The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1913-05-02
BRYAN HAS TOUGH
NUT TO CRACK

Sacramento, April William j.
Bryan, secretary of the state, arrived
jn%acramento early this morning 70
cohfer with Gov. Johnson and the
California legislature on the proposed
antialien land holding laws. Gov.
Johnson met the secretary at the
train with a considerable group Of
democratic legislators who had gath
cred for the occasion and personally
welcomed Mr.. Bryan TO California =
No advance plans for the proposed
conference between Bryan and Tie
California authorities had been made
and MIR. Bryan stated as he stepped
of the train that he had left the mat
ter entirely TO the governor, He said
he had no notion as to the length of
the visit or as to the course OF his ar
guments to the Legislature.
An hour after Secretary Bryan's ar
rival it was announced by Gov. John
son that he would call the two houses
together in Joint session at II o'clock
this morning for the purpose of allow
ing Mr.. Bryan to deliver his official
message. The meeting was called at
the request OF Mr.. Bryan, said the
governor.
Secretary Bryan made the following
statement on his arrival:
~ am visiting California at the re-
quest of the president and at the con-
sent Of the legislature to confer upon
an important matter which, while To-
cal in its immediate effect, is interua-
tional in character.
Each state occupies dual position,
While it is the guardian Of its domes-
tic affairs, it is a member Of the union
and therefore interested in all that
concerns the nations relations with
the outside world.
The president upon whom rests
the constitutional duty of maintain
ing diplomatic relations with other
countries, asked me to come TO Cali
f3rnia TO confer with the government
and legislature upon such phases of
the subject as touch the nations re-
larions to other nations.
Coming on such mission, it would
be obviously imuroper to say" any
thing ia advance upon questions that
may enter into the conference"
Secretary Bryan went to the capitol
with Gov, johnson shortly before 10
O'CLOCK and spent half an hour in the
executive Office where he was visited
Dy Senators Boynton and Thompson,
both progressive leaders, Senator Wal
lace and Speak er G. Q. Young of the
assembly. ..
It was arranged thai BIr., Bryan
should take possession, OF Lieutenant
Governor Wallace's offices in the cap
itol. His first visitor was DIR. David
Starr Jordan Of Stamford university,
who came TO Sacramento at the re-
quest Of Secretary Bryan TO confer
on the ALLEN land situation.
Ths legislative confluence with Sec
retUry Bryan began at 1916 O'CLOCK
in the assembly chamber with Secre-
tary Brs a 4, Governor Johnson, and
the 100 members OF The legislature in
attendance. Both houses previously
had voted to take recess until
O'Clock this afternoon.
Although it was stated earlier that
Secretary Bryan he'd requested pri-
Yate conference from which the news
paper men and the public in general
had been excluded, this responsibility
was disclaimod by the secretary Of
state Immediately after the meeting
convened.
1T is not fair TO say that outsiders
We're excluded at the request of any
one, naid Mr.. Bryan. 1T was simply
the concensus of opinion that the ges-