The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-01
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AT THE JAPANESE
|uthors Believe 1t Will
Be Effective; President
Wilson Makes No Com
Inent on Latest Phase
of the Situation; May
Negotiate New Treaty.

5ACRAMENTO, Cal, April 30.-An
.n right of way for final action In the
|ate tomorrow morning on the Webb
FALLEN land act was prepared today
the floor leaders III the upper house
\ before tomorrow night concrete ex-
.ssion Of 10 legislature s attitude TO-
"a Secretary of State Bryan e diplo-
|tic visit will be at hand in the shape
q vote on the most drastic land hold
y act yet proposed.
secretary Bryan spent the day in San
ancisco, not returning until late to-
Eht- II was not known whether he
received further instructions from
ezident- Wilson regarding his PROPOSE
ne TO the legislature.
, Further Delay.
Ia his absence the original plan to
nit no further delay was carried out.
4 when the senate adjourned tonight
Webb bill, which stands on the file
Ene accepted substitute for the origi.
thompson Birdsall measure, was due
pc reached within few minutes aft
the upper house eonvenes tomorrow
ming.
long debate is not improbable and
q" amendments may be offered, but
~ "hl he resisted with the full force
nne administration leaders. who
'.ea tonight that they expected the
20 be passed in It's present form.
Widely Discussed.
*pere was wide discussion OF the new
tooay' although but little criticism
tortncoming from the standpoint Of
ofhia' In comparison with various
'ts that preceded 1t, the Webb act
%io 10 Dc more drastic and effective
eaching the Japanese farmers of the
than any other proposed measure
~ inc same time least objection
oi all form an internau uonal point
s1ee. p'''''
nHtor Thompson declared tonight
tne bill provided for "the ifnme-
u o'rect solution OF the Japa-
proplem, and TO this extent It is
'noss rigid and uncompromising
'ure that has been suggested,
Concessions Made.
>nator Thompson denied that tho
4S OF the act, or any part Of 1t.
" taken as concession to the OBJ
P@ OF Secretary Bryan, and Gov
'onnson stated today that from
pe understood OF the situation the
oid not have tho approval OF
dent Wilson.
altogether probable that we
~ nave reported this form of bill in
SAID Senator Thompson, land
iairly be said that tho drar,
oy Attorney General Webb re-
any OF the sentiments of Mr.
Z except his desire that we do no,
~ any one, and that OF course has
] our guiding principle from the be-.
Az no time have we had a wish
s"a me people OF any nation and
u ~Psire 10 avoid the words Ineli.
20 clt1zenship' has bean quite a.
az that OF the federal admins
ects the Purpose.
nose words are not used in III,
n pui' out ] do not hesitate TO ga,
" me effect and result is precissl,
az II they were included, an.
% 10 Understood. There was n
% avoid it."
J, qloss study OF the Webb h,,, sh,r.
2 W extent OF the restrictions place
usns who are not permitted to be
y c'usens, although the Limitation
u ''sc'seis those imposed in the exist
n Heaties between the Unite
ana Japan, China and 9th
n 'ohs whose subjects are ir
In tho case Of the Japanes,
Sl ~ prohibited entirely from acoui,
,(I holding land for farming or ayr
0>I q purposes and 1t is declared the
X ,nIy te ,, OF the act will put nm en-,
,r{ " the growth of Japanese farm
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