Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-01
Drafts New Bill in Which In
eligible to Citizenship" Is
Not Included.
CONFORMS TO U. 5. TREATY
Confident Solution of Problem
Will Receive Endorsement of
President Wilson-Bry-
an Reticent.

'''' IiheHto' 'dL' Nprl 9.-rhe uos-
sibility Of an amicable adjustment of the
alien land controversy by means of n
new Dill drawn In strict conformity with
the treaty between Japan and the United
states confronted tonight the third
secret conference of Secretary of State
Bryan with Governor Johnson and the
California Legislature The conference
was called for $50 O'Clock.
Attorney-General L. s. Webb drafted
the new measure at the suggestion of
Governor Johnson, and copy was placed
! Immediately in the hands OF Secretary
! Bryan. The term 'Hneligible to citizen
ship. which Is declared by Secretary
Bryan to be odious to the Japanese, is
rot included, and progressive republican
leaders are confident they have arrived
at solution of the problem that will
| receive the endorsement Of President
, Wilson.
Secretary bryan declined to comment
upon the new bill except in the con-
ference. The principal features of the
bill are as follows:
An aliens eligible to citizenship may
acquire and hold land in the same man
luer az citizens of tho United States.
All other aliens may acquire and hold
land 'in the manner and to tho extent
and for the purposes prescribed by any
treaty now existing between the govern
ment OF the United States and the ma
ton or country Of which such alien is a
citizen or subject"
Interpretations composed of aliens
other than those who are eligible to
citizenship may acquire and hold land
only according to the terms of existing
treaties.
4-Present holdings of aliens regardless
Of their rights to citizenship, are pro-
! teCted.
5-The State specifically reserves its
sovereign right to enact any and all
laws relating TO the acquisition or hold
ing Of real property by aliens
THEORY OF THE STATUTE.
Acknowledgement Webb worked upon
the theory that there could be no OBJ
lection to writing into the statute tho
specific limitations Of the Japanese treaty
of 1911 Under the terms of this treaty,
Japanese subjects are permitted to own
houses and lands for residential pur-
poses, factories manufactures and
shops" according to Mr.. Webb Another
clause permits japanese subjects to lease
land for residential and commercial pur-
These are the only stipulations made.
anu IL IL 'ne pehei Oh the attofhev-eeh-
eia' 'hat the rlshts Oh Japanese suplects
. To lana ownership IN the United states
stop at this point. Under his constrlc-
uon OF the treaty no lana can he own
cd or leased by japanese for aGrlcul-
tural purposes except that which is al
ready owned or for any other purposes
. except those set forth in the agreement
between the nations Explaining the
wording ~ the substitute bill, Mr.. Webb
said
, "Our theory is that az the time TN,
treaty was framed. Japan asked for ali
the rights as to ownership of land in Cali
fornia that that nation desired for hel
subjects and that the treaty as it now
stands represents all that Japan asked
ana all that the United states was wiling
to grant
, rms act docs not draw the me upon
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! mentioned I'm section / Of This act ma,
acouire nosse.. enjoy ar transfer rea
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s,,t. in m. noanner and ia the exten,
and for the nurpose nrescribed by an,
treaty now existing between the govern
ment OF the United States and the ma
ton or country Of which such alien 1.
citizen M srhi.o, and NOT otherwise