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Show If MEMBERS OF STATE LAND BOARD ( FEAR COMING OF "JAP" COLONISTS mm 91 Recent action of the state land bonrd in per-I per-I mitting tho E. D. Hashimoto company, a Jap- P nncse corporation, to aHsiurn its applications for BIB, purchase of state lands to V. B. Stephens, is bo- Iftf ing looked upon by Japanese nnd others as n roc- fi ognition of the right of an alien corxration to Hl apply for purchaso of state lands, nnd tho mnt- IKJ tcr is attracting attention throughout the coun- HBkM try, according to information being received by HBEl W. J. Lynch, secretary of tho land board HfSt In California, it is reported, tho action- of the HIHU Utah state land board has created interest, nnd Bui visitors to tho fair who havo returned linvo told I Lynch, he says, that tho matter is tho subject of IIHC general discussion in California. Most unfuvor- H able criticism, Lynch has found, is being mndo Ml of tho action of tho Utah board, and it is being HI regarded as a step toward opening a way for HSijl aliens to acquire land holdings jn this country. Hjffil Japanese Tnkc Notice. BbjOj Japanese newspapers published in various Jglfgj parts of tho country, Lynch statos, are taking an IT?' ' interest in the action of the board and havo been BJh 1j asking for information nbout it. Recently a Jnp- HES' aneso, who said ho was corresponding represen. BJB '( tattvo for n number of Jnpnneao newspapers 'P J I throughout tho country, called at tho land office WmWJSmmWmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm and asked for a complete statement as to the action of tho board and its significance. Tho correspondent did not give his naino or address, but was furnished a record of what was dono nt tho meeting. It was explained to him by Secretary Secre-tary Lynch that tho action of tho bonrd was not intended to bo n recognition of nny right on the part of nn alien corporation to purchase state lands. Regai ded As Opening Wedge. Lvnch snvs ho thinks other Jnpnnoso corpora-tions corpora-tions will npplv for lands, nnd as one was permitted permit-ted to assign its application, others will demand tho samo right, which, he snys, may mean in the end thnt tho lands or a portion of them will end in the hands of Jnpaneso or other aliens. Lynch declare that if a corporation of Jap-anoso Jap-anoso has tho right to apply for state lands nnd assign its applications, then the Chinese havo a right to do the same, nnd tho way is thereby opened for nn nlien to form a corporation nnd npply for state lands. Secretary Lynch and A. G. Ginuque of the board took this position at tho time the Hashimoto Hashi-moto matter was up, and they wero the only two members of tho board to vote against the assignment, assign-ment, both holding that tho bonrd should refuse to consider the application. ' |
