Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-04-29
Presented Wilson'S VIEWS
WAS CLOSETED WITH THE LAW
MAKERS AND GOVERNOR
FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
SUGGESTED A WAY OUT
, Omitted Right OF State 10 Act As
They Saw Iit, But Advised
Them 10 go Slow.

SACR MENTO, Cal, April Is
da. OIL conference between Secre-
,,,y Of State Bryan and Governor
johnson and members Of the Califor.
MA legieIatIre over proposed anti
alien ne -'S' ended tonight with
,ae cof.ARC adjourned to await re-
plies to, -.ages sent to Washington
tonight by Mr.. Bryan.
The impression prevailed here after
the conference adjourned that the
resolution OF the majority leaders
previously announced to enact Dll
specifically debarring "lliens ineli-
giblc to citizenship from owning
land in California remained unchang-
ed, although Mr.. Bryan advised
strongly against such action. Cover
nor johnson indicated this in a briet
address to the conference. lie declar-
ed California's right to follow the
lead of other states in framing the
land bill was unquestioned and said
such action now seemed assured.
II have presented the presidents
views as | understand them, declar-
ed Mr. Bryan to the conference just
before 1t adjourned.
Tonight | shall submit to him the
further questions you have asked me,
calling attention to the statutes OF
Washington and Arizona, and | shall
be prepared tomorrow, / hope to give
you his answer
Secretary Bryan arrived in Sacra-
mento this morning at O'Clock. With
his consent. plans were laid for an
immediate hearing and shortly after
II O'Clock the first session of the con
ference began. Until the doors OF
the assembly chambers were closed
and locked, Secretary Bryan refused
to give an intling of his message to
anyone and even at the conference
he spoke only after legislators had
fully explained the public demand for
alien land legislation that brought
eK hout the present situation.
orr Those who expected Secretary
'efs van to eXpound a new theory of
alvatte's rights we're disappointed, as
raTcre those who expected predictions
'a' war. Advice in the name of Pres
onH mt Wilson was all Mr.. Bryan had
ourS offer and the paramount question
'ea9 c tonight is whether such advice
I WI overcome the previously an
lists Inced determination of the pro-
linit .ssiye republican majority to enact
anti-allen land holding law along
IT, es already agreed upon.
- Secretary Bryan re-affirmed the
states right to act in a manner as 1t
saw fit, but suggested several alter
natives to the passage of bill re-
stricting aliens, ineligible to citizen
ship" basing his reasons on the
broad foundation Of public policy.
Briefly, these alternatives in the or
der in which they were suggested,
are as follows:
Delay immediate action and al
low the state department to try to
accomplish the ends desired by
means of treaty with Japan.
Delay immediate action and ap-
point Il commission to investigate the
subject OF alien land owneship and
act in conjunction with the president
in securing relief.
ENACT law similar to the stat
ue of Illinois. which permits aliens
to hold land for period not exceed
ing six years and applies alike to all
aliens.
Enact a law similar to the fed
eral statute governing land owner
ship in the District of Columbia,
which is general law applying to
all aliens.
OF these alternatives, 1t may safely
be said, according to leaders in the
legislature, that the last two are out
of the question. Many democrats
favor turning the matter over to the
state department, while the progress
sive republican majority apparently
remains unchanged in its support of
a bill that would apply It's restrictions
to Orientals alone.
The conference with Secretary
BRYAN served to show the breadth OF
the sentiment in favor of an alien
land law that shall be effective in
checking the japanese and Chinese
immigration. A dozen or more sena-
n, tors and assemblymen declared the
people of the state were almost a
~ nit in demanding such a law, and
- was threatened that unless the leg
Al stature act at this time, the matter
would be taken up through the mi
II tiatiye and passed by the people
. themselves.
The conference opened with Lieu
''e1ant Governor Wallace in the chair