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Show WARNING TO LEGISLATORS Secretary Bryan Tells California Thai the Administration Will Oppose Law Which Would Discriminate Against the Japs Telegraphs the President Presi-dent Sacramento, CaL April 23.- A da? of conference between Secretary of i Stalo Bryan and Governor Johnson nnd the members of the California lfc-islalnre lfc-islalnre over proposed anti-alien land laws endrd last nihi with the on-ference on-ference adjourned to awaii replies to ' messages sent to Washington by Mr Bryan The Impression prevailed here, when the conference adjourned, that the resolve of the majority load an, previously announced, to enact bill specific.! lly dehnninK "alien ineligible in-eligible to cittzenship' from ownln" I land in California remained unchanged unchang-ed although 1r. Rryan as the person ai representative of President Wibjon advised Btrongly against snch action. Governor Johnson indicated this In i brief, intense address lo the confer enco. Ho declared California's right to follow the lead of other states in j framing the land bill was nnquestton-ed. nnquestton-ed. and said such action now seemed i assured "1 have presented the president's views as 1 understand them." declared declar-ed Mr. Bryan to the conference just before it adjonrncd "1 shall submit I to him the further questions you have asked mo, railing attention to the statutes of Washington und Arizona, and 1 BhaJl be prepared Tuesday, I hope to give vou his answer." Stating his position to the confer i ence. Governor Johnson said in par; 'Tho bill proposed for passage by the California legislature can call forth no criticism from the national administration nor from any foreign nation Here in California it Is not r question of whether the Japanese government takes offense at whai ve do. bul whether we give that govern 1 ment just cause for offense I do not believe the proposed law prohio-itlng prohio-itlng land ownership by aliens wn are Ineligible to citizenship elves ih.-Japanese ih.-Japanese just cause lor taking of fense. If their dignity is threatened ttie I should have protested when Washing-' Washing-' ton and Arizona passed laws simila-j simila-j to that which we now irot03e to pass " The conference lasted from 1 I o'clock in the morning until far into i the evening. It adjourned subject 10 the call of the presiding officers of I the two houses of the legislature. |