The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-04-24
JAPS AND CHINESE
TARGET OF BILLS
California Leaders in Substitute
Aim of Aliens.
REJECT ADVICE OF WILSON
Determination Of State Legislators
Causes Grave Concern and Dis
appointment at the White
House.

Sacramento, Cal, April 22.-Two
new bills dealing with the question OF
land ownership by aliens in California
each representing the view Of con
siderable faction of the legislature
will be offered and voted on by the
! senate this week.
Through an agreement reached by
| leaders of the majority party drastic
| law directed solely against the Japa-
nese and Chinese will be prepared as
a substitute for the Thompson-Birdsa
measure, and probably will be passed
If it fails an end will have come to
the anti-alien land legislation at this
session, floor leaders declare.
Discard Guarded Language.
II is planned to throw out entirely
the guarded language of the Thomp-
son-Birdsall bill and put in it's place
two simple prohibitions:
|. No alien who is ineligible to citi
zenship shall be permitted to acquire
and hold land in California for a
period of more than one year after the
date of such acquisition.
2 No corporation, the majority of
stock of which is held by aliens who
are ineligible to citizenship, shall be
permitted to acquire and hold land ex-
cept for one year.
Agreed or his procedure are Sena.
tor A. f. Hoynton, president pro TEN.
and floor leader of the upper house;
Senator Lee c. Gates. chairman of the
judiciary committee; Senator r. w.
Thompson, chairman of the committee
on revenue and taxation, and others
They will be opposed by several of the
Democratic leaders who expressed
themselves on the floor of the senate !
as standing against the use of the
words Ineligible to citizenship" in |
describing the aliens whom it is sought |
to restrict.
Reject Wilson's Advice.
The plan is in direct opposition to |
he suggestions contained in the tele- |
gram received by Governor Johnson
from Secretary Bryan of the state de-
partment last week, and the Demo
Gratis have decided to offer bill which
will confine the restriction to aliens
who have not declared their intention
to become citizens, according to law"
In effect, the Progressive Republic
ans are proposing Substantially the
original Democratic bill while the
Democrats are tending toward the
original administration bill.
Causes Concern in Capital.
Washington, April 22.-News CT the
of the legislative lead
,rs in Sacramento to frame and pass
IN alien land owning bill directly dis
against the japanese, un.
officially conveyed to the White House
md state department, was received
with grave concern and disappoint-
nent Such development had not
)een expected in view of the first fa-
'orable comments in California upon
he presidents suggestion that regard
,e had for the preservation of the
friendly relations between this coun-
ry and the oriental nations.
The administration is not at the end
# its resources and will continue its
forts TO ameliorate the harsh fea-
ures of the projected legislation until
he measure is beyond reach of amend
nent in. that direction.
In the event the California legisla-
ion takes the form of direct discrimi-
ation against the Japanese in viola
ion Of what the administration itself
egards as their treaty rights. the ma
ional government itself might enter
he lists against the state of Caiifor-
ia before the judicial tribunals of the
and