Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-01-28 | Page 3 | Action Taken Against Japs

ACTION TAKEN AGAINST JAPS Idaho House Passes Resolution Resolu-tion Calling for National Restriction BOISE, Idaho. Jan. C8. The lower bouse of the Maho legislature, bv a ';- of 35 to 15, yeatcrciNc pasaed "the I antl-Japaneae resolution introduced Hly in Tf, s. Mloi) by Representative. George Yandestcec of Canyon county After n short debate, a motion to re-eonsMer re-eonsMer th.- vol,- wns i, x ,uistan- tiaiiy the same vote; By the resolution the legislature would call upon congress to den?' further fur-ther cxtentton ot the right of chVcn-ship chVcn-ship to Japanese, to exclude Japanese rrom Immigration hereafter except Mtu.lr.nts, merchants, and teachers an.l tr. recognize tn future ii-eati-s the right of states to enact land laws excluding exclud-ing foreigners, j The debate and the vote op the m.-u-. sure showed a sharp division of sentiment, senti-ment, proponents declaring that action must he taken now to prevent future trouble from racial Issues in tho weat iiid the other shh- conn ndlnr thai anti-Japan, we legislation would embarrass embar-rass the federal adirklnietration in its International relations.