Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-12
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

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rather queer In this day to hear talk OF
States rights. But that il the thing
that is now uppermost IN Washington
conversation. There is no section Of
The Presidents message 90 Congress
that has caused more talk than the
section relating 10 Japanese affairs on
The Pacific coast. The general opin-
ion, though not the one generally
voiced, is that the message so far as IL
deals with japan is a gigantic hlui
II sounds well-sounds particularly
well abroad. In this may be noted
the comments that have come back
by cable from London. The British
government has been having anti-Asi.
attic trouble If its own in the colonies
recently, and has been obliged to deal
with the sentiment in Australia and
the TransvSsl. Therefore the words
about equality and fraternity we're
particularly welcome as being 10 line
W III the policy that Great Britain has
already adopted.
So far as japan is concerned, she
statement In the message cannot be
accepted in other than good faith, and
it shows that the administration Ia
willing to do sll it can to settle the
question TO the satisfaction OF Japan.
But II it be shown that the CONTROL Of
school affairs on the Pacific cnast il
beyond the reach o. the Federal gov
eminent even through treaty rights,
then both Japan and the Federal gov
eminent will have to bow to the inevi-
table and DO the best they can under
the circumstances. TIE talk OF using
military force against the States OF
the coast is well enough in published
correspondence, but the scheme of
sending FEDERAL troops against a State
has been tried once in this country,
and il is not likely that it will ever be
tried again over so small q matter as
the schooling OF AsiRtics.
The probable course il that a teit
case will be made in the court. aud
carried as speedily as possible to the
Supreme Court. Ifthat tribunal de.
cides that the Japanese must be adj
mitted to the public schools % the
coast, the people OF California, Wash
layton and Oregon will probably admit
them and send their own children
elsewhere. But u the court decides
the opposite. the government Of Japan
will be notified Of the decision and the
matter will be allowed 10 rest. As
several Of the Senators and Represent
iatives have pointed out, any talk Of
war is worse than useless. IL Ia silly.
No sooner has Congress gotten to-
yether for the new session than there
s talk OF an extra session in the air.
It is materially over the question 81
Tariff revision. There IL now talk that
/ special message will be sent 20 Con-
yress. and that there will be a special
session called on March 5th next.
IL in the lead about this.
She wants tariff revision more than
my other Of the manufacturing States
md practically the whole Of the State
! delegation IL solid for the idea The
Democrat are Of course IN favor OF
iarid revision and they hold that there
Is more prospect Of getting IL now
.hsn should the party wait till Roose-
'eli is succeeded by Taft, Fairbanks.
Shaw, or gone Of the other men who
IRE svoWed stand-pstiep. There IL
question whether, In case the subject
IAN be brought up for discggsion, IL
rould be wise 20 open The whole goes
ion. There Il q strong element IN
avor Of settling on some u the SEIZED.
lies that tre now obviously too hiFh
ind calling an eTtrs session spsciil.
ally for the purpose Of adiustinE
hem. Others hold that u woold be
siSer 10 open the whole subject ard
rave q thorongh-goinE revision. Doe
hing Il certain, snd that Il that most
v the members uho favor tbe revision
cheme ~ ell. think 10 wiser % DO she I
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