| Show I Governor Transmits ts l Bryan's Bryans Message to o the Legislature Sacramento Cal April l 10 lA A A A telegram tele tele- gram Ilam to Gov Hiram W. W Johnson Johnon from I Secretary of Slate State Bryan at Washington Washing ton giving tho tim views s of or tho the federal ad nd administration nd- nd ministration on the pending alien land lane I laws in tho California legislature was wa 3 received this morning Governor Johnson Johnson John John- son made the tho tele telegram public hut but Without With out comment It is as 08 follows Washington D. D C. C April IS 18 Gov Hiram Biram W. W Johnson Sacramento Sacra Sacra- mento Cal Cat The fhe President desires mo to sa Sl say that while he fully recognizes recognize 1 tho the right of ot tho people of or California to Ip legislate according to their Judgment Judg Judg- ment rilent on the subject of ot land tenure ten ten- ure tire he feels it his duty to urge a. a T recognition of or the International character of such legislation Being Rein anxious to preserve and strengthen the tho long standing frIend friendly relations existing existing- between this and the nations of ot tim the tho orient ho he er very respectfully respectful y but most earnestly advises a against tho the use of or the words lnell Ineligible to citIzenship cit cit cit- He asks aske that you ou brinG brine this view to the attention of oC the legislature Ho lie believes the senate senate sen sen- ate bill as os tele telegraphed to the time department de department de- de e- e of ot state Is greatly to be preferred That bill limited ownership ownership ownership owner owner- ship to citizens and to those who had Ilat declared their intention to to-be to become be- be become come citizens W. W J J. BRYAN BR The telegram was immediately transmitted transmitted trans to the he senate and nd Pt the assembly se y In a special message 1 neu u D tile i o s SOY Time The m message was rea read In both I houses and was ordered printed In the thi Journals without discussion No 10 O action on the messa message c of ot the governor containing con will j b bo taming the Bryan Dran telegram taken until next week cek View 1 of Member Ien telegram called Secretary Bryans Bryan's ram I forth varied comment from trum om members of or time the legislature man many ot of whom ilk Uk- I ened ned it to the messages sent by President President Pres Pres- ident Roosevelt sI 61 years ears ago and President Taft Tatt four years ears ago SO when similar legislation was pending pending- in CalI Cal Cal- I Comm Senator Born Boynton ton Progressive RepUblican Republican Republican lican and floor noor leader in the tho upper house said It is ta not surprising that the Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic administration at Washington rimington has taken the same flame position pollIon that was as taken taleen by Roosevelt and Taft Tart It Is impossible to predict the outcome but butI I believe that notwithstanding the views of ot the President an alien allAn land bill hill will m be pa passed Bed Senator Birdsall whose whoso name namo Is on the committee substitute bill Ibm believeR believes be believes be- be lieveR that California has full tuB rights In the matter and added Tho The attitude e of or the state towards alien land legislation is best but shown bythe bythe by bythe the vote voto of ot sixty to fifteen in favor tavor of ot the bill in the assembly Senator Thompson who drafted tho time original committee substitute said Tho The position taken by President Wilson is exactly in line with that taken b by Taft and Roosevelt under similar elm liar circumstances It I t completely robs the subject of an any partisan character character character char char- acter whatsoever er The fhe frank trank expression sion slon of or preference for tor the time senate bill Indicates clearly cleary the attitude of ot tho the federal administration as favoring a a a. law la lathat that will apply appl to all aliens alike In view of the pending pending- pending amendments amend amend- ments menti which seek Beck to 1 limit mIt its application tion to stockholders of or corporations who are eligible to citizenship and exclude exclude ex ex- clude dude those who are Ineligible this Is ver very timely Senator Wright Republican who vho is opposed to any alien land bill said that while the telegram showed due clue regard for fOl the states state's right to legislate Inthe Inthe in inthe the matter It did not reach rench tho the vital tal question The Important thing thing- here ho said Is whether we should enact a n law lav at this thin particular time that would be an obstacle to the d development of or our state That Is the issue Involved in these bils not the lie exclusion of the Japanese Senator Caminetti Democrat held that tile the Br Bryan an message was only onh friendly advice Interfere Inter not calculated to inter inter- fere fore with ith the states state's action Tho The reference to tho the proposal to limit the corporation provisions of or th tho bill to o those ell eligible to citizenship he said Is possibly because if It placed in the thel l ja v it would be violation of ot our treaty obligations I favor tavor the orl original senate bill because use it observes these treaty treat stipulations and arid acts on tho the broad rule of or equality University of ot California April 19 Pr President nf Tl i Trio T rh ht I l lr r nf nr Vi University of California and nd President t David Start Starr Jordan of Stanford o university university sity aro are in receipt today of ot a cablegram cable cable- gram gream from President Harada of Do- Do university of Japan the most I m n ortan t Christian C h rist I an institution I ii S ti U ti 0 fl 0 of ot C higher learning learning- of that country PresIdent President Pres Pres- ident Harada appealed for opposition to the land bill being considered considered con eon in tho the California legislature The cable cablegram ram Is dated Kyto and reads as follows Preside Jor Jordan an President Wheel heel heeler er or All Ali Japanese desire American friendship asks asis your InC lu- lu once ence with legislature HARADA HAnADA 1 President nt Wheeler heeler would make no statement today regarding the thel cablegram cable cable- gram i |
