The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-04-28


state generally expect to make Cali
fornia now and forever a white mans
country"
Landed at Sunrise.
SACRAMENTO. Cal. April Is
Secretary OF State VIM. j. Bryan ar
rived here at a. M. to take up with
the legislature the matter OF the
pending anti-alien land owning bills
whatever have to say In this
matter Will be said before the Cali
fornia legislators, he said when
asked for q statement.
The secretary was hurried to the
executive mansion where he break
tasted with Governor Johnson.
The governor and all the democra-
tic leaders Of the legislature were on
hand to welcome the premier OF the
cabinet. A large crowd, including
many local Japanese. stood on the
depot platform as Bryan's train came
In but there was no demonstration.
The secretary's departure for the
| executive mansion conceded with the
hour when the Japanese gardeners
I we're bringing their vegetables to
4 market. Several times his automobile
was forced to stop until the cenges-
ton Of gardeners could be relieved.
q
In Session Now.
i SACRAMENTO, Calf. April %
The effort of the federal government
10 solve the anti-aiien land owning
problem now confronting the leaders
of the California legislature, began al
1 the state house today when Secetary
of State VIM. j Bryan, Governor Jonn
SON. Lieutenant Governor Wallace ano
J, speaker of the House Young went In
10 executive session
i, The secretary of state lost no tins
, latter his arrival, in plunging into the
intricacies of the proposition present
ed During breakfast at the execu
tive mansion, he and Governor John
. son discussed the pending alien Dill
in a cursory way and immed1atei!
thereafter they were driven to tn
capttoi building. The Legislative
. leaders presented the entire matter u
BRYAN clearly and 1t is expected tina
!, he will address joint session
both houses of the general assembl
: before night.
So far Bryan has not indicated wha
he expected to say to the goyerno
and his associates but it is believe
he will tell them frankly exactly HOY
far they can go in restricting allie
,and ownership without violating tn
American treaty with Japan. II
y made no comment during the morr
ing on the proposal of japan to sen
= a representative here.
= Jap Emissary Coming.
TOXIC. April 2s-Japan will ser
an emissary to California in an effo
to head off the threatened alien lar
i legislation.
= Parliament today decided to ser
;. Ehara Soroku member of the hou
= of lords, to Sacramento, as a repr
= sentative OF the government, with
!. view to establishing better unde
standing with CaliforniaDs.
q The foreign Office was instructed
communicate with the United Stat
70 government and also the local Ca
~ fornia government, to ascertain whei
~ err Soroku's proposed visit would
~ received in friendly spirit. T
" special envoy plans TO leave abe
=, May 10.
IN II is Puzzle.
WASHINGTON, April estate
partment officials were puzzled tod
as to how Ehara Soroku, member
u the Japanese house OF lords, could
~ fill his reported mission were ne 81
to California by his government
~ confer on the anti-Japanese land ]
:. islation. It was pointed out by
- official familiar with far eastern
la. fairs that Soroku, though he might
al an official representative OF the J
my anese government. coming with
ac mission OF the United States, co
70 only act In California In "perso
ga, capacity
But It appears that there are no pree
any ents covering such an envoy
for Acting Secretary Of State John !
Its sett Moore said today that no G
the munication relative to Soroku
also been received by the state departm
the
1ize semi-officiaI Capacity.
10 TOXIC, April rs. Ehara sor'
leading member Of the house
y lords, who plans TO sail for Gallon
on May 10 to look personally into
proposed alien land law agitation
49, if possible, bring about better
and ing among oai'io'''s'i -. -
is going as the representative o.