The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-04
BRYAN, DEFEATED, |
THREATENS STATE
WITH REFERENDUM.
He Looks to People to.
Express Final
Judgment. ia
FAILS IN EFFORTS
TO AVERT ACTION.
Assembly Follows in Wake Of
Senate, Which Passed Anti
alien Bill Aimed at Japanese.
His Mission Ended, Secre-
tary of State Leaves
for Washington.

sacramento, CAL, May 3.-Thc anti
alien Dill, drafted by Acknowledgement
Webb, mt the direction of Governor
johnson and administration, passed the
Assembly tonight by an oycruheIm-
Ing majority.
Numerous attempts to amend the bill
were made, chief among them beine
amendments offered by Chandler nn.I
Inmnn, which would have nub.titutcI
for the Senate bill the bill which pass-
Ell the Assembly April 10, carrying
the words "lneliRible to citizcnship,"
ana the clause prohibiting the owner
snip or land by corporations, major
ny OF whose stockholders were fneIir,
bic to become citizens.
All or these proposed amendment.
were ncrented, one after the other .nJ
at the end of the debate, which Inst.d
nearly until midnight, the roll wan
sa,iea on the Webb bill ns passed by
inc senate, and 1t WINS passed. The biii
now goes to the Governor, md viii M,
promptly signed.
sacramento, CAL, May s.-Defeatcd
naiy In hts DIPLOMATIC effort to din
snade the California Legislatures srn,
enaetinE an alien land Inv affecting
INC Jhpnnese, Secretary of State Bryan
declared this afternoon TINT he ioolxnI
TO the people OF the state IN exnr.,.
final Judgment through the refercu-
oum' before the net shall go into ef-
feet.
MIR. Brynn's statement wa. mod.
before nm open Joint meeting of th.
senate and Assembly, imm edinreIy he
i"rc MIS- departure for Washington.
Inc Assembly, which WINS even then
In the midst OF fits debate ,,pop ~,
lnnd bill, pnssed late last night NV Tie
senate, paused for hnif an hour to
near MIN: and then took up it's work
OF following the Senate's lend.
Inc procedure in the lowar ;,ou,.,
o-oay was almost Identical with thar
whicn the administration leaders IN
the Senate adopted yesterday. On tho
one side, the Democrats offered sub
stitute resolutions and amendments, all
seeking to delay action, and or thn
other side, the Progressive maiorlty
stood firm In voting down every sug-
gestion. SO
That the bill would pass to-nirht
was predicted. by both sides. 1t will
then be In the hands OF Governor
Johnson. awaiting the signature that
snail make 1t law
Only One Contingency W
Apparently the Only CONTINGENCY
'hat can arise to prevent the carrying,
out or the Bills provision within M
proNifnateiy ninety days is the threat
ened referendum petition which would
require 10000 signatures before the
law could be temporarily nullinea,
not be submitted to the people until
the fall OF 1sl+-a delay OF nineteen
months. in case the proposed referen-
oum petition gains enough signers.
Early In the session II was intimat-
ed by representatives OF the board OF
directors of the Panama Pacific Ex-
position in San Francisco In opposing
the bills that the board might foster
movement to invoke the referendum
against any antiallen law that might
be enacted
The same attitude has been indicated
by several commercial and trade bodies
IN the larger cities, VINO fear japan
VIII levy reprisals upon California by
abrogating present business relation
ships.
Message of Farewell
secretary Bryan concluded mis- mis-
sion with a message OF farewell 70
an open joint session OF the two
houses. attended by the Governor, ne
gave renewed assurances of tho
friendly interest and cooperative at
titude OF the national administrations
toward the peculiar enactments Of CAL
norma. transmitting President VIII
sons latest criticism of the alien law
passed last night and reiterating
again those objections already MADE
public. In reply. Senator Gates. speak
ing Tor the State, said:
honor that has been done to this state
oy the visit OF the Secretary of State
we realize that his coming to CO.
operate with us marks an era III
American politics. 1t brings the FED
erai government into close touch with
the individual States
On the part of the Legislature,
wish to express our profound appre-.
citation and gratitude Tor the interest
taken by the national government in
a problem confronting the State of Cali
norma, and to assure the President
that, even IL we may differ with him,
we do It with the profoundest respect
Of his opinions and those OF the Secre-
tary OF State. And if we feel impeiled
to depart from that advice we do 1t
with respect for that advice
II propose and desire on the part
OF this Legislature to thank the Press
ident and his secretary for their as
sistance. and / express the hope that
this visit may be a forerunner of fur
Their activity by the national governs
mentI in assisting the States in this
work"
Voices WILSON. Criticism.
Secretary Bryan, in his address.
voiced the Presidents opinion that the
words eligible to citizenship" substi-
tuted in the California Attorney-Gen
erals redraft OF the allen land meas-s
ure for the words Ineligible to citi-
zenship" are equally discrimipatory.
and therefore equally objectionable to-
Japan.
If law must pass. no urged that
ii be limited in Its operation to two
years. that meanwhile diplomacy might
so improve the international situation
that re-enactment by the Eext Leg
lature would be unnecessary. s5SSSI.iTsi'
This suggestion. which had not ysxIS
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