Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-04-28
Every Possible Courtesy is 10
be Extended 10 Secretary of
State by Governor and Leg
iSIative Members,
IMPORTANCE OF VISIT
is FULLY UNDERSTOOD
Intimaiion is That Bill VIII be
Passed Regardless Of Fed
eraI Government Aimed Di-
rectly at Japanese

~, Morning journal Special frasee Wire.l
sacramento. Cal April 2t-~ln doi-
crcncc TO Secretary of State hrNan
who Is due In sacramento tomorrow
morning to confer with Governor HI
ram W johnson and the Legislature
on the proposed anti-alien land laws.
il has been decided to make no plans
for the conferences until Mir. BRYAN
has spnifod the purpose of his visit
Governor johnson met this nftef-
noon with Attorney General Webb ana
a dozen of the administration lead
ers In the legislature for q general dis
cusslon of the situation with regard
10 Secretary Bryans visit but no
course Of action was proposed Gov
ornor johnson said ufterward that
everything hinged upon the desires
Of the states visitor.
Il cannot tell when our conferences
will be held with Secretary hryan, or
what their nature will be, whether
public or private said the governor
"In the matter of arrangements oi
that kind we are agreed that Mr.
Bryan's wishes VIII be scrupulousls
and checrfullv observed, whatever
they may be.
There i4 much speculation as 20 the
form the official visit viii take and
the manner which secretary Bryan
will choose to impart his mossage
from President Wilson
II IL generally agreed that II the
secretary OF state is possessed ot m
formation OF n private or diplomatic
character ne viii disclose u only 60
the governor or to an executive meet
ing of the two houses OF the lcglsla-
ulre sitting together That such a
Joint meeting would be called at hiH
request is indicated by the statements
of Governor johnson and others.
There ARE many however who he
lieve that Secretary Bryan comes out
only 10 protest openly, IN the name
of the federal government, against "a
violation of any treaties of the Unit
ed States and that he Will be content
with the formal presentation Of such
protest. In either case he would adj
dress the houses separately or in Joint
session.
MIR. Hryan VIII arrive MT o'clock
and will he met ut the train by Gov
error johnson. whose invitation to ba
guest at the executive mansion he
has accepted.
Secretary Bryan's expressed desire
To waste no time viii be needed, ana
If necessary. he will be able TO pre-
sent his views before noon tomorrow
If they concern the legislature Gov-
Rf
fetal messages.
There f. no occasion for the
slightest delay said senator Thomp-
son. one of the leading advocates Of
alien land legislation tonight "Mr
Bryan undoubtedly understands our
position thoroughly and We are fully
prepared 10 listen 10 him. All further
action In the matter depends entire
IS upon what he has to tell u.s.
II was stated by a number of adj
ministration leaders that the dlsposi-
ton to pass an alien land law re-
strictine aliens who are ineligible 10
citizenship remains unchanged II
viii he necessary for Mir. Bryan to
change the present views Of the na-
lority If the bin is to be killed.
senator Thompson has completed
his final draft OF his new bill, which
is TO be presented to Secretary Bryan
as the concrete expression of the SEN
tment of the majority II is brief
and makes no attempt to dodge the
point nc issue the inclgihility 0f the
japanese Under Us terms amy alien
who is ineligible to become citizen
may hold land for period no Longer
than one year under penalty Of having
the property escheat TO the state
Leases are limited tn three Years
Another cuuse Of much speculation
today aside from the probable con
tents Of Secretary Rryan's message
was The ultimate effect his visit might
have upon the relationship Of the in
dividual stntes with the national gov
ernment
Attorneys In the legislature who
make study of international law. de-
clare the occasion is fraught with
deep significance, and that II may give
rise to an entirely new Interpretation
of the ancient theory Of states rights
In the present situation tt is arr
gucd that the federal government has
no power To deny the state Of Caii-
fornia the right to exclude the Jap
anese from land ownership and then
refuse to relieve the conditions IL Cal
ifornia through its own powers
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