Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-04

mend to the people Of your state
and of Texas, a careful considera
ton of the facts as presented in the
hearings of this committee. and in
the report referred TO, and then
prompt action.
''In this state, the American Le-
gion, Native Sons. and Native
Daughters, of the Golden West, the
Foresters, the Moose organization
all labor unions and state labor or
CARNATIONS, are soiid!y arrayed
against the evil Voluntary can
vassers securing signatures for the
initiative measure against further
ownership or leasing of agricultural
lands to persons not eligible to cit
zenship, report that not one in one
hundred refuses to sign.
There has been no threat or
overt act; we recognize that Japan
Is a friendly nation, but her states
men agree that the two races are
Understandable, and that being so
to permit the development here of
"a -assimilable, alien commun-
ity, with the advantages in eco
monte competition possessed by the
japanese, must inevitably lead to
complication, and ultimate disas-
ter.
The congressional committee
agrees that the situation is so SER
ious that the government must at
once find some means of curing the
situation now.
1T occurs to me that the news
papers of your state and OF Texas
might well look through the reports
and hearings referred to and ad-
wise the public of the facts as they
find them therein.
The state board of control in a
recent report on this subject, said;
THE proposed initiative meas
ure, to relieve, so far as state legis-
lative action may, the present stu
alton as to the peaceful penetra-
ton Of California by Japanese, has
been carefully prepared under the
direction of the state committee of
six, representing the American Le-
gion, the Native Sons and Daugh-
tiers of the Golden West. and organ
lied labor, which organizations,
through their state executives and
individual posts, parlors and UNI
ions, are pledged to its adoption.
THE measure, in tentative form.
was before several chambers of
commerce and bar associations, and
interested parties, to secure the
benefit of criticism and suggestion;
and the final framing of its various
provisions was done by the state
legislative counsel bureau. The
committee exercised all reasonable
care in providing legal measure
to accomplish the ends sought with
out injustice or unnecessary annoy
ance to anyone.
1.-THE fundamental principle of
the bill is found in section 2. which
declares in effect, that aliens IN
eligible to citizenship may acquire,
possess and transfer real property
or interests therein to the extent
and for the purpose prescribed by
treaty, and not otherwise; and all
provisions of the bill are made to
conform to that clearly defined
therefore, the law when opera
tive, cannot depurive any alien of
any right to which he is entitled by
treaty. Let that be remembered
when Japanese diplomats suggest
to the state department at Wash
ington, as they undoubtedly will,
that California proposes to violate
the treaty; or when Sidney Quick
or other white champions of Jap
anese invasion. allege that injustice
is being done our brown brothers.
1.-THE measure aims, first, to close
the loopholes by which the Japan
ese are at present deliberately
evading the existing law as to land
ownership; and to prevent leasing
Of agricultural lands to aliens in
eligible to citizenship. Leasing. 1t is