Arizona republican., 1913-05-18
GOVERNOR HUNT
 HEARS A PLEA
Japanese of the City Present an Address Setting Forth Their Complaint Against the Anti-Alien Ian q Measure

The Japanese society of this city ! Friday presented the following ad- dress to Governor C. w. P. Hunt set ting forth the aims, and objects of the Japanese who have made their homes in Arizona, and the reason that they had applied to the governor for relief from the anti-alien land law as set forth in House Bill 34 and more partic- l uiarly section 3. z. Ida. q graduate of the Imperial University of ToIlio, composed the address and read it to the governor, who congratulated him upon his efforts:
 In behalf of the entire Japanese people of Arizona, we. the chosen rep resentatives, thank your honor, the governor of the state of Arizona, for the kind consideration upon the pres ent question, namely: the Alien Land Bill that was proposed in the legisla- ture of the state of Arizona. and for giving us this opportunity to be heard by your honor.
 Before we proceed further, We eX- press the regret that we are not ex- perts nor professional practitioners of the laws; hence are not prepared to give answer for the questions one the t'IlipliC3le0 ana me points or law : or treaties nor interpret thereof.
 But We, the Japanese people O. Ari- Zona, do believe that we, while we re- side in this country. respecting and abiding to the laws of the land. are legally protected by executive of the government of the state in which we live. as much as by the executive fed eral government which assured our mother country to do so.
 And since the majority of US, the Japanese people in Arizona are en- gagged in agricultural enterprises and believe to remain nthe same occupa- ton. and further, that the recently proposed Alien Land Bill does. when It is made law. mean a destructive blow to the foundation of our occupa- ton.
 THEREFORE. in order to protect ourselves from such danger. We, the Japanese people living under the pro lection of the American flag. have sought in form of appeal the recon sideration on the proposal in both houses. And furtherly applied to the senate for public hearing which was denied
 Fortunately, as We were. through r. Mrs. Thornton we are given an oppor- tunity to report and explain our situa- ton before your honor's office. and are indeed very grateful to your sym pathy.
 As of the H. E. No. 34, it appears to us as though, according to the words of the sentences therein used. that the law applies to all foreigners: but in it's spirit is it not aiming at the Japan ese people alone? Because the immi- grants other than the mongolians, have a privilege of becoming natural fZed and by means of this privilege they enjoy the perfect right of citizens and own real property. while Chinese and other MOngolian people are eX pressly denied. But Japanese people are still held as a question and should the said enactment become legal, it will undoubtedly play a havoc upon the welfare of the Japanese people of Arizona. And for this reason. may We know what intention in the law making body of the state of Arizona has made it to propose this act
 Yet we are firm in the belief that by the peaceful and intimate relation existed heretofore between the govern