Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-15
.HotDebate
Balloting
Bill Patterned After
California Measure
Prevents Coloniza
tion Here

Following a two hour debate. tE1A
house of. representative by a vote
of "a to 25 this noon passed FL b
102, barring Asiatic aliens from
The measure follows the recently
enacted California alien act. and Isl
aimed TO prevent the encroaehmenE
of Japanese companies, associations
and corporations in colonizing Ore
gon by acquiring and leasing land.
The vote on the measure foliows=
Ayes--Acheson, Allen, Carsner.
Carter, Carr Childs, Fisher, Ham
mond, Hosford, Hurd. Johnston,
kinney, Korrell, Lee, Leonard
Lynn, Marsh, Martin, Mcdonald.
Mcfarland Miles North, Overturfs
Pierce, Perry, Richards, Shankss
Sheldon, Sloan, Stone, Wells, West
colt Speaker Bean.
Nays-Belknap Bennett, Bur-
dick, Davey, Egbert Fletcher. GaIs-
lagher, Gordon of Multnomah. Cor
don of Lane, Hindman, Hopkfnss
Hubbard, Hunter, Hyatt, Kay, Kuh-~
Ii, LaFollett, Looney. Miller, Pow
ell, Roberts, Shiria, Templeton.
Woodson Wright.
Absent-Beals.
Leonard of Multnomah. one OF
the authors of the measure opened
the. debate with a vigorous arraign-
ment of Japanese methods, princi-.
pies and motives, He described
the a fha ne y.
Orient, and declared their purpose
was the eventual conquest of the
Pacific coast through peaceful PEN
etration. He described the result
of the japanese entrance to Cali
fornia and their high handed
methods in the Hawaiian islands,
He declared the question one Of pa
triotism versus commerciaiisnI.
with the Portland chamber of COM
merce ararisned with commercial
ism in opposing the measure
Leonard declared that Senator
Lachmund, in securing and circu-
latlng a telegram from Senator Me-
Nary giving the views of Senator
Lodge in opposing the measure.
was unconsclously acting as jap
anese propagandist and read a teIe-
gram from Congressman Raker
urging Oregon to lineup with Cali
fornia as the most effective way OF
forcing action. Leonard in con-
cluding read letter written by a.
C. Callen of the Portland chamber
of commerce rejecting upon his In
tegrity which he denounced ua
ilbelous.
Kay of Marion declared that fI1es
state should keep off the question:
as President-elect Harding was
pledged to act, and that passage of
the bill would be a slap against
Senators McNary and Lodge. He
read a telegram from Secretary
Dodson of the Portland chamber Of
commerce from Washington pro--
testing action as embarrassing 20
the government and declared GhnG
passages of the measure could only
make trouble
Gordon of Multnomah held that
passage at this time could do no
good and the matter should be left
to Washington. Belknap stated
that he did not want to m1ks the
nations treaties only scraps of ia =
per, and while he did not wanr the
Paps, he felt the new admintsfra-
tion could be trusted.
Carter of Jackson said that when
the agitation began in California
many years ago, he thought the.
Californians unduly excited, but
developments since had convinced
him that the only mistake Califor--
mia made had been in not acting
sooner. The Japs We're a menace to
the country and Oregon should
stand by California In the effort tn
preserve the state. He declared
that II was the action of California.
that finally stirred up the national
government to action, and passage
of the law by Oregon would b. a
burr to insure satisfactory action
which he deemed imperative lie
declared he would vote for the
measure. if his was the only vote
cast for u. as II was the most i'm
portant measure before the Iegis--
lature.
Martin of Marion detailed the
result of the Jap invasion in Santa
Rosa and san Joaquin valley. Cali
forria. where hef ormerly liver and
held that McNary's telegram was
only rcflocting Lodges opinion and
not his own.
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