Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-05-07
ALIEN BILL ADOPTED
DESPITE BRYAN
California Senate Acts Following
Conference With NebraSkan.
MEASURE HITS lNELIGIBLES
Gov. johnson in Statement Defends
Action; Messages From Washing
ton Read by Secretary Of
State imply Threat.

Sacramento. Cal, April 30.-f the
purpose Of the visit of Secretary OF
State Bryan was to check further &C
ton by the legislature on an alien
land directed against the Japanese his
mission has been a failure Confer
ences between Secretary Bryan and
the Legislators closed Tuesday night.
Within three minutes and before
most Of the spectators knew what
had occurred, Senator A. E. Boyn-
ton, president pro tenn Of the up
per house. convened the senate and
an amended land bill, which provides
that 10 alien who is ineligible to citi-
zenship under the laws OF the Uaited
States may hold real property in Cali
fornia. was adopted as a substitute
for the pending measure by unanimous
viva voce vote
Secretary Bryan brought into the
final conference further messages
from President Wilson. but they met
with no response from the Legislators.
At the close of the secret meeting
Gov. Johnson and a number OF admin
istration leaders declared their opin-
lens remained unchanged.
President Wilson's messages were
IN the form of replies to questions
asked Secretary Bryan on the preced-
i~g day. In answer to the question az
20 the effect a law containing the
words ineligible to citizenship" would
have upon the federal government
President Wilson sent the following
10 Secretary 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 1t necessary to con.
slider that question"
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 accept
able. Secretary Bryan said:
Il have telegraphed to President
Wilson and he deems II inadvisable
to 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
California wishing to be Of such serv-
ice as is possible to California in a
critical matter"
When Secretary Bryan concluded
reading and discussing his messages
the conference came TO an end.
Gov. Johnson prepared statement
in which he expressed the views of
the majority party.
The conferences between the sec
rotary of state and the legislature
were concluded last night" It says.
We were delighted with Mr.. Bryan.
and all that he said was given the
most attentive and respectful consid-
GRAFTON. Every opportunity was &C,
corded him, and the conference closed
only when he stated that he had
nothing further TO say
THE members of the government
Of California with unanimity expressed
themselves as desiring to aid the ma
tional government and In no wise to
emharrass il, The spirit pervading
the meeting was one of friendly CO.
operation and full patriotic purpose,
After 1t ali, though, | think the
majority of the legislators felt, and
! certainly do myself. that no sdfii-
cient reason has thus far been
presented that should cause California
to halt in any contemplated legisla-
ton