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VOL. XVIII, NO. 65.
ASHEVILLE, N. 0, MONDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 28, 1913.
PRICE THREE CENTS
NO
INSTi
HANGE IN SIGHT
sJKE SITUATION
MPORTED CARMEN
HOOTED FROM CITY
Mayor Refused to Assume Re
sponsibility in the Men
Brought Here Should
Take Out Cars.
p r t K v. 1 . p. n ,
Just before 8 o'clock this,
uftcriusm lreddent Fisher of
(lie local anion sahl that lie.
bail received; a message from
Mayor Itunkin that he hail
been unnlile to get Into oom
niiiiiicullon with anyone In uu-t
thnrlty iTrescnUnjr the Aslic
vllh' Power . uml Light coni
imiiy. It wus stuled UUs morn
ing that Mayor Itankin had
proflcrcil Ills olllces In helping
to bring itlmut a :ettlcmcnt. .
President Fisher has issued the
following statement: ' -
"The men stand ready at any
time to ten . Into' confcronif
through tlielr committee with
the company or any authorised
representative leading to the
adjustment of the matter at Is
sue. The men's attitude is that
they .propose to lie reasonable:
that they . would be Kud to
linve the matter adjusted satis--fiictorily:
ami that they regret
very much the IneonveiUewo
.Hie sKuntbm Has forced on the
Kiilo of A.leville.,' :
No Street Cars Operated
Since Saturday-Turhu-lent
Scenes Yesterday.
drinking. , Tnjire were only a row
street car men there, und they were
talking quietly with their friends.
Many of the crowd were- wearing the
badges. "We Walk." . Most of them
were there half an hour before ' the
train came in.
About ,15 minutes befc-e the train
arrived tne word was paused from
some mysterious source that the
strikebreakers would detrain at' Bilt
more and come to the city In car
riages. This' was generally accepted
as being the case, and a few left and
came up . Southside avenue. The
greater part of the multitude, how
ever, remained at the station to make
sure that visitors would be properly'
welcomed if tney should happen to
come on to the Asheville station. But
they were not disappointed when the
train rolled In without the strike
breakers, ..:' ..; -,. .";'!.!.'
Then -there was a general and hur
ried boarding of automobiles and car
riages, which spread up Southside to
Intercept the new-comers, if possi
ble, and several of tnese reached
South Main just as the. carriages car
rying about a score of strangers came
In sight.; These machines, for the
most part, stopped and let the car:
rlages go by; and the strangers
were "hooted and jeered and called
"dirty scabs." They paid no atten
tion at all, and the carriages came
up town by way of Church street.
At The Lniigren. ,
There was a large crowd collected
at- the square when the automobiles
arrived, and some 60 people hurried
down Fatten avenue to the intersec
tion of Church street. It was sup
posed that the strikebreakers would
go to tne office of the Asheville Pow
er and Light company. They were
met just as the carriages were com
ing Into Patton avenue. There they
were hooted and jeered again ' and
they passed to the Langren to an ac
eompanlment qf shouts, , The ihad
no sooner descended from ' tne car
riages and gone up the steps of the
hotel,- whm the crowd, containing a
rather goodly proportion of angry
men surged Up the steps after them.
There were cries of "Drag them out;
drag them out: tne dirty scabs." At
this time there seemed only one
policeman In evidence, Patrolman
Hall. In some way he appeared at
head of steps, Just In nick of time. A
score of people pushed to top of the
steps, and two or three called, "Come
on, come on; don't be cowards.'1 By-
far the greater number of the peo
ple were onlookers and evidenced no
desire to go after the Btrangers. Pat
rolman Hall pushed the lenders back,
and ufter a few more ineffectual at
tempts to get others to join them, they
desisted, but still stood about the en
trance. In the., meanwhile other
patrolmen had made their appearance
and re-lnforced Mr. Hall.
The majority of the men who seem
ed to be interested are not generally
known In Ashevjlle: In fact they look
ed as if they had come from the
country. ..
Decide to fiend Them Away.
""Whether It would have been In the
power of the sworn officers of law ami
order to maintain the peace and pre
vent damage and Injury and the city s
shame will be left a debatable ques
tion. Mayor Rankin soon after the
visitors arrived Informed the company
(hat he would not be responsible for
might be precipitated If they were tne consequences If the cars were op
put t work, and their lives endan- j ,,rBted by strlk cbreakers. The lin
gered. A crowd gathered In front of; Bren C0Uld not entertain these people
'he l-angren hotel, where the rnen I wihout annoyance to Its other guests,
were, and made ir ax tl.e men would ann danger of Injury to Its property
be dragged out The company came to I nd business. No hotel or boarding
CORONER PROBING
PHAGANMYSTERY
Pencil Factory Superintendent
Closely Questioned in At
lanta Murder Case.
By Associated Press. ,
Atlanta, Ga., April 28. A coroner's
jury today viewed the spot in the
basement of the National Pencil com
pany's factory where the lifeless body
of 14 years old Mary Phugan was
found early Sunday morning. The In
spection was designed to assist the
jury to determine whether the child
was killed liv the metal room of the
factory on the second floor and her
body dragged to the basement or
whether she met her death In the
underground room-
HtYiDEITE
Ofl THE TARIFF
T
Last Day of General Discussion
Marks Rush of Speech
Making in House.
FOREIGN PROTESTS
DECLARED BASELESS
Leader Underwood Declares
No Treaties Are Violated
by the Tariff Prefer
"ence Clause.
. Ey Associated Press.
Washington, April 28. A rush of
speech-making on the final day of
general, debate en the tariff bill made
lively proceedings In the house. Most
of the members held back with the
aim or geiunglarger audiences ex:
pected with the, closing of the gen
eral debate and the shifting of con
sideration of th revision measure to
U M, Frank, superitendent of the pen
cil factory, was being subjected to, a
rigid examination al police headquar
ters. " Although Frank had not been
arrested, two lawyers he had retained
Insisted on being present during his
examination. .
An improvised cot was discovered
today In the 'cellar In which the body
was found. Near tho cot was found
the small footprint of a women.
Only two arrests had been made in
the case up to early. Arthur Mullinax.
who Is alleged to have been soon with
the girl Saturday night, and Newt Lee,
tho negro watchman, were the only
onesjJn custody.
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IN MEXICO CITY
BRYAN GIVES
IffiSlE
Gov. Johnson Calls California
Houses Together in Joint
Session to Meet State
- Secretary.
HOUSE LISTENS
TO WAR SPEECH
VISITORS DECLINES
PUBLIC STATEMENT
"Obviously Improper" to Dis
cuss Japanese Question for
Publication He Tells
" Inquirers.
NICHOLAS' PROTEST
IS
GIN
POWERS
Montenegrin King Declares De
mand Regarding Scutari
"Unjust and Cruel."
So far us can be learned front ttic
Asheville Tower ami Light company
mid the representatives of the street
car men, the conditions are about Hitch
as they wero Saturday, and if there
have lieen any negotiations going for
ward looking to the settlement of the
differences. It can not lie learned. At
the same time there-Is a general feci
inn that developments are on font
which may form the basis for a settle
ment. This morning Strike Director
ticorgc Keenan and niemlHTS of the
committee liehl a conference with
Mayor Itankin. when the mayor prof
feml his services In liclplng to bring
matters to an amicable conclusion.
At the close of this conference, the
committee stated that they bail no
statement to make with reference to
a Mi.slhle. scUlemcnt. At the? office
of the IWrr ami Uglit company It
wns stated that there wns nothing to
give out ami that matters stood just
as they dhl Saturday.
Saturday night and Sunday were
featured by scenes of disorder on the
part of the strike sympathisers. 8m
duy about a score of so-called strike
breakers arrived hero from New Jer
sey. Their arrival was the cause of
a certain amount or lawlessness, and
numerous threats were made agalnt
them. In fuct It looked as If a riot
While the autopsy was being held, if reading underi the five minute rule,
Leader Under ood hus not chang
ed ma View thfit tho bill should be
disposed of in the house within a
week from today and that the sugar
schedule is not; likely to offer much
real trouble. He hopes that unless
the tight of the' anti-free, wool advo
cates Bpreads, Ihe bill will emerge
from the senate! substantially In the
torm in which It stands.
Kepresentativd Jtainey, of Illinois,
who has .-harg of the agriculture
schedule of- the! bill as a member of
the ways and means committee: llen-
resontutive, Murdock of Kansas, lead
er of ths progressives and others of
that party and gome of the big guns
of the republicans were on today's
speaking program, llr. Ralney de
clared that the bill represented the
dawn of a new era hi the govern
ment'B fiscal policy, "making lighter
the burdens of taxes upon consumers
and compelling great wealth to con
tribute its fair share toward paying
the governritent expenses. "He point
ed out that n government that had
adopted an Income tax Hystem and
given it a fair rial had ' repealed
Lit. f i..rJ$!r- s-m'' .'
Small Incomes Touched Lightly
"We mjike the tax highest upon the
great iiw omes and lowest on the
small Incomes, taxing 425,000 in all
and expecting to collect from them at
least $70,000,000." .
tie said the tax would each 125,000
Incomes that amount to between $4,
000 and $75,000 a year from which
the government expects to collect only
$630,000, an average of five dollars
per Income and would reach one hun
dred incomes amounting to more than
one million dollars each per year,
from which a collection of nearly $6,
000,000 Is expected.
Mr. Ramsey sttld he knew of no
swollen fortune which had not been
made possible by the favors of gov
ernment, and that a protective tariff
conferred upon protected Interests
the right not only to levy taxes but
to distribute the dividends to the
holders of watered stock.
He declared that the revision would
end the alliance between the pro
tected woolen mills of the east and
the wool producing states of the
west. i-!
."This," he concluded, "is not a
free trade, bill, but it will fail of its
Relations between Diaz and
Huerta Strained to the
Breaking Point, It Is
Asserted.
.'. By Associated Press. -j
Washington, April 28. A rapidly
growing situation in Mexico (Mty,
fraught with friction between the
Huerta and the Diaz factions of the
provisional government is reported In
contidential advices and these reports
nre augmented by agents of the Car
rapza constitutionalists arriving here,
Robert Pesqulera, a member of the
Mexican house of deputies, arrived
here today to succeed Gonzales Gante
as contidential agent of the Carranza
forcer." : . - ' , :
Oante hus been assigned to a special
mission, the nature of which Is not
disclosed, but It Is believed he Is going
to Europe. . . .,-
Reports of the situation in Mexico
My Associated Press.
Sacramento, Cal.. April 29. Wil
liam J. Bryan, eecretary of state, ar
rived in Sacramento today to confer
with Governor Johnson and the Cali
fornia legislature on the proposed
anti-alien land holding laws. Gover
nor Johnson met the visitor at the
train where many democratic legisla
tors had gathered.
An hour after Secretary Bryan's ar
rival it was announced by Governor
Johnson that he would call the two
houses o( the legislature together In
a Joint executive session this morning
to allow Mr. Bryan to deliver his offi
cial message. The meeting was called
at the request 'of Mr. Bryan, said the
governor. .
Although he will spend much' of his
time at the governor's home, arrange
ments have lieen made for him to have
an office at the capltol building, where
he will be accessible to callers.
Secretary Bryan made the following
statement on hi arrival:
"I am visiting California at the re
quest of the pic?ideiit and with the
consent of the legislature' to confer
upon an important matter which,
while- local in its Immediate effect, is
international in its character. ,
"Each state occupies a dual posi
tion: while it is the guardian of its
domestic affairs. It is a member of
the union and therefore Intere-ted in
all that concerns the nation's relations
with the outside world. : ;
. "The. president, upon w,homlv rests
the constitutional duty ht maintaining
diplomatic relations with other coun
tries, asked me to come to California
to confer wltV the governor and legis
lators upon such phases of the sub
ject a to touch this nation's relations
to other nations.
"Coming on such a mission, it would
be obviously Improper to say anything
in advance upon questions which may
enter Into the conference,"
Secretary Bryan went to the rapito
with Governor Johnson shortly before
10 o'clock and spent half an hour in
the executive office, where he was vis
ited by several legislative leaders.
It was arranged that Mr. Bryan
should take possession of Lieutenant
Governor Wallace's office In the capl
tol. His first visitor was Dr. David
Starr Jordan of Stanford University,
who came at Mr. Bryan's request to
confer on the alien land situation.
a hasty conclusion that it would be
'lse to send the men away.
No fHvrturm Received.
President Fisher of the locul union
and a member of the strike commu
te stated today that the company had
maila no overtures to htm with refer
ence to a jioailble settlement of the
strike. Ho auld that he whs ready and
anxious to recclva such overtures at
any time.
Mr. Klsher says the street cur men
'greatly deplore tho Violence and dis
order Unit, took place Saturday night
and Sunday. Ho says the men are
't In sympathy with such action and
that they have taken steps to have
the strike conducted In hs orderly and
'inlet a manner us nomihle. He de
clared that the men bad tiikqn no part
in the disorder and thnt thev had by
"o means Incited their' friends to
lid so,
ItccciHIuil Committee
t Is nothing less than wonderful
the way information gets spread
"'out. ' Before noon yiaterday It be
Kan to be whispered on the streets
"d In ln drug stores thut th strike
breakers would arrive here on No.
'I- Home bright ones had flured that
If they left New York they are sup
1'used to be from New .Jersey at 4
"'clock Ralurdny, they could Just get
here on No, 11, which wns exactly
hnt tiu.y did. Nearly fVery man
you (,,w S11, np gg to tne sta-
"on to see what happened When the
party arrived; and a great many of
, them, dhl go. ThcYe were dozens of
""timioinh s and carriages Ht tne ue
l'"t, and probably 1000 people. Most
"f them Hprrid to l merely curl-
but in i Huloiiallv there rouhl be
groups of men with tense, exclt
''I fiuin, i iniiit crowd, how
cr, mid th.-ic wl( little sign of
house was found wnere joe mm
would Tie received, and arf attempt to
provide cots for them was unsuccess
ful. It was apparent that the pres
ence of the men In the cljy would be
attended with turmoil and disorder.
At any rate, shortly before S o'clock
It was ascertained that the company
hud decided to send the men away
from Ashoville. . Excitement Increased
whea carriages drew up In front ol
the hotel. . , , . .
Mayor Rankin appeared and slated
that he had Induced the company to
agree to send tho men out of town or,
the 7 o'clock train. He expressed
confidence thut the Btrangers would
be allowed to depart without any act
of violence being offered them a con
fldence which events were to prove
,h well founded.
noi -- ..n
The men came out unaer
: . . li inin the first
guard, anu pn -
carriages, as many as could crowd In.
They wers just about ''
smld much confusion, when i Will Mor.
rls voiced the notion mat "
not to be permitted to ride to the
station: thut walking was the slogan
of the day. Tin carriages proceeded
: ound from College via Market .tree,
to the wuare. and thej crowd rushed
into the square and do'n Patton
avenue. Morris made a brag at a
man In one of the hist hb
front of the hotel, and he snd Charles
Moody had a mlx-up with the officers.
They were escorted to the city Jail.
This episode diverted ft large segment
f he crowd frm tne main Idea, and
wme hundreds followed In procession
to the Jail.
Vic. .Mixes In.
.. .... I, ..I here that Vic Gore's
fate crossed him up -"rrrn!
vie., a dark colored
iil PMIM-
tContinucd on pags 8)
City confirm earlier advices of the ten
sity of the relations of Diaz to Huerta. I purpose if it does not bring about a
Between the two omctals practically , freer exchange between the products
all the government forces In the fed- of ti,a Bnd other countries, each na-
eral district have been divided : Into tion, each section producing what it
two armed camps. Huerta has added jg j)et adapted to produce und turd
to the Infantry at the National Palace jn? its products for the products of
and Diaz has encamped much of the'otner get.tlons and nations,
artillery on his estate, Hacinda dell , No Treaty Violated.
Cristo, about 30 miles away. Mondra- Democratic leader, . Underwood
gon, minister of war, Is In practical framer of the new tariff bill, conlfc
possession of the citadel, where other tends the United States is entirely
within Its right In the provisions ,
the bill against which foreign nations
have protested. The clause which
would grant a live per cent tariff pre
ference on goods Imported In Ameri
can vessels and which has caused pro
tests from a number of nations, Mr.
Underwood says, Is to encourage the
building of American ships and ." he
believes It violates no treaty.
The French protest is against the
provision that foreign manufacturers
.viwirtcra shall submit their
By Associated Press,
London, April 28. The representa
tive of the Montenegrin government in
London received instructions today
from Cettinje ordering him to protest
formally against the demand by the
European powers for the Immediate
evacuation of Scutari by the Monte
negrins, which Is described by the gov
ernment of King Nicholas as "unjust
and cruel."
The demand of the European powers
is couched in the following language:
"We have the honor to declare col
lectively to the royal government of
Montenegro that the taking of the
fortress of Scutari does not In any way
modify the decision of the European
powers relative to the delimitation
of tho frontiers of northern and north
eastern Albania, and consequently the
city of Scutari must' be evacuated with
the briefest possible delay and must
be handed over to the European pow
ers represented by the commandant?
of the international naval forces lying
before the Montenegrin coast. The
royal government of Montenegro Is In
vited to give a prompt reply to this
communication.
The Montenegrin representative in I
London, to whom this demand was
cabled back from Cettinje, said to
day: "I have been ordered by my govern
ment to protest formally against this
unjust and cruel, demand and once
more to' ask the European powers
to examine In an equitable manner
the vital .question of Montenegro's fu
ture, and to place that nation on an
equal footing with the other Balkan
alllep." ...
Montenegrins March Forth.
Vienna, April 28. Crown Prince
Danillo of Montenegro and his troops
have marched out of Scutari toward
the north, according to official dis
patches .received here' today. Only
fcv batteries of Montenegrin artillery
remain In the city. . i
Sisson of Mississippi Urges .
Federal Support for Cali
fornia to the Extent
of Conflict.
RESENTS "INDIGNITY"
OFFERED BY JAPAN
Declares State Should Be Up
held in Its Right to Legis
, late as It Pleases
About Aliens.-
artlllery. forces are quartered.
SUPREME COURT RULE
PROTECTS UNSECURED
Corporation Creditor May
Hold Its Successor Liable
For Debt, Holds Court. '.
IN STOLHUM CM
Tampa Slayer Saws Way
Through Cell and Makes
Getaway.
DF
WILL LIKELY BE DELAYED
Inability to Complete Organi
zation of Government Halts
President Wilson's Plans.
By Associated Preys.
Washington, April 28. Political dc
velupments in China have made it im
probable that the United States will
Immediately recognize the new re
public as originally was Intended and
officials here believe there is there
fore no danger of further complicat
ing the delicate situation at Pekio as
the result of the conclusion of the five
power loan and the friction between
Vuan-Shl-Kul and his cabinet on the
one side and the powerful radical par
ty In the assembly on theo ther.
Although one of the first official an
nouncements by Secretary Bryan was
that In addition to withdrawing the
United States from participation In the
six power loan negotiations, early re
cognition was Intended, later state
ments from the White House made It
apparent that such recognition was
dependent upon the negotiations of
(By Associated Presn)
Tampa. Fla., April 28. Speeding
through the country lit a stolen auto- ,(he new government on constitutional
mobile. H. t. An lrews, a condemned lines.
to be hanged for the murder of J. W. I American Charge Wlllliims whs In
Alexander at Palmetto, eight months Vtructed nearly two weeks ago to con
ago, Is making a dash for liberty. In 've. recognition to the new republic as
the county Jail here Is his wife, whol,,,,,,, H those formalities had been
Is under charge of furnishing the I complied with. It Is said at the state
hacksaw with which Andrews last 'department, however, that the failure
night sawed his Way out of the cell ln!r the assembly up to this point to
"murderer's row" and then through j,. noose a speaker, owing to sharply
the barred outer window Into the drawn party Issues, Is a sufficient ob-
books to I'nlted States agents when Jail yard, after which he scaled thelgtucle to delay execution of the In
jm.j.H This clause. Mr. Under- i wall and got away without arousing .jui-uetlona.
wood declares, does not mean that the guard. Stt withstanding the advantage that
.h fnit.il stales Is going to try to! Mrs. Andrew was admitted to the miijht be gained by an Immediate
i....m h eernts of foreign manu-
r....t...r. it will ba used only In . glous services
cases where there Is reason to sus
pect that goods, have been under
value!, t
By Assocated Press.
Washington. April 28. In a deci
sion of momentous Importance to rall-
roadr. the Supreme court today hurt
down the general prlnolple that a cred
itor of a corporation not a party to
Its reorganisation, may hold Its sue
cesser for hla debt.
In this specific case the court, live
to four, In a decision wnicn, juiure
l.urtnn who dissented, declared was
Jail yesterday to see him while rell-
were lining held and
it Is charged slipped the hacksaw to
him then. The tool was found at the
recognition, It la believed here that
the live powers party to the rew loan
will refrain from extending their
recognition for the present, even
Makci Continuous 1OO0 Mile 1'llglit.
Jail this morning where Andrew had ..hough It was well understood that
dropped It. I the consummation of the financial ar-
Andrew killed Alexander during a rsngement was on of ths conditions
drunken, brawl at Alexanders tiome'.,.WHen to such action. The basis
near Palmetto In Manatee rounty. He
wns trtJd and convicted In that coun
ty and brought hers for safekeeping,
i the Jail there being Insecure and
By Associated Prers.
Vnitnm Holland. April 28. A con
,i.,m.. niirht of over loot) miles by ., ... ,,, ,,,i, ,iur
aeroplane was completed here today Jn(f atHnBt Andrews,
by the French aviator, Ernest Fran-1 The mani0ama tram near Ureen
cols Oulllaux. He- made only tw0. vine, Ala,, and It Is thought he Is
stops during his flight from Hlarrlts. heaned n th9t direction In the au-
In the extreme southwest or r ram, tomoMe sheriff Spencer sent out
escape and offered a re-
1 was ... , l vMtArrinv mnrnlns. de- . . ...
alarming," held the Northern Pacific ' " , -enleniah his fuel at Bor- I "2
KHiiwiiv comunny rMitiiiBimo
for th's belief lies In the fact that the
officials here were Informed when II
whs first proposed to extend recngnl
lion by the United Ktstes that the
other powers must decline to follow
that Course because the new Chinese
government had not been organised, a
condition which apparently still ub
tains.
Vew lands Issues Statements.
U5.000 Judgment against the North
em Pacific Kallrosd company, which
It succeeded, despite the fact thHt the
court expressly stated that no moral
wrongdoing was to be found In the
reorganization.
Corporation lawyers who heard the
decision declared It was a direct blow
nt the practice of reorganising cor
porations to get rid or onerous con
tracts or escape payment to unsecured
, redlrors. Its effect, they thought
would be far-reaching.
ending
deaux and Vlllacoublay.
(ciirgla Masons In Session.
ward for capture of the man.
Wilson llelleve In Bryan Pcacr Plans
, . (By Associated Press)
Washington, April t. President
( By Associated Press) Wilson has high nopes tor tne sue
Macon, Oa., April 18. More than rets or tne jiryan pram Vmns. nr
(00 leading Georgia Masons are hero feels that proposals whleli may at
today for the annual meeting of the 'first seem Impossible of agreement
Orand Chapter of the Royal and among nations can lie accomplished
Select musters, the grand council of lierause hn believes ths temper of
lloysl Arch Mnsons and annual ses- world opinion Is In favor of tho peo-
aion of the Ksstern 8tar. . ' motion of pec.. ' ,
By Associated Press.
Washington, April !. ttenator
N'ewlands who leads the protest of
western senators against free wool
and sugar, Issued a statement today
defining the position of these senators
toward tariff reductions promised In
the party platform snd predicting that
the party would loss some of Its 14
senators from west of the Missouri
river I' products of that region were
discriminated against In tha new tariff
act.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, April 28. A. "war " '
speech" in support of the proposed
California anti-alien land law was de
livered in the house tohay by Repre
sentative Blsson of Mississippi.
"If we must have war or submit to
this indignity, 1 am for war," cried
Mr. Sisson. "I am with the people
of California in their efforts to pre
vent these aliens from .'acquiring'.',
lahd."' "':. ' . ' '
"I believe," said Mr. Sisson, "that .
no non-resident aliens should be al
lowed to hold a single foot of land in
the territory of the United States. ,
What would Washington say in an-. .
swer to the question, war or submis
sion? What would Jaikson- say .'
What would Cleveland say? What
would McKlnicy say? ,
"I resent the. efforts of Japan t.
force us to submit to her demands."
M r. Sisson took the position that
Japanese government in protesting
against alien land legislation was en
deavoring to exempt Its citizens from
the operation of the laws of states.
Mr. BiMMHi's Position.
"The president and secretary of .
state," said Mr. Sisson, "should only
assure an alien government that tho
people of that alien nation would bo
dealt with fairly in accordance with
the law of the state. Any other posi-w
tion would lead to the federal govern
ment taking out from under the. laws
of, -the stotes uthe,.citenB,o another .,
nation. But "all citizens or aliens rest-1"
dent In a state must be held subject
to Its laws and to exempt the alien
would give him privileges over and
above those accorded to American
citizens. " .
Representative Mann, the republi
can leader, suggested the United
States had the constitutional right to
treat with foreign governments to se
cure for American citizens property
rights abroad and that Mr. Sission
was contending that the foreign gov
ernments did not hatfe a similar right.
Mr. Sisson contended that the peo
ple of California had the right to pass
laws regarding alien holding of land
as In their Judgment seemed ' best
when such laws did not infringe upon
the federal constitution.
Sisson discussed at length points of
International law Involved In the dis
pute and declared that California was
endeavoring to do only what Japan
had already done.
"If Japan now threatens us with
war what would she do when millions
of her citizens have acquired land In
our country?" he said.
guest Ion Far Reaching.
"1 lay down the proposition that an
alien population holding land within
our borders would be a fixed and con
stant menace.
"We must preserve to the Ameri
can farmer the right to own the soil
of our country without competition .
which would bring down his standard
of living. 1 would not surrender It un- ,
less we had spent the last drop of blood
in American manhood and Impover- ;
iuh...i r. . . h nnnni .if fnr u hundred iren'
. (
erations. - ,
Treaty making can never deprive
the stales of a reserved power,' con
tinued Sisson. "This California quest
tion is far-reaching and Important In ;
Its results. Nearly all of the states'
have statutes regulating the rights of
aliens In reference to acquiring real
estate. Nearly every state has some
limitation.
This democrat'': administration
should announce with no uncertain
tone to tho world the doctrine that
congress propose the right of the
people of these states to determine
who shall own the land within the
states and that the I'nlted States gov.
ernment will not prevent the states
from making such land laws as their i
fit and proper, provided they do
not discriminate against cttlsens of tha
United States.
If the president and senate should
commit themselves to any other con
dition we will have Internal broils at
home and Invidious International com
plications and meddling Into our do
mestic situation occasioned by the
onmplalnta ol' ths alien land owner to
his government
1 accord to Japan all the equal
rights with ourse'ivet. I would as
quickly resent a demand from our gov
ernment upon Japan to permit an
American cttlr.en to own land In Japan
contrary' to the laws of Japan as 1 do
now resent Japan'a efforts to compel
us to submit to her demands. I think
it the duty of every loyal citizen of all
our states to stand for California and
her rights In this tight for her own
citizens and their defendants."
About half the mcmliershlp of the
house sat In nmasemrnt while Mr. Sis
son, Immediately after the session be
gan, took ths floor. Wearied with a
week of rositlne tariff debate, mem
ber paid close attention to Mr. Hl
son's argument and his speech whs
frequently Interrupted by applaur.
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