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MAY 9, 1913
the California sennlo last night In
adopting the Webb redraft of the
alien land bill against his recom
mendation. On the way from Sacra
mento to San Francisco, where he
was the guest today of the Panama
Pacific exposition, he was closeted,
except for a few minutes, with his
private secretary, translating a long
cipher telegram. He would not indi
cate its tenor or the nature of his
reply.
Governor Johnson saw the secre
ary to the train. James D. Phelan,
formerly mayor of San, Francisco,
rode down with the"party and took a
few moments of the secretary's time.
Ho said Mr. Bryan was very busy and
that he did not discuss the alien land
situation.
At luncheon Mr. Bryan was the
guest of the exposition directors.
There were no speeches. In the
afternoon he reviewed the troops at
the presidio, took an automobile ride
to the ocean beach through the gov
ernment reservation, dedicated the
palace of agriculture on the exposi
tion grounds and returned to dress
for the public banquet to be given in
his honor by the exposition directors.
FOOD FOR SERIOUS THOUGHT
Following are Associated Press
dispatches: Sacramento, Cal., May
1. An indication of the form the
democratic opposition will take to
the passage of the Webb re-draft of
the anti-alien land bill was given in
the senate today when the measure
came up for final action. It was the
original plan o the progressive re
publican majority, In its assurance
of a successful issue, to force the
bill to a vote at once, but at the re
quest of the democrats a postpone
ment of one day was granted at the
last minute. The matter was set as
a special order for 11 o'clock tomor
tow morning. In return for the de
lay the administration leaders re
ceived a pledge from the minority
that it would abide by the results as
shown In the final roll call tomorrow
and not demand a reconsideration.
Thus the progressives feel that al
though apparently they lost a day in
reality they saved several by check
ing further efforts to impede their
plans.
The brief debate today on the mo
tion to postpone disclosed the fact
that the "democrats have hearkened
to the advice from Washington as
delivered by Secretary of State
Bryan and will make a formal stand
in support of the national adminis
tration. In order to meet the Issue
squarely, Senator Curtin, democrat,
introduced a resolution setting forth
the fact that President Wilson is
opposed to an anl-alien land bill,
and containing the following dec
laration: "Be it resolved, That the
people of the state of California do
hereby defer to the wishes of the
people of the United States, and this
legislature will not at this session
pass the bills herein mentioned."
It Is believed generally that to the
extent of supporting Curtln's resolu
tion, the democrats will defer to Sec
retary Bryan. Beyond that, how
ever, their paTty platform in Cali
fornia calls upon them to aid in the
enactment of an anti-alien land law
and most of them are expected to
oppose the Webb bill in its present
form, if it succeeds in escaping
amendment.
Senator Caminitti, working inde
pendently of his colleagues, is pre
paring several amendments to the
Webb bill to be offered tomorrow.
The drafts were not completed to
night, ho said, and he declined to
discuss the changes he expects to
propose.
No apprehension was aroused by
the warning against the Webb bill
telegraphed to Governor Johnson by
President Wilson. It Is the belief of
both Governor Johnson and Attor
ney General Webb that regardless of
how the act was worded it probably
would Involve an appeal to the
courts, as suggested by President
Wilson.
Attorney General Webb, in a
statement tonight, said:
"I have been shown the presi
dent's telegram to tho governor to
the effect that the proposed land bill
might involve an appeal to the
courts, and it has been in the minds
of every one having to do with this
subject of legislation, since the bo
ginning of the session that any
character of bill must necessarily in
volve tho same thing. No method of
avoiding an appeal to the courts by
.the parties interested has occurred
to us, and if the federal government
is advised of tho existence of a way
to avoid this question without a
complete and unwarranted surrender
of the rights of the state, it is to
be regretted that such method is not
pointed out by the telegram.
"If this act should bo passed I
quite realizo that hereafter some
person may contend for greater right
than tho act would seem on its face,
to give him, and in that caso it
would be quite proper for tho courts
to pass upon tho question. I am at
a loss, however, at this time to
understand how the federal govern
ment could become in any way in
volved in or responsible for such a
contention."
Secretary Bryan, who has been in
his temporary office at the capitol
building all day with tho exception
of tho time spent on his inspection
trip through a nearby Japanese col
ony, has declined to discuss the
question raised by tho president.
There is much interest in tho future
movements of the secretary of state,
who has given out no statement as
to his immediate plans, other than to
say that he expects to remain in
Sacramento "for several days."
The following telegram from
President Wilson was received today
by Governor Johnson:
"I take the liberty of calling your
attention to the Webb bill, which
would involve an appeal to the
courts on questions of treaty rights
and bring on what might bo long
and delicate litigation."
Governor Johnson immediately replied:
suggestion. The fault may bo due
to the act, but we have endeavored
to preserve affirmatively upon tho
face of our bill tho existing treaty.
I have referred the mater at once to
our attorney general, and I would
be extremely grateful for any sug
gestions that would avoid the objec
tion you mentioned."
The Japanese problem in Califor
nia as it actually exists on the farms
and ranches of the Sacramento val
ley were viewed at close range by
Secretary of State Bryan this morn
ing in the course of a two hours'
automobile ride through the thickly
populated country south of the capi
tal. John D. Bradford, who accom
panied the secretary, was armed
with facts and figures, and Mr.
Bryan seemed deeply interested. His
only comment, however, at the end
of the trip waB that he had seen
"not only a Japanese colony, but a
very pretty California valley." In
the Florin district, embracing about
twenty-five square miles of rich soil,
there is a population of 1,500 Japan
ese farmers and 400 Americans.
Twelve years ago there was not a
score of Japanese in the community;
now they practically control the
grape and berry industries of that
section. . ..
They own the factory where the
berry boxes are made and when the
party visited the shop Mr. Bryan saw
thirty-five Japanese girls at work.
He was told by Governor Johnson
that prior to six years ago American
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