The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-01
SENATE PASSES
ALIEN LAND LAW
CALIFORNIA BODY BUSHES MEAS
URE ON SHORT NOTICE.
BRYAN'S TRIP WAS A FAILURE
Bill viii Go to House Thursday and
There is No Doubt of Its Passage
There and That Governor
johnson viii Sign II.

TtlOn Dy the legislature on an alien
land law directed against the Japan
ese, his mission has been failure.
The conferences between Secretary
Bryan and the legislature closed at
11:40 o'clock last night.
Within three minutes, and before
most of the spectators knew what had
occurred, Senator A. 4. Boynton, pres
ident pro tempore of the upper house,
convened the senate and an amended
land bill, which provides that no alien
who is ineligible to citizenship under
the laws of the United States may
hold real property in California, was
, adopted as substitute for the pend
ing measure by unanimous viva voce
vote. .. ....
Will Pass Undoubtedly.
1t will come up for final passage in
the regular course of business Thurs
day morning and undoubtedly will be
approved according to the predictions
of the administration leaders. When
it comes to Governor Johnson it will
be signed.
The new bill is drawn in strict con-
formity with the treaty between Japan
and the United States, but all efforts
to secure an opinion from Secretary
Bryan or President Wilson failed and
the state leaders decided forthwith to
proceed with their plans for enacting
it into law.
Secretary Bryan brought into the
final conference last night further
messages from President Wilson, but
they met with no response from the
oil hA 1I0 IS
cret meeting Governor johnson and a
number of the administration leaders
declared their opinions remained I'M
changed.
Wilson's Reply to Bryan.
President Wilson's messages were
: in the form of replies to questions ask
} ed Secretary Bryan on the preceding
day. In answer to the question as to
! the effect law containing the words
! ineligible to citizenship" would have
, upon the federal government, Presi-
dent Wilson sent the following to Sec
rotary Bryan:
Il can only say that | cannot as
sumo that the representations hereto
fore made to the governor and the leg
islature and which your presence in
Sacramento must necessarily have
greatly emphasized, will be disregard
ed, and so render it necessary to con-
) slider that question"
That was taken as the nearest APP
proach to threat of danger that has
been made since the conferences be-
: gan.
!, In reply to a question as to whether
the substitute bill drawn by Attorney
- General Webb, which was acted on by
, the senate later, would be acceptable,
: Secretary Bryan said;
f Il have telegraphed to President
/. Wilson and he deems it inadyisable to
r sanction any particular statutes or
, forms of legislation. He thinks that
) it should be made emphatically evil
. dent that we are acting just now as
) the federal government, sanctioning
, not this or that, but as friends of Cali
. fOrnia, wishing to be of such service
/. as is possible to California in a critical
5 matte"
t Conference Ends.
: When Secretary Bryan concluded
t reading and discussing his messages
the conference came to an end.
Governor Johnson prepared state
. ment in which he expressed the views
4 of the majority party.
"The conferences between the sec.
= Iretary and the legislature were con.
ICluded tonight" il says. We were
delighted with Mr.. Bryan and all that
he said was given the most attentive
v land respectful consideration. Every
a opportunity was accorded him and the
:, conference closed only when he stat
, ed that he had nothing further to say.
- The members of the government
:, of California with unanimity express
;. ed themselves as desiring to aid the
v national government and in no wise TO
l. embarrass it. The spirit pervading
J. the meetings was one of friendly co
3, operation and full patriotic purpose.
Il After it all. though. | think the ma
r. jority of the legislators felt. and | Ger.
s tainly do myself. that no sufficient rea.
son has thus far been presented that
r. should cause California to halt in any
!. contemplated legislation"
y. No More Diplomatic Report.
? Washington. April 30-Japan will
:, make no further diplomatic report to
this government regarding its attitude
. on the California land laws until the
measure has been formally made a
: law. Japan has not sent an ultima
l. tum and does not propose to do so
K The Japanese officials are displeased
D. in the demonstration against Califor
I; mia by the people of Japan.
d viii Withhold Statement.
Washington, April 30.--Until he re
ceives a detailed report from Score
tary OF State BRYAN regarding the out
y come OF his mission to California
d President Wilson will withhold any
/ statement of the administration atti
e tude towards the anti-alien land own
ling bill which has passed the Califor
inis senate