Arizona republican., 1913-05-03
By Actions of Legislature Yesterday It Was Shown That Recommendations of the President Will Likely Be Ignored
EVEN MINORITY
 IN SYMPATHY
Senator Sanford Claims the Measure is Necessary to Prevent Japanese from Putting White Men Out of Business
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH


 actions today. the California senate showed a resolute determination. aid ed and encourag ged by Governor John son. to pass against the recOmmenda- tions of President Wilson and his envoy, Secretary Bryan, the act pro- hibiting Japanese and other aliens ineligible to citizenship from holding land by purchase under any circum- stances, or to lease for more than three years.
 In phraseology the bill as re-draft ed by Attorney General Webb, after many conferences with the governor and administration floor leaders, omit ted the words ineligible to citizen ship" which was offensive to Japan, but those in charge of the bill re- peatedIy admitted in the debate that the end sought was the same.
 Democratic opposition was purely tactical The minority confessed sym pathy with the ends sought. In fact. In fact, it freely criticized the bill as not too drastic, but too weak. Where the minority differed in its Judg- ment was on the means Wisest to employ This attitude found expres- rion in a resolution offered by Sena- tor Curlin and defeated by a vote of ten ayes, and twenty six noes The administration majority is for the bill solid with a single exception. In op- position are eight out of ten demo- crats, one progressive and Senator Wright of San Diego, the lone Taft republican in the chamber.
 Curlin's resolution proposed that the people of the state defer to the wishes of the president and that this legislature do not at this session pass the bill advised against This on the condition that it be understood that the people of the state desired sub stantially the ends sought by the ad- ministration measure. and that the president of the United States be requested to endeavor to secure such a treaty or other agreement from any nation protesting against the passage of the bills under consideration as will effectually accomplish the pur- pose herein mentioned.
 Further, if the governor of Cali fornia becomes convinced that the success of such an effort is improb- able, he is hereby requested to call an extraordinary session of the 1egisla- ture."
 Criticism of the minority was phas- ed in a representative fashion by Sen ator Sanford (democraD who, as he said, introduced the alien land bills ''siX years, four years, two years and two months ago"
 What do the people of California desire?v he asked. They wish," ht answered, "to prevent Japanese from yxrhi out of business
 Senator Curlin defending his owT resolution, strengthened the same af. firmation.
 q don't like these words, fin ac. cordance with a treaty. he shouted because a new treaty may at any time be signed nullifying the purpos' of this legislation.'
 The chief arguments against tn bill in support of the Curlin resolu tion are:
 1 The bill is discourteous to tn president of the United States an' the imperial government of Japan.
 2. The ends sought might bette and more permanently be acquired b federal negotiations.
 3. Those opposed might invoke tn FeIerenOun, thus lnnlDlLlnB e11ecLlN action under it's provisions for on year and seven months, during whic the Japanese advised of the inten tion of the state, might acquire a the land they were able, but withou let or hindrance.
 'In 1907 and 1911.' urged Curlil we had the same conditions and tn same federal appeal, but with no as surances or promises of relief. Wh should we be sb nasty now when W hearkened then
 Tn 1S79-S0, when the feeling again. the Chinese ran incomparably hight than it does against the Japanes now, We found relief in congress ar not the state legislature.
 Never before in the history of tf United States has the president gor so far as to lend a sympathetic es to the difficulties of state as q Wilson in sending the chief of h cabinet to counsel with us.'
 Curlin read from a London Tim editorial reciting the British solutiC of the same problem as effects Cal ada A similar line of action, thought, might be followed here
 "If we get the end we seek,' asked, isn't that all that is desired
 lContipued on papa Sevanl