The daily Gate City., 1913-04-22

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merchants generally was overwhelm
4 ing. They suggested to the president
4 however, that If the administration
would refrain from interfering in tht
states affairs, a referendum m gh-
i be attached to the pending bill, sc
that the absolute sentiment OF the
+ people could be ascertained
As spokesman of the delegation
Raker told the president that the
/ present situation far re-eclipsed the
Chinese situation which finally result
ed in the Chinese exclusion law. He
/ said that the Japanese in many Of
/ their settlements throughout the state
j had copied the methods which pre-
vailed in old Chinatown In San Fran
cisco before the earthquake. They
have honeycombed the earth with
tunnels running from one building TO
another and certain percentage OF
! the Japanese, he alleged. are promot-
ing a widespread white slave traffic.
japanese encroachme in the agricuL
tural communities. Raker tod the
president, has cheapened land values
and practically DESTROYED number
OF promising towns.
Raker's arguments were carefully
listened to by the president, and he
asked the Californians to produce
statistics and figures which they have
in their possession to bear out their
contentious. They win see the pres
ident again tomorrow on this subject.
President Wilson told Representa-
tive Raker that he considered the sit
uation one which required serious
consideration.
In Utter Chaos.
SACRAMENTO, Calf, April 22.-
The legislation pending in the senate
for the exclusion of aliens from land
ownership is in a state of utter chaos
today. How much debate will be re-
quired and how many amendments
will be attached to the measure before
final vote is reached, is impossible
to forecast.
With the assembly bill under con
sideration in the upper house, at
least three sets of amendments are
awaiting action, on every one OF
which bitter fight is expected. How
many such amendments will be intro
duced before the bill is finally put in
to shape for the roll call nobody in
the senate will attempt to say. Lead
ers of the dominant party admit that
long debates and complicated amen~
ments may delay final action until
the closing hours of the session. ! he
sentiment in favor of enacting some
law for barring the Japanese seems
to be overwhelming, but the advocates
of such legislation are just as divided
regarding methods OF procedure as
thew were at the beginning of the
! session.
f The statement issued by Governo,
Johnson decrying the "hysteria and
wild outcry'' apparently has had littlt
effect on the situation. The legisla
1 tors declare that the governor will bs
(, forced out into the open by the senti
ment existing in the state and that hs
/ will be compelled to sign any anti
alien laId-owning bill that is passed
regardless of his own personal opinion
Cabinet Meeting.
/ WASHINGTON, April 22.-The cab
met frankly and freely discussed tn,
| entire California situation. 1t wa
/ agreed that President Wilson's actor
! in making the question to be decided
I by Governor Johnson and the Califor
MIA legislature one of national polio.
and national honor would aid ma
1 terially in preventing hasty action ol
the Pacific slope.
1t was the consensus Of opinion 0
the cabinet that the administration
\ had gone as far as 1t could at thi
particular time. A definite policy ha
now been enunciated and it will D.
up to California to make the mex
move. Meanwhile President Wilson
4 and Secretary of State Bryan vii
keep in close personal touch witt
every development, although no pei
sonal representative of either will b
sent to Sacramento unless there is
4 decided change in present plans.