Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-05-01
Test Of Strength in California
Legislature Expected to
Come Quickly After Session
Opens This Moning,
BRYAN'S INFLUENCE
is NOT CONSIDERED
Solution Of Veying Problem
Worked Out, Is Contention,
So as to Reach End Desired
Without Ground for 0ffense

0N 90 " llNtANll NllN ARoi' w
Without Ground for 0fienSe
ny Morning journal special Leased wirel
Sacramento cal, April jV-An
opon right of way for flnal action ~
the senate tomorrow morning on the
Webb anti-alicn land act was prepaf
ca today hy the floor leaders Va the
uppcr house. aud before tomorrow
night "a concert expression OF the leg
lslaturcs attitude toward Secretary of
state Bryan's diplomatic visit will be
at hand In the shape OF "a vote on the
most drastic land holding act yet pro-
posed.
Secretary bryan spent the day In
san Francisco. not returning until late
tonight II wis not known whether he
had received further instructions from
President Wilson regarding his prop
osition TO the legislature.
In his absence the original plan 10
permit no further delay was cnrricd
out. and when the senate adjourned
tonight. the Webb bill. which stands
on the file as the accepted substitute
Tor the original Thompson- Birdsah
measure. was due to be reached with
In few minutes after the upper house
conVencs tomorrow morning.
A long debate is not impropahle
, and "A few amendments viii be offer
ed, but they viii he resisted With the
, fun force Of the administration lead
ers who stated tonight that they OK
pected the bill to be passed In the
II present form.
!, There was wide discussion OF th,
new bin today. although but llulc
, criticism was forthcoming from the
standpoint Of california In compafN
son with various drafts that proceeded
|, 1t. the Webb act Is said to be morn
drastic and effective in reaching the
Japanese farmers Of the state than
any other proposed measure ana NJ
the same time least Objectionable Of
all from an international point of
view.
Senator Thompson declared tonight
that the bill provided for "the imme
, dlate and direct solution Of the Jana-
ncse problem" and to this extent II is
the most rigid and uncomnromlsinr
measure that has been suggested
Senator Thompson denied thnt the
wording Of the act or any part Of Il
can be taken aH concession TO the
objections OF Secretary bryan, and
= Governor johnson stated today that
: from what he understood Of the sit.
uatlon, the measure did not have the
approval of President Wilson.
"It is altogether probable that We
would have reached this form OF bill
: In any ease" said sonntor Thompson.
snnd il cannot fairly be snld that tho
drnft prepared by Attorney General
webb reflects any Of the sentiments
of Mr. Bryan except his desire thar
We do not offend anyone. and mat OF
course has been our guiding principle
from the beginning. At no time nave
! we had wish to offend the people
Of any nation, and our desire TO avoid
Tho words ineligible 10 citizenship
has been quite MS strong as that OF me
federal administration.
"Those words are not used IN th'
webb hill, but do not hesitate To say
tha, thn effect and result is precisely
the same ms If they we're included, ana
4, vnl he so understood. There was
no way TO avoid H. M
"A close study Of the Wcbh hll'
shows the fun extent of the res'tl'+
tlons placed upon aliens who are not
permitted to become citizens hl
+ tbouph the limitations are precisely
j those imposed in the existing treaties
Y between us and japan, China ana otn
/, or nations whose subjects are inelisl
Bile In the case of the Japanese, they
are prohibited entirely from aepuir
inc or holding land foi farming or
agricultural purposes. and It IL ae-
, clared that the passage OF the act VIII
y nut an end, not only to the Erowth
q of Japanese farming colonies oul
eventually 10 the colonies themselves.
This purpose of the act Is effected
in two ways
y ON the death of nm alien land
@ owner. the bill provides that his own
4 ership ceases and that the properly
= must be taken over by the pI"n'VN
court and sold to the highest hidd't
Under its terms an alien cannot pc
aueath real property except TO e'l
t. zen The proceeds from tH' a'N ~
such land are distributed 20 the heits
by tho court
2. No leases whatsoever are perlAn-
ted originally Il was planned 10 per
nit leases covering maximum period
nf three to five years, but the Wfhh
act denies this opportunity tor eeleh'-
= zation by aliens and provides that any
r Lease Of agricultural lands Is subject
= N eseheat 10 the state on the day It
e ~ begun. To make this more effee-
i tive. the bill provides TINT when SUIT
Il Is hegnn TO escheat such leases, the
+ court shall appraise the lease. sell
the property at forced sale and pay
r the value of the lease into the state.
d The remainder Of the proceeds shatl
d go 10 the citizen owner Of the land
II is held that this section Of me