Evening journal., 1913-04-30
CALIFORNIA
REJECTS The
BRYAN PLAN
viii Pass Anti Alien Land
Bill Although in MOdi-
fled Form
PUTS QUESTION
UP TO WASHINGTON
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
SACRAMENTO. Cal. April 30
Practically acknowledging the failure
of his efforts to modify the anti-alien
land owning bin now pending in the
Legislature. Secretary Of State Bryan
today is en- route 10 San Francisco for
brief visit That the secretary Of
state had been defeated in mis- effort
vas evident Immediately after last
night's session oi the two Houses
whon Bryan iu a conversation with
g sroup OF Asscmhlymcn said.
The President has done his duty as
he saw 4 and ms task is practically
ended
The statement came after a new bill.
drawn by Attomc! General Webb at
me request of Governor Johnson, had
iceH submitted 90 Bryan ana aftcr
frc legislators had practically he
cbrcd they would debate this mcaeust
Thursday aud pass IT, II rcitcratcs
Califurnias right to exclude any
aliens ana has exactly the same in
tent as the former bin. but is more
carefully phrasca.
The former bin provides that aliens
iuelieh bic 10 citizenship cannot ac-
guirc land ID new bin merely sub
sttuics lhe word "a liens eligible to
citzenship can acquire land This
is nothing hu. Jn inverse statement
of tho same determination.
Final aC,lon on ,he nill was post
pnncu until Thursday because Bryan
;, "a san francisco loday. but Pro-
gfc.siNc 'cador, make no secret OF
their determination to pass H. Not
only that ut he Democratic mem-
bers. failing 90 amend the bill. viii
fall IN line behind H. despie Bryan's
urging
In this connection % develops that
the Democratic members sprung
sensation on Secretary Bryan at last
nights executive session when they
said fatty that they were Just as
determined TO exclude Japanese az
Republicans were Assemblyinan w
c. Wallace. Who is secretary of the
state Democratic committee ,old
Bryan frankly that the Democrats
are unalterably pledged To anti-alion
land owning legislation" and are dc.
tcrmlned TO vote for such bin "cven
II our votes moan that browf loel
shall rampe CALIFORNIA; soil TO
back up Japan demands
The general feeling here is that ut
Is now up TO Washington"
Secretary Bryan refused 10 COM
ment on the new Webb bin and IL is
not known whether the national ad
ministration viii regard il as DIS.
criminatory and VIC 'ative of existing
treaties with Japan The temper OF
the legislators Is such. however that
they viii probably pass the measure
anyway
Secretar. Bryan will return here
from San Francisco tomorrow morn
lng and viii remain until the alien
situot'ou Is settled
Following last rigat's long cxecu-
tive session at which Bryan was pres
ent { Senate adopted the Webb blu
as a substitute for The Birdsall
measure This gives the Webb bill
the same standing. so far as readings
re concerned. as the Birdsall bill
II does NOT como up for final pas
sage until tomorrow but the fact that
the Senate doptcd T. by viva yocc
vote Indicates that IL win 90 through
easily Tho assembl. must act also
before tho Webb substitute becomes
law Bryan refused TO take any
.tand for or against the bin
Governor Johnson declared the CON
ferences with Bryan were over and
that tho time has come to pass a law
He said
O." think tnc majority OF the leqis-
iaiofs fee certainly do myaelf--
that nc suh-ioli rcasoc has been pre-.
senicd 20 rause Calicrnia to halt any
contemplated lcrlslaticn u may be
safely astcrlr1 ihat American treaty
liza igne VIII be sorurulcuslv
served aac Inc zap nosc will not be
einQlcd eu bv any act"