Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-20
Two Elements in California Express Dissatisfaction
 and Are Threatening to Invoke It
NOT SUFFICIENTLY DRASTIC FOR DEMOCRI
Asatic Exclusion League Regards 'FainHeared"- position Company Holds It to be Violation of Faith" Governor Johnson Signs Bill and Makes Statement Secretary Bryan Makes Reply to Japanese Protest.

Sacramento. Cal. May 19.-Califor- uia-s alien land bill became the law ul the state today Against the pro- tests of Japanese and the representa- tlHrs of President Wilson and his per -.lII envoy. Secretary Of State Bryan, Governor Johnson signed the bill, and ninety days after the adjournment Of the legislature, or on Aug. 10, the act becomes operative.
 While the governor was signing the bin the steamship Korea. was passing through the Golden Gate, bearing two distinguished Japanese. one a former turI ef President Wilson, on a mis- sion er Investigation
 Besettina Complications
 Meanwhile complications, national and seruonal beset the bill Over ea5nwiuS all is the outcome of the U---Llations now in progress between this country and Japan. which has in- -.rEre-ed the act as discriminatory and offensive.
 Within California itself the act has encountered triple hostility which may delay 5-s activity until Nov. | 1914 Democrats opposed state legislation at ---s -me, ss a matter of party Tegu- l-ri--. Nevertheless. so plain to them S0Us re Joe The demand for the bill tEl- after eTiaUstinE all parliament lar. tactics. tle senate gave but one adverse demo cratic vote and the as- samHly but tUo.
 Referendum May Be Invoked.
 As an expression of this opposition, Theodore Bell late democratic candi- date for governor and former chairman gf rEe democratic state committee. has isSsai an invitation to his party to E--fit the issue to the people by in- Taliu- inc referendum gainst the bill. f3a grounds his opposition on two con- r.rr0uls-0ue that the bill is insuffi r.eu-ly drastic because \ it permits leases running three years. and, sec ' u-i because at present it embarTasses t.e national administration.
 Ele As.ari- Exclusion league. an or E-Earian Of which the president is oat A TEeitmoe. recently convicted CT -ump1icItr in the national dynamite s.rt 1rzelnerinE in Indianapolis. an bounced last night that it would in- vaSe -ae referendum purely because it l opposes the bill as faint hearted.
 -A Violstion es Faith" Thirdly. the powerful Panama Pacific 1 International Exposition company backed by many chambers of com mercc- has placed itself on record in opposition to the bu1 on the ground that it s a violation of faith.
 Any action of the legislature" said inc directors of the company. "offen- Eivc 10 any foreign country 10 their pride as a people, or their honor at nation must challenge the good faith O. the commonwealth"
 Tn reply tO this thi eatened hostility Governor Johnson said today in sign ins the bill:
 Governor Johnson's Statement.
 california for the first time in it's history. has an anti-alien law. Any man who wishes another kind of law may consistently invoke the initiative. (o man who really wishes an anti alien law will sign the referendum as to this law. presented by means of the initiative and iu the meantime the present law Uill be in operation
 The two visltin~ Japanese are SorO- k1 Ebaraw of the constitutional party l and a member of the house of peers ! and Ayao Hartori of the nationalist i psrry and a meube of the lower | house On their arrival here they made i ir plain thar they did not come in any l official capacity, but merely as repre- | Eenra lives of their parties with a view !! to learning the actual conditions and !! prevailing sentiment in California. Mir. ] EaTtori said.
 Japs May Call on Johnson.
 "OUr plans are somewhat indefinite. | We may see Governor Johnson. and | 1! expect TO visit President Wilson at his | summer home before ] return. I was ' taking special work at Princeton when | the president was lecturinE there and | hie course was one of those I attend 1