Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-08
British and Italian Ambassa- dors File Protests With Sec retary of State on Account of Alleged Discrimination.
RESULTS OF WORK BY
 DISTRICT ALIENS
Both Claim Measure Violates Constitution of United States and Italy Has Also Treaty Base Her Claims Upon.

That the eighty per cent bill, re- gently enacted into law by the cleo torate of the state of Arizona will he bone of contention before and between inc state department of the national government and the state Of Arizona seems assured This became evident when the matter was placed before Secretary Bryan by the ltal- ian and British ambassadors
 The British protest attacks the law as in violation of the Fourteenth amendment to the constitution of the United States, which provides that no sate shall deny to any person within 'ts Jurisdiction, equal protection Of the law.
 The Italian protest cites the com mercil treaty between Italy and the United States, ratified in 1871. which provides that citizens of each nation resident in the other shall have liberty "to carry on trade. wholesale and retail. to hire and occupy houses and warehouses, to employ agents Of their own choice and generally 10 do anything incident or necessary for trade upon the same terms as na- 1 tiyes of the country. submitting them. selves Co the laws there established. "
 Tbe note presented by the British ambassador sought information as to the exact status of British residents of Arizona under the law. It was stated that British cousuls there had sent word that suits Co test the le gality of the act were contemplated by British residents
 In reply the state department noti fled both embassies it had taken steps to obtain complete information as to the anti-alien act and expected soon to be able to furnish the de sired information. As soon as thC text of the Arizona law is available 1t will be subjected to study by the departments legal advisors, whC will also look up court decision. based on anti.alien enactments o other states, such as California, Ore gon and New York
 The Italian and British residents
 of the district have been active iI
 the matter Of taking steps towar,
 safeguarding their interests Is ceI
 tain from the action taken by thei |arnha eea d,9a ir Xfr..I,f,-t,t, r7I. Ig cal people effected by the law. pri1
 cipaly British and Italian subjects
 appear to feel certain that it will ne,
 CT hold
 lt is said that a Bisbee firm of law
 yers has been engaged by those e. fected to fight the measure and cha .- the case being considered with g view toward blocking it. On tn n other hand 1t is said that the Cas may be taken into court only by th
 companies or mdiyiduals effected ! other words the men who have bee D working in any of the mines her 2 can not fight the measure but ths u any action on it would have to com from the company or from som
 stockholder Of the company
 ,. From the notice given to the Fig ( ty Per Cent Bill by newspapers a e over the United States, it is eyideI Il that the bill is attracting countr B. wide notice Few papers, Sunds
 morning, failed to carry the Associa r. ed Press dispatch in large headline a lt is expected that before the matt ie is disposed of it will outriyal tl lt famous Japanese Land legislati, ln that California passes two years aR