Arizona republican., 1913-05-01
Secretary Bryan Has Prob
ably Done All He Can and
He Takes Advantage Of
Opportunity to Spend the
Dav in Frisco
WILSON WILL NOT
BE SATISFIED
While Bill Has Objection
able Clause Eliminated,
Its Provisions Are Not
Thougl t to Be in Accord
With His Views
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCH1

SACRAMENTO, April 80. Open
right of way for final action in the
senate tomorrow morning on the
Webb anti-alien land act was pre-
pared today by the floor leaders of
the upper house, and before evening
a concrete expression of the legis-
lures attitude toward Secretary of
State Bryan's diplomatic visit will
be at hand in the shape of d vote
on the most drastic land holding act
yet proposed
Secretary Bryan spent the day at
san Francisco not returning until
late tonight, and it is not known
whether he received further instruc
tons from President Wilson re-
sarding the propositions in the leg
islature in his absence. The orig
inal plan to permit no further delay
was carried out when the senate ad-
journed tonight The Webb bill
which stands on the file as the ac-
CeptCd substitute of the original
Thompson BirdsaI measure is due
to be reached within a few minutes
after the upper house convenes at 10
o'clock tomorrow
A long debate is not improbable
and a few amendments may be OF
tered but there will be resisted with
the full force of the administration
leaders who stated tonight they eX-
pected the act to be passed in its
present form. There was wide dis
cussions today on the new bill. al
though but little criticism was forth
coming from the standpoint of Cali
fornia. In comparison with the va
rious acts which preceded it, the
Webb act is said to be more drastic
and effective in reaching the Jap
anese farmers than any other form
er bill, but is at the same time the
least objectionable of all from an
international point of view.
Senator Thompson declared tonight
the bill provides IAN immediate and
direct solution of the Japanese prob
lem To this extent it is the most
rigid and uncompromising measure
which has been suggested
Thompson denied the wording of
the act or any part can be taken as
a concession to the objections of
Secretary Bryan. Governor Johnson
stated today that from what he un-
derstood of the situation, the meas
ure will not have the approval of
President Wilson.
1T is altogether probable we
would have reached this form of bill
in any CASE said Thompson. 1T
may not fairly be said that the draft
prepared by Attorney General Webb
reflects any of the sentiments of
Bryan, except the desire not to Of
fend any one, and that, of course,
L..S italn
the beginning At no time have we
had a wish to offend the people of
any nation. Our desire has been to
avoid the words ineligible TO cit
izenship' quite as strong as that of
the federal administration.
These words were not used in the
Webb bill, but we do not hesitate to
say the effect and result will be
precisely the same as if they were
included. There was no way to
avoid it.
"A close study of the Webb bill
shows the extent of the restrictions
placed on the aliens not permitted to
become citizens, although the lip1i-
tations are precisely those imposed
in existing treaties with the United
States, Japan, China and other ma
tions whose subjects are ineligible
to citizenship. In the case of the
japanese they are prohibited from
entry. acquiring or holding land for
farming or agricultural purposes. 1t
is declared the passage of the act
will put an end not only to the
growth of the Japanese farming col
onies. but eventually the colonists
themselves This purpose of the act
is effective in two ways!
/. On the death of an alien land
owner. the bill provides the owner
ship ceases, and the property must
be taken over by the probate court
and sold to the highest bidder. I'm
der the terms the alien may not be-
queath real property except to cit
izen. The proceeds of the sale of
such lands win be distributed to the
heirs by the court
2. No leases whatsoever are per
mitted. 1t was planned to permit
leases covering a maximum to pro-
ceed from threeto five years. but the
Webb act denies this opportunity for
the colonization by aliens provides
that any lease of agricultural lands
is subject to escheat by the state
on the day begun.
ITO make number two more effect
i've the bill provides that when suit
is begun to escheat such a lease the
court shall appraise the lease, sell
the property at forced sale and paw
the value of the lease into the state
The remainder of the proceeds shall