Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-05-09
ALIEN BILL ADOPTED.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATORS TAKE
DRASTIC ACTION AS CON-
FERENCE ENDS.
SUBSTITUTE MEASURE WINS
Comes UP for Passage Soon With OBJ
j~ectionabIe Clause "Aiiens lnelig-
lbIe to citlzenship"-What Preea.
dent Said In Messages.

dent Said In Messages.
Sacramento, Cal, May LII the
purpose Of the visit of Secretary OF
State Bryan was to check further &C.
ton by he legislature on an alien lane
law directed against the Japanese his
mission has been a failure. Confer.
ences between Secretary Bryan and
the legislators closed at 1880 O'Clock
at night. Within three minutes and
before most of the spectators knew
what had occurred Senator A. e. Boyn-
ton, president pro tenn. of the upper
house, convened the senate and an
amended land DILL, which provides
that no alien who is ineligible to citi-
zenship under the laws of the United
States may hold real property in Cal
~tfornia, was adopted as a substitute
for the pending measure by unani-
nous viva oce vote.
1t will come UP for final passage in
the regular course of business this
week n undoubtedly will be ap-
proved. according to the predictions
of administration leaders. When it
zones to Governor Johnson it will be
signed.
Secretary Bryan brought into the
final conference further messages
from President Wilson, but they met
with no response rom the legislators.
At the close of the secret meeting
Governor Johnson and a number of
administration leaders declared their
opinions remained unchanged.
President Wilson's messages were
In the form Of replies to questions
asked Secretary Bryan on the proceed
ing day. In answer to the question
as to the effect a law containing the
words ineligible to citizenship" would
have upon the federal government
President Wilson sent the following
to Secretary Bryan:
Il can only say that I cannot as
sumo that the representations hereto
fore made to the governor and the
legislature, and which your presence
In Sacramento must necessarily have
greatly emphasized, will be disregard
ed, and 80 render it necessary to con-
slider that question"
In reply to a question as to whether
the substitute bill drawn by Attorney
General Webb. which was acted on
by the senate later, would be accept
able. Secretary Bryan said:
Il have telegraphed to President
Wilson and he deems it inadvisable
to sanction any particular statutes or
forms Of legislation. He thinks that
1t should be made emphatically evil
dent that we are acting just now as
the federal government. sanctioning
not this or that, but as friends OF
California wishing to be of such serv-
Ice as is possible to California in a
critical matter"
When Secretary Bryan concluded
reading and discussing his messages
the conference came to an end.
Governor Johnson prepared a state
ment in which he expressed the views
Of the majority party.
1.-The conferences between the sec
rotary of state and the legislature
were concluded last night it says.
I'VE were delighted with Mr.. Bryan,
and all that he said was given the
most attentive and respectful consid-
Grafton. Every opportunity was &C
corded him. n the conference closed
only when he stated that he had
nothing further to say
The members of the government
of California with unanimity expressed
themselves as desiring to aid the ma
tional government and in no wise to
embarrass 1t. The spirit pervading
the meeting was Of friendly CO.
operation and full patriotic purpose.
After 1t all. though, l think the
majority of the legislators felt, and
certainly do myself. that no sufh-
Client reason has thus far been
presented that should cause California
to halt in any contemplated legisla-
ton.
IF any law be enacted, it may be
safely asserted. treaty obligations will
be scrupulously observed. The Jap
e will not be singled out by any
act. The classification made by the
naturalization laws OF the nation. es-
tablished by the constitution of Cali
fornia and sanctioned by the laws of
other states probably will be followed.
This. Of course. it ID our legal and
moral right to do, and such enact
ment by California cannot Justly and
logically be either offensive or dis
criminatory."
II shall take back to Washington
to President Wilson q MESSAGE Of how
California has treated his representa-
tive" said Secretary of State Bryan
to members Of the assembly n Gov
erpor Hiram w. Johnson. who were
guests Of Speaker Young at a dinner.
What = delightful message 1t will be-,
too. ! will tell him how the legisla-
ture greeted his envoy in the same
spirit in which he was sent. / annot
help but feel gratiied at my recep-
tion."
Call Five Power Loan Void.
Picking, China, May 1.-The senate
passed a resolution Tuesday censur-
Ing tho Q0varnmanf and dool.-in~ H.