The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-02
Country May Become unrestrainable
According to Resolutions Pass
ed at Mass Meeting Of
the Natives.
TO BLOCK THE BILL
Democrats Of California and Federal
Administration Work Like
Beavers to Amend the
Measure.

[United Press Leased Wire Service
TOXIC, May 2.-"Japan may be-
come understandable 1t the state OF
California fails to modify It's alien
land law attitude" was a part OF
resolution adopted today at mass
meeting in Young Mems Hall.
The meeting was called to consider
the California situation and thous-
ands of young Japanese attended.
Fiery speeches were made by a doz-
en-, or more men, one of whom de-
clared that "Japan's irritation Is grow
ing"
The mass meeting has no Official
standing, and was not attended by
anybody OF official connection. The
resolution was not addressed to the
government and the conservative
| newspapers paid little attention to it.
Attempt to Block the Bill.
SACRAMENTO, Cal. May 2.That
| the federal administration at Wash
/ ington, through the democrats OF the
California legislature and the person
al appeals from President Wilson to
Governor Johnson, will make every
| effort to block the Webb anti-alien
land owning bill, was strongly indi-
Gated here today
With the senate prepared to PIT the
measure to final vete before noon
7 teaay, seeresary of state Brssan lsas
evidently abandoned hope of prevent
! ing action In that body. He Is con-
centrating his efforts today on mem
| bers OF the assembly, hoping to mfr.
ence the democrats with the senate
4 democrats. Last night Bryan urged
them to exercise extreme caution.
I Although the Webb measure is prae.
tically certain of passing the upper
4 house today, the democrats will make
4 strong effort to amend it. It is ex-
/ pected that they will fail and that the
bill will go to the lower house for
4 approval.
! 1t was learned today that Governor
Johnson approves plan to amend
4 the bill In the assembly to permit
I, japanese In the state to lease land
for not more than three years. Wheth-
er the senate will take any action re-
garding this plan today Is problemati-
cal The assembly may also attach
an emergency clause which would put
the bill into effect Immediately after
1t Is signed, thus preventing the.
wholesale grabbing of land by Japa-
nese during the ninety day period
which ordinarily must elapse between
the time bill is passed and the time
it becomes effective.
The governor approved the amend
ment permitting Japanese to lease
land for three years and requested
Attorney General Webb to frame It
after a delegation of San Joaquin
land owners called on him. They ex-
planned that Japanese exclusively are
working 100000 acres Of delta lands
, in Sacramento, San joaquin and
Contra Couta counties under short
term leases 1t would be impossible
to secure other tenants, they said.
and great losses would be incurred If
the brown men were prevented imme-
diately from holding leases.
1t is expected that instead of In
PRODUCING mere amendment to the
Webb bill in the assembly, an entire
new bill containing the leasing amend
ment will be offered as substitute
in order to expedite final action IN
both houses. Assemblyman Bloodgood
, will present the new plan.
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