Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-04-22
WILSON WARNS
CALIFORNIA
OF DANGER
PRESIDENT URGES A MILO ALIEN
BILL WHICH SHALL NOT CAST A
DOUBT ON GOOD FAITH OF THIS
COUNTRY.

Washington, D. c., April 22-Presi
dent Wilson, after conference with
the Democratic delegation from Cali
fornia, in convention today decided to
telegraph Governor Johnson and leg
islative leaders in California appeal
ing to them not to enact any anti
alien land laws in violation Of treaty
obligations of the United States with
Japan.
The telegram was as follows:
81 speak upon the assumption which
l am sure is well founded, that the
people of California do not desire their
representatives, and that their repre-
sentatives do not desire or intend
in any circumstances-to embarrass
the government of the United States
in it's dealings with an afien with
whom it has most earnestly and cor
daily sought to maintain relations of
genuine friendship and good will, and
that least of all do they desire to do
anything that might impair treaty
obligations or cast doubt on the
honor and good faith of the nation
and it's government. l therefore ap-
peal with the utmost confidence to
the people, the governor, and the
legislature of California to act in the
matter now under consideration in
manner that cannot from any point
of view be fairly challenged or called
in question.
"If they deem it necessary to ex-
clude all aliens who have not declared
their intention to become citizens
from the privileges Of land ownership
they can do so along lines already
followed in the laws of many of the
other states and of many foreign
countries including Japan herself In
siduous discrimination will inevitably
draw in question the treaty obligation
of the United States. I register my
test, against discrimination in this
case, not only I deem it my duty to
do so as the chief executive of the ma
tion, but also and more readily be-
cause believe the people and the leg
is'ative authorities of California will
generously respond the moment the
matter is frankly presented to them
as question of national policy and of
national honor.
"If they have ignored this point in
view, it is, | am sure, because they
did not realize what and how much
was involved"
CALIFORNiANS CALL.
Washington, D. c., April 22.-Cali-
fornia Democratic congressional dele
cation, consisting of Representative
Kettner, Raker and Church, called on
the president today about appoint
ments but Mr.. Wilson deferred that
subject and took up alien lands. He
told his visitors that he had no desire
to seem to be in any way encroaching
upon the sovereign right of California
to legislate as she pleased, but that
he felt it was his duty to call the
attention of the leaders in the state
to the international question involved
Mr.. Raker told the president that
# his course in appealing to the leg.
stature proved futile, its influence
might be to cause the submission of
any law passed to referendum. The
president is said to be confident that
he people of California, if they had
IN opportunity to vote on the meas
Ire, would not approve law which !
he federal government pointed out
vas in violation of the treaty obliga- Z!
ions.
Today's telegram to Governor
Johnson, which was duplicated to the |
president of the senate and the speak
,r of the house of the assembly, was
considered by Secretary
Bryan and members of the cabinet |
yesterday. The whole question was
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