New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04

Sacramento, May S.-Secretary Bryan
Of the State Department terminated his
mission here by a farewell message to
he legislature this afternoon. He
warned the lawmakers that President
Wilson regarded the Webb bill. which
Vas passed by the Senate last night, as
discriminatory and Objectionable to the
Japanese. despite the inserted clause
providing for three-year leases Of agri-
ultura land.
q his own volition Secretary Bryan
Urged that If a law must pass its
operation be limited TO two years, so
hat meantime resort might be had to
diplomacy and re-enactment of the bill
s unnecessary by the next Legislature.
In the event that his request for two
Tears' delay was futile, Secretary
Sryan announced that he looked to the
people Of the state to express a final
udgment through the referendum
within the ninety days before the act
would go into effect.
A referendum petition. which would
require 10000 signatures, would nullify
me act pending an election. The mat
Yer could not be submitted TO the peo-
PIE until the fall Of 1914-a delay Of
nineteen months.
Early In the session representatives
the board Of directors Of the Pan
ima-Pacifc Exposition at San Fran
'iseo gave notice to the Legislature
maj the board might foster a move
nent to invoke the referendum against
my snti-alien bill that might be passed.
me same attitude has been indicated
several commercial and trade bodies
me larger cities, who feared Japan
as trade reprisals
IN reply made in behalf Of the
Nsslature Mr.. Bryan's request was
.usoed He was merely thanked for
Us rs VISIT and kind words were said OF,
ue administrations good intentions.
Rushed in Assembly.
IN The Assembly the amended land
VII was made a special order OF bust
uess To-day Efforts TO put the bill
.''Ousn at the morning session were
"usuated by the Democrats, who in
'''Veo On general debate, although con-
S0'ins the ultimate passage Of the
easure by substantial majority. The
.'Oa'e was interrupted for the joint
'eSslon which Mr.. Bryan addressed.
governor Johnson intin,ated that he
"'u'd sisn the bill at an early date.
passaee, he said, constituted a great
IVORY Tor the people of the state. AS
"s three'year lease clause. he said
mace the bill more restrietive-de-
'' common opinion to the contrary
'n the Bradford bill, which passed
W. assembly two weeks ago and pro-
Voc Tor fve-yesr leases.
'''e'ary Bryan appeared before the
"0 houses OF the Legislature in Joint
~ ''Oh at 3 o'clock this afternoon. In
sooress he expressed the Presidents
u'on that the words eligible to cit
,sasnip substituted in the California
l.Tney Generals redraft OF the alien
measure for the words Ineligible
h. au1enship' were equally discrim-
10y His suggestion that any law
n, s.ssed be limited in its operation to
~ years was one which had not yet
."eo the President, he said, and was
,s ~ Tor the consideration of those
g. nave yet to act upon the subject"
., etary Bryan said in part:
r. need not recount the experiences
IA vush which we have passed. The
bsss 'a'ure' In so far as it has acted,
ouhd !. inconsistent with it's view
p.s responsibilities to follow the
N. aents advice in the wording of
saar. which 1t regards AS its duty 10
1,~ while I shall not attempt to
Judgment as to the action of