The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-01
SENATE PASSES
ALIEN LAND LAW
CALIFORNIA BODY BUSHES MEAS.
uRE ON SHORT NOTICE.
BRYAN'S TRIP WAS A FAILURE
Bill VIII Go to House Thursday and
There is No Doubt of Its Passage
There and That Governor
Johnson viii Sign II.

purpose of the visit of Secretary of
State Bryan was to check further ac-
Etion by the legislature on an alien
land law directed against the Japan
csc, his mission has been failure.
The conferences between Secretary
Bryan and the legislature closed at
Ill: 40 o'clock last night.
Within three minutes, and before
most of the spectators knew what had
occurred, Senator A. Z. Boynton, pres
ident pro tempore of the upper house,
convened the senate and an amended
land bill. which provides that no alien
who is ineligible to citizenship under
the laws of the United States may
hold real property in California, was
, adopted as substitute for the pend
ing measure by unanimous viva voce
4 vote. ..a . s-
Will Pass Undoubtedly.
1t will come up for final passage in
the regular course OF business Thurs
Iday morning and undoubtedly will be
approved according to the predictions
of the administration leaders. When
it comes to Governor Johnson it will
be signed.
The new bill is drawn in strict con-
formity with the treaty between Japan
and the United States, but all efforts
to secure an opinion from Secretary
Bryan or President Wilson failed and
the state leaders decided forthwith to
proceed with their plans for enacting
lit into law.
Secretary Bryan brought into the
final conference last night further
messages from President Wilson, but
they met with no response from the
Legislators. At the close of the Sc
cret meeting Governor Johnson and a
number of the administration leaders
declared their opinions remained UNI
changed
Wilson's Reply to Bryan.
4 President Wilson's messages were
in the form of replies to questions ask
ed Secretary Bryan on the preceding
day In answer to the question as to
the effect law containing the words
ineligible to citizenship" would have
upon the federal government. Presi-
dent Wilson sent the following to Sec
rotary Bryan:
81 can only say that | cannot as
sumo that the representations hereto
fore made to the governor and the leg.
islature and which your presence in
Sacramento must necessarily have
greatly emphasized, will be disregard,
ed, and so render it necessary to con.
slider that question"
That was taken as the nearest ap.
proaCh to threat OF danger that has
been made since the conferences be,
gan.
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 acceptable
Secretary Bryan said;
81 have telegraphed to President
Wilson and he deems it inadyisable to
, sanction any particular statutes or
forms of legislation. He thinks that
it should be made emphatically evi.
dent that we are acting just now as
the federal government, sanctoning
not this or that, but as friends of Cali
fornia, wishing to be of such service
as is possible to California in a critical
matte"
Conference Ends.
When Secretary Bryan concluded
reading and discussing his messages
the conference came to an end.
Governor Johnson prepared state
, ment in which he expressed the views
I of the majority party.
The conferences between the sec
: rotary and the legislature were con
ICluded tonight" 1t says We were
delighted with Mr.. Bryan and all that
he said was given the most attentive
' land respectful consideration Every
! opportunity was accorded him and the
. conference closed only when he stat
|. ed that he had nothing further to say
= The members of the government
of California with unanimity express
. ed themselves as desiring to aid the
y national government and in no wise tC
l. embarrass it. The spirit pervading
!. the meetings was one of friendly CO
}, operation and full patriotic purpose.
I After it all, though, ] think the ma
;. jority of the legislators felt, and Ger
8 tainly do myself. that no sufficient rea
son has thus far been presented thai
r should cause California to halt in any
!. contemplated legislation.
:, No More Diplomatic Report,
2 washington, April 3O.--Japan vii
! make no further diplomatic report Il
: this government regarding It's attitude
: on the California land laws until the
measure has been formally made {
: law. Japan has not sent an ultima
tum and does not propose to do so
x The Japanese officials are displeaset
J. in the demonstration against Califor
+; mia by the people OF Japan.
d viii Withhold Statement.
Washington, April 30.--Until he re
ceives a detailed report from Score
tary of State Bryan regarding the out
. come OF his mission to California
4 President Wilson will withhold an.
/ statement of the administration att
e tude towards the anti-alien land own
ling bin which has passed the CalifoI
lnis senate