Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-04-30

Sacramento. Calf, April 30.-Cali-
fcrnia's first step toward the enact
ment of an alien land law contrary to
the advice of Secretary of State Bryan
and President Wilson was taken last
night within three minutes after Sec
retary Bryan told the Legislative con-
ference that his official message had
been spoken.
The senate, before which the Bird
sall-Thompson bill was pending, met in
a hurried session, and within three
minutes voted to substitute for that
measure the new draft known as the
Webb act, which was completed by
Attorney General Webb only yester-
day. The substitute was adopted as
an amendment and the bill sent to the
printer with rush order.
Owing to the absence of Secretary
Bryan in San Francisco, whittier he
went today, as the guest of the Pana-
ma-Pacific Exposition company, 1t is
the plan of the senate leaders to take
no further action on the bill until
Thursday, when it will come up in the
regular course of business. and un'
doubtedly will be passed, it is said.
1t will then go to the assembly IND
finally to the governor, who has stat
ed that he will sign the measure at
once.
AS VIEWED IN WASHINGTON.
Washington, D. c., April 3O.-Prob-
ably not until the legislative status OF
the substitute alien land owning bill
adopted by the California senate last
night clarifies, will it be possible for
the administration here to determine
upon its next step.
There is little expectation here that
the assembly will reverse the action
of the senate in view Of the reported
breaking down of party lines in the
le gislature, ,sit 1t rs belieyea that the
delay may improve the chances for the
introduction of some amendment on
the lines of the Webb bill, which pre-.
sumably would have received the ap
proval of the national government.
IHE WEGD Dill.
Sacramento, Calf, April 30.-Tha !
phrase ineligible to citizenship" is
avoided in the Webb bill by providing
two descriptions Ct aliens and defin'
ing the rights of each, as follows:
81. All aliens eligible to citizenship
may acquire and hold land in the same
manner as citizens of the United
States.
80 All other aliens may acquire,
POSSESS and transfer land, in the man.
rer and to the extent and for the
purposes prescribed by any treaty now
existing between the government OF
the United States and the nation or
country of which such alien is citi-
zen or subject
AS the treaty between the United
States and Japan specifies that land
may be acquired or leased only for
residential purposes, or for factories
and shops, the act is held to be rigid
restriction upon the acquisition of
farming lands by the Japanese.
"sTING OF DIscRIM MINATiON."
Senator Leroy A. Wright, Republi-
can, who opposes the bill, declares the
wording of the act is subterfuge in.
tended to deceive the Japanese. Dr.
David Starr Jordan president of Stan
ford University also declares the
measure carries the sting Of discrimi-
nation, contrary to Secretary Bryans
advice.
BRYAN is PLEASED.
Sacramento, Calf, April S0.-"I
shall take back to Washington to
President Wilson a message of how
California has treated his representa-
tive" said Secretary of State Bryan
last night to members of the assem-
bly, and Governor Hiram w. Johnson,
who were guests of Speaker Young at
dinner.
what a delightful message it will
be too. l will tell him how the leg
islature and the governor greeted his
envoy in the same spirit in which he
was sent I cannot help but feel
gratified at my reception"
Secretary Bryan highly eulogized
Governor johnson in referring to the
California executives part In the Re- !
publican convention at !, Chicago last
year.
scRIBEs SCREAM "UNFAIR!"
San Francisco, April 30.-The as
sociated newspaper men of Japan be-
lieve that their countrymen in Cali
fornia are being Disseminated against