Show MEASURE IN state sate assembly rejects bill drawn by b drew barring arring li abens from ownership of land i sacramento sa cr amento cal afat r a aba debate t er extending from 11 wednesday morning until 6 i p m the assembly rejected the bill drawn by A barring aliens from ownership of land in california by a vote of 4 0 to 28 the bill hold bad been amended at the request of president roosevelt and secretary root go 60 that the clause applying it to japanese only w wa as eliminated making it apply to all ali aliens but the measure aroused such a storm of opposition that long before tho the debate was closed by mr ardrew drew it was apparent that tho the measure would I 1 be defeated in substance the objection to it was that it would drive at least aj lj of foreign capital out of oil the state and might jeopardize thol jhc thc present friendly commercial relations ioni with japan the rho proponents of the bill contended that the state was being overrun overrun by thrifty japanese who were gradually gaining an impregnable position as land owners and whose government was trying to dictate to california regarding legislation two sensational speeches were made one for and one against tho the measure assemblyman prove grove L johnson of sacramento ex congress man and author of four bills segregating japanese in schools and resl districts and preventing aliens being members of corporations made an impassioned appeal for the enactment of the drew bill |