it to Tokio. N indication of the nature of the repl was given out.
 Upon learning through the pres dispatches that Governor Johnson had signed the Webb land act Bryal telephoned to Viscount Chinda in viting him to come to the state de partment to receive the reply whic he has been anxiously awaiting sine the presentation of the note O May g.
 When the answer had been deter mined, the secretary and .the am bassador conferred earnestly for a hour regarding the general aspect [ the problem. Of course the opinion