Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-03
:ALiFoaNiA HOUSE PREPARES TO
Push MEASURE TO PASSAGE
A. ONCE.
eoxEnNoR TO WITHHOLD
sloNATURE FOR TIME
3@endsd Dill shorn Of Some Of ohjso-
I tienabIe Features Vet Passage 10 Slap
iat Dsmeeratie Party and Wilson Ad-
minissratien-Laher Unions Object
lie 4.

lands tonight an alien land law bar
ang Japanese and other aliens In
Iligible to citizenship from the soil Of
ksalifornia. He has agreed to delay
&Ening the bill until opportunity shall
h given for hearing whatever protest
President Wilson may desire. In the
kovernor.s own words this delay will
oyer "a reasonable time." probably
of more than ten days. certainly not
hore than thirty.
Altho the act is designed to exclude
nll aliens ineligible to citizenship. it
drawn In conformity with treaty OBJ
kgations and guarantees to every alien
tis treaty rights, omitting the phrase
ineligible to citizenship"
To Pusl, Bill Thru House.
with this program on the cards the
house pickel up today the work OF
he senate and began final considera-
lion OF the Bloodgood bill. which Is
identical with the Webb redraft Of the
Fhnti. allen bills passed early this morn
ing by the senate.
It was planned by the administration
door leaders in the lower house to
Adopt the same procedure followed
Yesterday by the senate and to begin
ht once the long debate that must pre-
seda conclusive action. The effect OF
tha senate's almost unanimous deci-
lion was expected to hasten the vote.
since the Bloodgood bill is Identical
sifr the senate bill already passed. 1t
ktu be sent on passage Immediately to
he committee on enrolment. there to
compared with its companion
neasure. When the identity OF the
Co. acts has been verified. the COM
,,ttae viii report back to the house
ja, IL. h,ll. r.lI .rst ssa 70 shszxos-
Ernor for his signatafe.
Clap at Democrats. gss,.
Th@ hiI, 4. Il now stands is slap by
republican progressive maJoFty -
the legislature at the national demo-
cratic administration and a deciaratioi' on
~ hostility q to the japanese, but It's
actual effect an land holding oy jap
anese in California Is practicahy MI
II recognizes the right OF the japanese
! to hold land for commercial purposes
n provided by treaty. and 1t aoos an
authorization of agricultural shoi
term leases. This means the Japanese
colonies in the state wiz
lbe entirely unaffected and that the
spread Of Japanese farming may con-
}tinue.
4 The law will not go into effect for
at least a year and seven months oe-
tause Of the invocation Of the initiative
and referendum.
The demand for referendum on the
bin will be fathered by the commercial
lcIubs and real estate boards OF the
lstate and by the interests back OF San
lErancisco exposition. In no case VIII
1.-The law 30 into effect within three
months. and II within that time they
Ean secure 10000 signatures to REL
erendum petition the matter Will go
byer until the general election IN NO
Eember. 1914.
Labor Unions Want New Bill.
It is quite certain, on the other
hand. that the labor unions OF the
ktate will Immediately get out petitions
For an initiative on a bill excluding
lIapanese from the leasing OF agricui-
kural lands. This will also come up In
hs14. ~
Most Of the members Of the demo-
fratic minority in the senate have been
there for a generation and have been
pleading incessently for the last six
Years for anti-Japanese land legisla-
ZION. They were naturally intensely op-
bosed 70 this great concession to the
taonnese. They charge the progressives
introduced the amendment expecting
them to oppose 1t. and thereby make
inconsistent and ridiculous their pres
ient plea for no legislation and defer
lence to the wishes Of the present.