Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-04-29

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and earnest conference with Acting
Secretary Moore. Both fatty refused
to discuss the situation but it was be-
lieved that the official conferences
here over Secretary Bryan's telegram
to the president had been extended to
include the Japanese ambassador and
the correspondence between Washing
ton and Sacramento would include
some of the results.
ALL ARE AT SEA.
N Sacramento, Calf, April 29,-How
long Secretary of State William Jen.
hings Bryan expects to remain in Sac
ramento as the active opponent OF
alien land legislation is the question
with which the majority leaders in the
California legislature are wrestling to,
day in an effort to decide what course
to pursue in carrying out their plans
for the enactment OF the particular
kind of land holding law that they
have in mind.
Secretary Bryan is opposed to their
plan, but that his arguments against
it came to naught in the secret confer
ence with Governor Johnson and the
legislature yesterday is now apparent.
He announced that he had said all
that he had come to say, but in the
language of leading progressive SEN
ator, ''he is still here and the ,slief
is current that he will remain lati. he
hill is passed. The administration
leaders are not disposed to allow a
filibuster. even one conducted by the
secretary of state of the United
States, to check them, and unless Mr..
Bryan presents urgent reasons for Fur
,her delay in the conference that he is
expected to call late this afternoon,
the opinion is expressed today that it
is probable the legislature will take
hold on the situation Immediately and
PASS the bill prohibiting owenrship by
ineligible to citizenship
while the distin guished visitor looks
on.
Adjournment has been set for May
s but it is planned to extend this date
to May 10. Even this extension allows
less than two weeks for the legislature
to wind up its affairs, and the ma
ic rity leaders feel there is no need to
xtyith "a o1inn 1an6 hj11c
when other matters of vital import.
ance to the state are on the files.
CIPHER MESSAGE RECEIVED.
Although several messages in code
were received by Secretary of Sta'e
Bryan from President Wilson, Mr..
Bryan declined to discuss the contents
CT his kilograms. Their possible
bearing on the situation is the subject
of wide speculation among the legis-
lators.
Both houses of the legislature turn
ed to their routine work today as if
there had been no interruption.
CALL ON BRYAN.
Sacramento, Calf, April ga
delegation from the Lodi anti-alien'
called on Secretary Bry-
IN to present the views of the Ameri-
can farmers living in that community,
where feeling against the japanese is
said to be intense.
The visitors were introduced by
Assemblyman Struckenbruck, Demo
,rat, who has announced his intention
If voting for strong anti-Japanese
,ll in whatever form it is presented,
regardless of Secretary Bryan's argu-
nents. The secretary of state prom
sed the visitors a further hearing this
afternoon.
WIRES GOVERNOR LISTER.
Olympia, Wash, April .29.-Secre-
ary Bryan sent the following dis
)atch today to Governor Lister of
"Please wire me status of PROPOSE
ion to amend alien ownership law
10 as to strike out words ineligible
O citizenship Understand such an
has been submitted or is
,eing considered"
Governor Lister replied when
amendment relating to own
rship of land in this state was in
reduced in the lower house of the
legislature, it contained words in
ligible to citizenship because OF
ace or color, but those words were
fterward stricken out in the lower
ouse before adoption and proposed
made to read the owner
hip to lands by aliens, other than
hose who in good faith have declar-
d their intention to become citizens
f the United States, is prohibited
to-, and a provision attached remov'
1g the restriction as to land in muni /
ipalities. This amendment will be
ubmitted to vote of the people in No
ember, 1914"
D 1RQ1aVD EA1R IN ia