Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-30
Anti-Alien Law With Thinly
Yelled Discrimination
Against japanese Promptly
Passed By State SOlOns.
BELIEVED BILL WILL
GO THROUGH HOUSE
National Administration IN
decided as TO Action in View
of Rejection Of It's Advice
BY Local Legislators.
my Ieascd wire to Evening HeraId.l

80 ~fNs~"Na WIZ W AaNtuAnM AAEIMNus
Sacramento, Cal, April s0.-Cali-
iornias iirst step toward the enact
ment OF an alien land law contrary
TO the advice OF Secretary of state
Bryan and President Wilson was TAX
IN last night w.'hin three minutes
atter Secretary Bryan told the legls-
lative conference that his official
message had been spoken. The sem
ate, before which the Blrdsal Thomp-
son bill was pending. met IN "a hur-
ried session. and within three min
utes voted to substitute for that meas
ure the new draft known us the webb
act. which was completed hy Attor-
ney General Webb only yesterday.
The substitute was adopted as an
amendment. and the bill sent to the
printer with a rush order.
Owing 20 the absence Of Secretary
Bryan ln san Francisco, whether he
went today as the guest Of the Pnna-
Pacific Exposition company, "a rs
the plan ot the senate leaders To- take
no further action on the bill mItil
Thursday, when Il viii come up in
the regular course of business and
undoubtedly VIII be passed. il is
said.
I, win then go TO the assembly and
finally go the governor, who stated
The phrase "ineiigibic to citizen-
ship" is avoided In the Webb bin by
providing two descriptions of aliens
and defining the rights of each. as
follows.
ALI aliens eligible 60 citizenship
may acquire aud hold land Ina the
same manner as citizens OF the Unit
ed States.
"2--Ali other aliens may acquire.
possess and transfer land. In the
manner and Co the extent and for the
purposes prescribed hy any treaty now
existing between the government OF
the United States ana tho nation or
country ut which such alien rs a citi-
zen or subject.
Az the treaty between the United
States and Japan specifies that land
may be acquired or leased only for
residential purposes. or for factories
ad shops, the act Is held TO he a
rigiu restriction upon the acquisition
of farming lands by the japanese.
senator Leroy A. Wright, Republi-
can, who opposes the bl.l. declares
the wording of the act is subterfuge
Intended to deceive the Japanese Dr.
David Starr jordan, president OF
Stanford university, also declares the
measure carries the sting of discrim-
ination, contrary 10 Secretary Sry-
as advice.
The incligibility of japanese sub
jeCts TO become ,itiztns OF tho United
States under the laws OF this govern.
mcnl Is the keynote and principal
strength of the substitute Webb alien
land bill, In spite of the fact that the
words objected to by Secretary 81
State Bryan are not used Ia the act.
The Progressive leaders in the Ieg-
islature admit that the proposed law
would be ineffective II the Japanese
brought test suit before the Cuited
States court. according TO their an
nouuced intention, and were success
ful la establishing tnefr right to De-
come citizons
Dispatches from Washington yeR-
terday indicating that The federal adj
ministratiun would look with favor
upon such "a test suit aroused fears pi
grave consequence in case the jap-
anesc succeeded in obtaining de-
Cislon in their favor.
1T would bc H serious mistake ioI
the federal government Go confer ciii-
! zunship rights upon the JAPANESE,
said Senator Thompson, leading
| Progressive. "Feeling In California
| has reached AN acute stage, aud such
a step hy the goVernment undoubtedly
would result in rcprisais 0t various
/ kinds. with lar-reaching conse'
quenoes.