The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
Concrete Expression of At
titude Toward Bryan's
Visit Will Be Made By
Tonight
NO FURTHER DELAY
WILL BE PERMITTED
IN TAKING ACTION
Secretary Bryan Spends Day in San
Francisco-Wide Discussion of
New Bill, But Little Criticism
From California Standpoint

Sacramento, April so.-secretary Of
State Bryan, who came all the way
Nlom Washington to protest the pass
nee of an alien land law by the Call
irornia legislature, has read and list
ened to many arguments since he came
to Sacramento but the best argument
Of all. in the belief of Governor john
son. is yet to be presented.
Tomorrow morning the secretary will
be taken for spin in the governors
automobile to the towns of Florin and
Walnut Grove. a dozen miles from the
capital, where two typical colonies of
Japanese farmers have been started.
Governor Johnson and Assemblyman
bradford, who represents that district.
viii accompany him. They will point
OFT the following concrete facts for
his observation
There are more than 5000 Japanese
Subjects in Sacramento county, accord
ArE to Assemb1yman Bradford's COM
! futatlon for the 1910 census.
= There are more than 1900 Japanese
In the Florin colony where scores OF
sbir farms are owned and hundreds of
acres are leased.
There are AZ Japanese children ont
of a total enrolment, of 81 pupils In
the Florin public schools.
In Walnut Grove. Iseton and Sierra,
naighboring towns In the same com
munity, the number of Japanese chill
dren In the public schools ranges from
40 to SO per cent.
Governor Johnson said tonight he
was pleased that Secretary Bryan had
accepted the invitation to see for him
self californias best argument for an
anti-alien law.
Sacramento. Cal, April So.-An open
right of way for final action in the
Stur fa4aorrow morning on tic Webb
anu-aiien land act was prepared to-
lay by fqor leaders in the upper house
Hnd before tomorrow night a concrete
expression of the legislatures attitude
toward Secretary of State Bryan's diplo
matte visit will be at hand in the shape
of vote on the most important land
holding measure yet proposed
Secretary Bryan spent the day in San
Francisco not returning until late to-
night. 1t was not known whether he
had received further instructions from
President Wilson regarding his prop
osttion to the legislature.
In his absence the original plan to
permit no further delay was carried
out and when the senate adjourned
tonight the Webb bills. which stand on
hhe file as the accepted substitute of
the original Thomson Birdsall measure,
was due TO be reached within a few
minutes after the upper house con-
venes tomorrow morning.
Few Amendments
A few amendments may be offered but
they will be resisted with the full force
of the administration leaders who
stated tonight that they expected the
yet to be passed in it's present form.
There was wide discussion of the new
iii today although but little criticism
vas forthcoming from the standpoint
lf CALIFORNIA; In comparison with vari-
lus drafts that preceded it. the Webb
let is said to be more drastic and ef-
ective in reaching the Japanese farm
irs of the state than any other pro-
posed measure and at the same time
east objectionable of all from an inter-
national point OF view.
Senator Thompson declared tonight
that the bill provided for "the imme-
iiate and direct solution OF the Japan
ese problem and to this extent it is
the most rigid and uncompromising
measure that has been suggested. Sem
Ptor Thompson denied that the wording
Of the act or any part of 1t can be
taken as a concession TO the objections
pr Secretary Bryan, and Governor
Johnson stated today that from what
he understood of the situation the meas
nre did not have the approval of Pres
ident Wilson.
No Wish TO Offend
1T is altogether probable that we would
have reached this form OF bill in any
case" said Senator Thompson, land it
cannot fairly be said that the draft pre-
pared by Attorney General Webb reflects
any Of the sentiments of Mr.. Bryan, ex-
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