The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-30
bRYAN'S TR|PD0ES
NO GOOD
Continued From Page One)

"The conference between the secre-
tary of state and the legislature was
concluded tonight. We were delighted
with Mr.. Bryan, and all that he said
was given the most attentive and re-
spectful consideration. Every oppor-
tunity was given him and the confer
ence closed only when he stated that
he a nothing further to say.
1.-THE members of the government of
California with unanimity expressed
themselves as desiring to aid the ma
tiona1 government Inc in no way to
embarrass it. The spirit p%ervading
the meetings was one of friendly CO.
operation and full of patriotic purpose.
"After all, though, I think the ma
jority Of the legislators felt, and. / cer-
tainly do myself, that no sufficient
reason has thus far been presented to
cause California to halt in any con-
templated legislation.
IF any law be enacted, it may be
safely asserted, treaty obligations will
be scrupulously observed. The Japan
csc will not be singled out by any act
The classification made by the natur-
a%lization laws of the nation, estab-
lished by the constitution of California
and sanctioned by the laws of other
states, will probably be followed.
This, of course, is our legal and
moral right to do; and such enact
ment by California cannot justly and
logically be either offensive or dis
~criminatory.'
Senator Boynton, expressing the
views of a number of progressive re-
publican legislators, said: w.
ut seems to me that the demand for
an alien land law providing that only
aliens who are eligible to citizenship
under the laws of the United States
may acquire real property in Califor-
MIA has been intensified farther than
modified by the visit of Secretary
Bryan. 5~
Il fully believe that the Legislature
of California will within the next few
days pass such a law"
In spite of the apparent overWhelm-
ing majority in favor of the legisla-
ton, Senator Leroy Wright of San
Diego is planning to fight when it
comes to a vote on the floor. He had
a long conference with Secretary Bry-
an at midnight, after which he gave
out the following statement:
Worse Than the Others.
"The bill which the administration
has elected to pass is more objection
able than all other former proposed
measures. It is discriminatory against
Japan and China, but attempts to cov
er up it's real purposes by emitting the
words ineligible to citizenship but the
effect is the same.
aTba Tararoco ora ton ipto11ionrt n
people to be deceived and the bill now
proposed will therefore be more Of
fensive as it indirectly questions their
intelligence. "
IF unfriendliness follows in the re-
lations between the United States and
Japan the burden of uch unfriendli-
ness will fall as heavily upon other
parts of the national government as up
on California. 1t does not require
courage in a man to pick a quarrel or
stir up unfriendliness when the justice
of the controversy must fall upon
others. If
"The president of the United States,
who is the constitutional head of the
nation, has respectfully asked that the
controversy be adjusted by diplomacy,
We should at least have given diplo-
macy a chance.
There will be material opposition to
this bill"