The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-23
CALIFORNIA
READY FOR
JAPBALLOT
Win Vote on Measure Bar
ring immigration OF Nip
ponese Into State

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept sa.--caii.
fornia has again started on the tran
Of the Oriental menace.
Rcsumlng the anu-Japancse move
ment which resulted In the passage
OF the so.cailcd anti.alicn land law
Of 1914. preventing Japanese owning
land In California. a definite program
OF state and national legislation.
aimed to stop Japanese immigration
in any form and restrict the activi'
ties OF the Japanese now within the
country, has progressed sufficiently
to attract attention OF the state de-
partment and the Japanese govern
men.
The legislative program viii first
come before the voters OF the state
1T the November election. when an
anti.Iapanese measure viii be on the
ballot by initiative petition. IL has
two main phases which are:
Extension OF the present law for.
bidding japanese ownership OF land
30 as 20 prevent Japanese holding
land by lease:
DUMMY CORPORATIONS
WOULD BE BARRED
Revision OF corporation laws OF
the state so as 10 prevent the pres
ent alleged practice OF japanese OF
holding land thru dummy" corpora.
tons.
While leaders OF the anu-Japancse
movement declare that any interfer-
encc with this program by the state
department or BY representatives OF
the Japanese government would
merely increase the majority for the
measure at the polls. many ooserv-
ers believe that only showing by
the Washington government that
passage OF the law would result, In
serious international complications.
can prevent its enactment
The predictions OF the anu-Japan.
csc leaders that any action by the
state department would intensity the
strength of the anti-Japanese cam.
paign seems 10 find support In the
occurrences Of 1914 when the anti
alien land law was before the state
legislature at that time. William
Jennings Bryan. then secretary OF
state. made a flying trip to califor'
mia in a futile effort To prevent IL
passage or secure its modification.
The Secretary addressed mn execu.
tive session OF the legislature. but
the legislature passed the law un.
changed as soon as Bryan was on his
way back To Washington.
The California Japanese Exclusion
association. which was formed re-
Gently under the leadership OF Y. s.
senator Jas. ID. Phclan OF California.
and In which Samuel Shortridxe. re-
publican senatorial candidate against
Phelan. Is active. has definitely an
nounced that after the November
election IL viii launch a campaign
for further measures restricting Jap
anese These measures are expected
to include:
1. Federal laws fcrbldding further
japanese immigration:
PROHIBITS PICTURE
BRIDE SYSTEM
:. A federal law preventing Jap
aneSe becoming citizens OF the
United States by birth At present
japanese children born here can
have American citizenship.
3. Prohibition OF the importation
Of so-caIled picture brides"-Japan-
eue girls welded to japanese men
now in this country. thru Inter
change Of pictures and fuifiilmcnt
Of Japanese marriage requirements.
u. s. Senator Pheian, John =.
Chambers. state controller. state
Senator J. NJ. Inman and others.
who have led the fight against the
Japanese invasion" declare that
under no circumstances will they
agree to any compromise Of their
program