Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-05-15
Japan Will.
RenewFiight
OnLandLaw
Wants New Agreement Allow.
ing Ownership in States
Giving Right to Other
Aliens.
California Will Resist
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chicago Tribune Omaha Rec Leased Wire

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Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire
Washington, May l4.-Japan, il
was learned today, is preparing to
renew at an carly date its protest
against the laws of California and
other states prohibiting aliens in
eligible to citizenship from owing
land unless such right is expressly
conferred by treaty. The treaty
with Japan coniers no property hold
ing right expressly except that TO
lease property for commercial pur-
poses
Japan wants a new treaty agree
ment vitiating the California and
similar land laws and permitting
aliens ineligible to American citizen
ship. like Japan to own land in states
permitting sdoh ownership TO aliens
eligible to naturalization To OBJ
tain such concession Japan is will
ing to tighten UP the gentlemen's
agreement preventing the emigra-
ton of Japanese to this country.
Awaiting Yap Settlement.
The Harding administration is not
disposed to discuss this matter with
Japan prior TO a satisfactory settle
mcnt OF the zap controversy. When
ever the land holding issue is re-
Nived, however, it is assumed that
the administration will proceed in
line with President Harding's CAM
paign utterance that California and
states in which similar conditions
prevail should be allowed to adopt
measures of protection from the in
roads OF immisicible races.
The Californiaus regard the gentle
mems agreement failure and favor
the direct exclusion OF Japanese i'm
migrants by statute.
They also are furthering a move
mcnt for a constitutional amend
ment denying citizenship to the chill
dren of all aliens ineligible to citi-
zcnship that would prevent the
American born children of Japanese,
Chinese and others ineligible to ma
turalization from acquiring land
holding rights by virtue of the citi-
zenship conferred by birth.
Asks on-Interference.
With a view to meeting the issue
whenever it may be revived by Japan,
Y. S. McClatlly, ON behalf OF the
Japanese Exclusion league OF Cali
fornia, has filed with the State de-
parhnent letter which says in part:
california asks in this matter that
sahe State. department and all depart
ments of the federal government act
not only in harmony with what il
understands to be the intent OF the
federal constitution as to non-inter-
ference with states in matters within
their exclusive jurisdiction, but also
in harmony with the federal statutes
when they clearly outline established
national policy and in harmony with
corollaries that flow from such
statutes.
"For many years the federal stat
utes have provided that individuals
of the yellow and brown races are
ineligible for American citizenship
That bar was raised for excellent
reasons and has successfully with
stood assault in and out OF court.
The Japanese belong to the yellow
race.
Cites Inadvisability.
1T would manifestly be unwise TO
encourage or permit conditions un-
: der which members of a race un-
fitted by law for American citizen
ship, may secure ownership or con-
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