Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1909 — NEVADA SCOLDS THE PRESIDENT [ARTICLE]

NEVADA SCOLDS THE PRESIDENT

Urges California to Pass ; Anti-Jap Laws. REFERS TO TALK OF WAR

Resolution Reported Favorably Declares That “Now la a Better Time to Lay Down Terms to That Empire and Teach Those Arrogant People That American Rights Cannot Be Encroached Upon and They Cannot Nor Never Will Be Allowed to Assimilate With Our Race.”

Carbon, Nev., Feb. 2. —A resolution declaring in favor of drastic antiJapanese legislation, criticising Theodore Roosevelt and designating the Japanese as “parasites of the world," was reported favorably in a special session of the Nevada legislature and will be voted upon today. The resolution is directed to the California legislature and declares In favor of that body parsing measures that will prevent an influx of Japanese.

It further recommends that the California legislature pay no attention to what is termed “coercion and interference on the part of President Roosevelt."

The resolution says: “We believe there is no danger of w ar with the Japanese, as is advanced by those who oppose our views, but we believe that if we must have war with the Japanese empire, sooner or later, now is a better time to lay down terms to that empire and teach those arrogant people that American rights cannot be encroached upon and they cannot, nor never will be allowed or given an opportunity to acquire a foothold In this country' or to assimilate with our race.

We censure Theodore Roosevelt, the president of the United States, for his so-called interference in attempting to deprive t|je citizens of the great commonwealth of California by threats and coercion from exercising their lawful rights of protecting themselves from the Japanese hordes.”