The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-12

Washington. Dec. 12.-Caustic criticism
OF President Roosevelt,s position on the
Japanese question prefaced Senator Ray
nor's discussion I'm the senate today of
the constitutional questions involved. IL
the military and civil forces of the fed
eral government were to be used by the
president Mr.. Raynor said It became
very important 10 know tho exact power
OF the president I'm the matter.
Because, he added, 1t Is quite serl-
ous matter. in view of the great calamity
that has lately bofallen the city OF san
francisco for the president TO contem-
plate the bomhardment of the city at TINS
time. and 10 declare war against the
boards of county school trustees OF Cah-
fornia: &C there is no justification or pre-
text upon which such ferocious proceed
ings can be undertaken.
''Thc president Is exercising n great
many functions-eXecutive legislative and
judicial. lawful and unlawful. constitu-
tional and unconstitutional II he Is pos
sessed of the idea that he Is the super
visor of all the public schools of the va
riouS states OF the Union. and he seems
to be impressed with this idea. because
in the very last paragraph OF his message
he recommends 10 congress the establish
ment fshooting galleries In all of the
large public schools OF the country we
must either dSab buse his mind of this
fancy or we must let him know that we
agree with him as to the omnipotencc OF
his jurisdiction.
'If he can take possession OF the public
schools OF California, and compel the
state TO admit 60 them japanese students
contrary 10 the laws Of California he
could with equal propriety send us an
amendment 10 the Santo Domingo treaty
and demand the admission OF the negro
children OF Santo Domingo into the white
schools OF South Carolina or Of any other
slate OF the Union.
hp n
the conclusion that everything the presi-
dent recommends Is right, then there is
hardly any use In contesting any of his
propositions. and instead OF conferring
upon him the power to give congress In
formation on the state of the Union We
might confer upon him the function OF
furnishing his own peculiar Views upon
the entire state Of the universe aud recon-
mcnding any improvements or changes
IN the general plan OF creation that he
may deem cxpedient from the cradle TO
tie grave
Mr.. R.ynor coinsidcd with what the
president had said I'm his message I'm
praise OF the japanese. He proposed, he
said. 10 discuss the present question en-
tlrely outside the particular circumstances
and plant himself on these two proposi-
tions:
THAT there is no provision whatever
IN the treaty with Japan that confers the
right that the president speaks OF, or
gives 10 the government OF Japan the
privileges that IL claims in connection
with the public school system OF Califor-
ME or OF any other state.
2-Tf there was such . provision in this
treaty or any other treaty comforting this
right the treaty would be void and with
out any authority upon the part of the
United States 10 make Il and In violation
OF the constitution and the treaty-making
power Of the government.
Tho precise point involved. he said. vas
the 10Th article Of the constitution. that
powers not delegated To the United states
b, tho constitution nor prohibited by "
to tho states. arc reserved 90 the states,
respectively. or to the people"
MIR. Eaynor said that the power OF \
state TO regulate it's public school
system was clearly among It's reserve
powers, and added: