Evening star., 1924-04-22
California Concerned
For Alien Exclusion
Has Urged Federal Legislation to
Supplement Law Of the State.

To the Editor of The Star;
In the Sunday Star. April 90. ap-
peared a lengthy telegram from San
Francisco, in which statement was
made to the effect that California,
United States Supreme Court for he 4
alien land law, has now no Japanese|
: immigra1 ZION problem; that she has
no further interest in congressional
action in such matters, and is, there
fore, not concerned as to the final
outcome of the present immigration
bill. with it's measure excluding aliens
ineligible for citizenship.
The precise opposite of this is true
Conclusive proof thereof is found in
the fact that four California organi-
zations-the American Legion, Statt1
Federation of Labor, State Grangs1
and Native Sons of the Golden Weed
three of them speaking undeTI
authority of action taken by theilI
national organizations, secured a Spc
cial hearing from the Senate Immlgra
tion committee that they might pre-
sent the urgent demand of the stattI
in behalf of the passage of the meas
ure for excluding Ineligible allens.
Representatives Active
To present the case before the
Senate committee the attorney geh-
araI of the state came with authority
from the governor, and, as repre-
sentatives of the four organizations ;
named. there came former united
states senator J. u. Phelan and my
self both of whom have remained
since the hearing to furnish such in
formation as might be desired ny
committees or members OF either noute-
CaIifornia's alien land law, me
only defensive step when coulu pe
AIKEN under state authority against
the peaceful penetration OF unas-
similable aliens. prevents only the
the control of the states rich agrl-
cultural lands by such aliens a1ter
heir arrival. The state could not
prevent the incoming no" % Sutn 81,
liens and was forced TO appeal 70
! federal authority for protection IN
| hat matter. AS matter OF tact'
| Japan is still sending to san fran
cisco and Seattle each year, asloe
| : ON relatives of those alreduy hsr
some thousands OF hankoga1 ,.1u,,', " ~ +,
| ach ono OF whom is destined 70 DecoIhs
the mother. or the average, OF nve Jap
,nasa children. with full rights or
American citizenship.
Problem Il Serious.
THE statement in the same article
+ba+ C.aIiforniaus do not consider tney
face a serious problem IN assifnlial-
20 The JapancSe already here-is
eoI,alIy without foundation. the tacs
~ 49, caIifornianS realize that, even
- Iarapcse Immigration stopped
,haI have a serious problem IN the
,-oSanCn of 100000 Japanese VINO 90
at urish 10 leave California even 1or
ntbar states; who. because or theif
nnus1Ial birth late, are raI'luly Nl-
raasiuC in number; VINO coIcehtI d al
in rich AGRICULTURAL districts ana IN
-action of municipalities. securing
,,troi Of industries and displacinG
,,bitns and who. for several wei de-
fned and generally understood rear
sons are only less unaSSlnll!2bie in
tha person of American born chilore1
ban in the perScn Of alien immi1
1rants I'm the city OF Los Ahseaec
- Ian.1ese according to the C.tJ
license department, are already oper
atine 1000 separate businesses l'io7
Of which are fruit and veSetanid
stores. and $50 grocery stores eScl|
one doubtless diSpiacns Sin,lia,
store which has supported q Wiht
,oon and Drobahly white faHhly.
IL conditions were as your corre|
snnndent describes them the four orr
invitations named. so dlSSimiiar II
character and composition ana rep1
resenting all elements OF the corpI
rounity. would not have taken Tn
action described nor would the SLat
IasisIa ture nv unanimous vote haHt
5emanded of Congress the exolusno |
of aliens ineligible TO oltizen:h1pt
What is true of California IS tru
only in lesser degree, of WaSnlngtoI
and Oregon. V. >. McAaAfA III