The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-01-21
LEGISLATION IS DfniNDFD
FORBIDDINC ORIfNTAlS
Commercial Club Meeting Resulted
In Passing Of Anti-Japanese
Resolution

Japanese are about as popular in
the Newlands project as any other
simon-pure scourge. II the resolution
unanimously passed by the members
of the Churchill County Chamber of
Commerce at the meeting held at
the clubrooms Monday evening can
be used as a basis for judgment.
These resolutions issued out of the
recent activities of the membership
oil the county farm bureau and of the
commercial club and are emphatic Ia
the announcement of the competi-
ton presented by an influx of this
type of Orientals. The resolution
follows:
Whereas recent study of the jap
anese question in this state and in
California has convinced us of the
evils from continued Japanese immi-
grafton; and
Whereas we realize that II this
condition is permitted to continue |.
will inevitably lead to the absorbing
of communities and industries In
this county by the Japanese; and
Whereas we further realize that
the high birth rate and unassimii-
able character of the Japanese give
rise to an economic competition
against which the white race is help
less. and
Whereas this condition can be
checked to a great extent by approp-
riate state legislation; and
Whereas we have sufficient infor-
nation concerning this question to
justify us in calling upon proper
state officials for the immediate en-
actment Of such legislation as may
be required;
Now, therefore, be it resolved by
the Churchill County Commercial
Club that we do hereby call upon
the Governor of this State to con-
vene special session of the legisla-
ture forthwith to consider and act
upon measures seeking to remedy
the condition above mentioned; and
Be it further resolved that we do
call upon our Senators and Repre-
sentative in the Congress of the
United States to cooperate In every
way possible with state officials of
Nevada and California and with ali
other members Of Congress In en-
acting such state and federal legis-
lation as may be deemed necessary
to meet the present situation; and
that In this connection we submit
that.the followiag federal iegisla-
tion Is necessary In aid of state
legislation: ID cancellation OF the
"Gentlemen's Agreement" (2) ex.
clusion of picture brides;" (S) rig
orous exclusion OF Japanese as immi-
grants; (D confirmation and legali-
zation of the policy that Asiatics
shall forever be barred from Ameri-
can citizenship; and cd amendment
of Section of Article XIV of the
Constitution of the United States so
as to provide that no child born in
the United States of foreign parents
shall be considered as or be an
American citizen unless both parents
shall be considered as or be an
American citizen unless both parents
of such child are Of a race eligible
to citizenship.
c. NJ. WAY
]. C. SHEPARD
A. F. BRANCH.
The membership of the club also
decided upon drive for recruits to
the organization to start on next
Monday and continue for two weeks
and 1t is hoped to more than double
the number now affiliated with the
progressive body.
The following standing commit
tees were named by President II. A.
Clarke at Monday evenings meet
ing:
Board Committees
Admission and Grievance: Thos
Dolf, J. P. Eldredge. Fred Grob.
Finance and Auditing: z. H..
Hursh, ]. B. Laveaga, j. w. Flood.
House and Property: C. L. Ben
adum. A. d. Drumm. B. C. Archer.
Reception: Phil Hursh. j. c..
Jones, J. P. Eldredge.
Rules: G. J. Kenny. A. l.. Haight.
J. P. Milton.
House Committees
Commerce: !. H. Kent, b. c.
Archer, w. r. Shaw.