The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-25

association Is degrading and dernor,liz,,,s,
ana, most naturally, she protect, -
Now what Is this but Discrimination and
denial or equality, and Therefore i, ,,toi,-
sive character too . cause no f.,ee-.,,,
lty and degradation alleged ara ~ 80
"eBfee. and therefore durable In Tim, -
are fundamental and incurable NJ. -,
may well eXclaim Indignantly. ~, 80.
rior! who in fifty years have c., !,
from oDscurity and impotence INTO o,.
oi tue great powers OF the earth az,
next 10 Grent Britain. the greatest 49,
power we Inferior who in lonp-fr-,,.,,
ON1 oatues have defeated the Creates
'oSlu empire we INFERIOR who are the
ieauih8, and soon viii be the dorrir,r,
power OF the Eastern IIemisphere. v,o A.,
loiloFi whose credit in the martofs 80
me world stands among the highest-a,s
an these superiorities arc oniv nossihil
oy people whose virtues are OF the
highest '
No wonder that Japan is aroused and
that her pride IS cut 20 the oulcx and
Japan must resent tho affront ana de
inahd reparation. because n she vieid,
her right 20 free. unlimited and unrestrfcf-
td access 20 the public schools she uto,,q
her death warrant as q great inde,,er,l9,,,
nauon and Invites affront and even 40
erosion from every quarter
But The Times Dispatch seems 10 eo,,.
The management Of the public schools
sd
that. therefore. the United states bas M
rights I'm tho premises But the sunrerna
Court has never said So and until -
does all opinions on the subject are bus
IDLE words. Granting, however. that tla
United States a. pOWerless that does not
meet or cure Japan's grievance. i.,.,.,,,r,
Japan has not made its treaty. with CALI
fornia. bat with the United states ro,-
9rns.ent. and Il looks TO the United
states alone FOR remedy and safisfac-
Ron, and the United states must comply
or acknowledge before the world ffs frr,
potence or its unwilungness TO connect
California 90 Observe qhe terms o. .
treaty which the Constitution pronouuces
the supreme law OF the land
But Tho Times Dispatch seems 90 say
also. that "a treaty conflicting with me
Constitution Is null. void and OF no rr-
feet But how IS IL possible gor treaty
20 conflict with the Constitution. SINCE
every treaty is made by The President
ratified by never less than two-thirds. and
usually by all the States sitting as thc
senate and by go the people. sitting -
Congress. when u approprates money e.
carry treaty into effect The Supreme
Court has never 7 believe ST fts etal
of conder nation on any treaty. a treaty
IT, therefore unassailabie on coustltu-
uonM grounds
The objections that grown Ja-e attend
school. that the teachers have 20 epond
their time teaching them English. and
that they exclude our children from tt.I-
schools. are frivolous. because au age
limit would exclude am adults. ha-an-.
time is taken 80 teach an other foreigners
English. and because we can make the
same demand upon japan for er1fl school
treatment taat japan LAS made uron
But % cap tAc climax Of absurIIfs. tic
United states suust not comply vffh tn.
treaty. because to do SD 'wiu cause ar
outbreak ~ wrath that would turn Gale
fornia from Heruh, can to a Demo-
cratic state" But outbreaks of wrath"
should he re1resscd when they SOCK 20
rl'ify Tho supreme law ~ the lend ana
the United States has way of arunr.ssfrr,
them. for example. the -Whisyev Rebel
Hon " in Pennsylvania. Qualification. ln
south Carolina. and secession in l-1 and
the United States should suppress. cost
what it may. tie proposed ''nuliiacatianr
in San Franclsc1. U me has iu~rld-d tre
wisdom az suppression ~ tire other +nuf-
breaks o. wrath" and SO wiU doubtless
Justify any outbreak % wrath" iu CALI
iotnia- I. ~ r.