Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-15

Rotefnnaent ~ Inc United ataAee ana
tho nation ~ country 81 which aucn /
aliens are citizens nr subjects and
may. III addition. Tense fof period ~
three Years. lands for agricultural
purposes.
'rhuA We have made exi~ilns
treaties part Of our lazy. and thus
have we preserved every right that
any foreign nation, W International
contract. hhN Insisted upon ufeanfV
ing with our national government.
"The treaty Of 1911 with Japan. IA
reference % the citizens and aahIects
~ each country. provides that they
shall have liberty 60 own. or lease. OR
occupy houses. manufactures, ware.
houses and shops. 10 employ agents
~ their choice, 20 leana land for resi-
dcutini and commercial purposes ana
generally a. do anything incident to
or necessary for trade upon the snnae
terms az native citizens or subjects.
submitting themselves "a the laws
and regulations there established.
we assume that the riEhs of
Japan 20 own real property for tho
purposes described Is absolute Ia our
state. and We seek 90 deal only with
Our agricultural iandB. We embOdy
the treaty In our law and We add 90 Il
i permission 90 tense our agricultural
lands for the ported ~ three years.
has been exercised 10 preserve honor
and good faith, Ia the very words Of
the contract made ~ the protesting
nation with our own and 20 do more
by authorizing leases 0f agricultural
lnnds, Il would seem that we ought
not 10 he open 10 any accusation of
violation Of treaty rights. Or desire %
entrcnch upon that which belongs
| alone 90 the national government, ur
which might become matter 81 in
ternaticnnl policy.
"Ry the Law adopted We offer no
pfense; we make no Discrimination.
i The oflenHe and discrimination are
contained. a H. claimed. In the use %
the words eligible 20 citizenship. aad
Ia making a distinction between those
who are eligible % citizenship and
those who are not. We do not men,
tion the Japanese or any particular
ragu The constitution az California,
IN 1879. made its distinction. and
there has never been protest or OBJ
lection. The naturalization laws Of
the United States long since without
demur from any nation. determined
who were ana who were not eliRibii
10 citizenship. ~ inyidious dlscrim-
ination ever were mades Ia this re-
gard. tho United States made Il when
the United states decif red who were
land who were not eligible 10 citsacn-
shin. ana when we bat follow and
deucnd upon the statutes % the Unit
ed states and their determination as
90 eligibility to citizenship. We cannot
be- accused OF INDUCING In invidlous
dis, Elimination. May ; venture TO call
10 your attention the Immigration Jaw
now pending iu congress. which
passed both houses 81 the last cor
sress. where apparently certain class
es. who shall BE- excluded from our
country, are dehtr ibed az persons
who cannot become eligible under ex-
isting laws 10 become citizens OF the
United States.
"At this very moment the national
legislature, without protest or objec-
tion--indeed. it H. published Ia CALI
/ fornia, hy express consents uslnE
the terms that are claimed IN CALI
fornia's law 10 be offensive and dis
iCrimnatory.
al least three states In the union
] have. In the past. enacted laws SINH
T lar 90 the contemplated law ~ cali
fornia and the enaCtmeuts OF thOse
: other suites have been without obicc.
ton or protest. That the protest u
= now made In respect 10 California but
| signifies the acutcness of she prob
+ lem confronting California and dem
onstrates that California is differently
: viewed than other states OF the union
; and that il discrimination exists ID Il
3 discrimination against California
I'VE inslas that Justly no oHens,
F, can be taken b. any nation 90 THU
y law and more particularly does thin
= seem Ia MS clear Ia the Instance Of 8
= nation like Japan. that by It's owf
law prevents acquisition of land bs
aliens. II Us most respectfully sub
mitted that. after All. the question u
|. not whether any oncnsc has beef
taken, but whether Justly Il should b,
4 taken. ! voice. ! think. the sentinen
j of the majority Of the legislature 81
this state when ! say that " Il has
been believed that ofcnse could just
IS he taken hy any nation 90 the pro
posed law. that law would not have
been enacted.
1--WE of California believe iirmh
that In our legislative DEALINGS Will
this alien land question We have VIC