Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-09
CALIFORNIA SHOULD
NOT Be DICTATED TO
Senator 10 Frazer Delivers Speech in
congress on The EncPoachment
on State Rights.
NATION HAS Nh RIGHT Tn INTERFERE
nation HAS NO RIGHT TO INTERFERE
japanese School Question is One
Which Should Be Settled BY the
State and Not by the Fedora,
eovernment-san Francisco Dele.
cation Arrives in Washington.
(py Associated prossl

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. s.
Federal encroachment on State
rights with the Japanese school
question OF an address to the Sen
aie today by Senator Frazer of Ten.
nesse: Mr.. Frazer said that this
was not question that concerned
California alone but concerned tho
right of every State to conduct it's
own affairs. If the federal govern.
ment by treaty was forced To allow
MonGolians into the white schools
or California Il like treaty could
force the negroes of Cuba, Santo
Domingo and lIayti into the schools
oil Tennessee in defiance of the laws
Tor the separation or the races. He
expressed the highest admiration Tor
me Japanese, but said the action
O! California furnished no pretext
Tor quarrel with that country. The
school board of San Francisco had
simply executed State law provio.
Ing for the placing of whites and
Japuaese In separate schools. 1t had,
been decided over and again that the
states had a right to make such
separations; that the State OF Cal.
infornia was but EXERCISING its
legal and Legislative power.
He denied with emphasis that this
government had ever undertaken by
treaty to interfere with legislative
rights OF California in this respect
Quoting the language of the treaty
he said:
81 challenge anyone to find In 1t
word guaranteeing TO Japanese
residents the right to enter public
schools of States, much less to
enter in defiance of State laws and
regulations. and absorb all power5
OF the state into the federal govern
eminent. Mr.. Root has bodily
declared that If the states
did not exercise their powers
as they ought to they would be
taken from then Dy legislative and
Judicial legislation. "Thh federal
executive" Mr. Frazer said was to
establish censorship to decide
whether or not the States were
properly exercising their powers,
and, If in its judgement they were
not, the rights we've TO be taken
away.
When he sad, the States are
deprived of the right to Judge and
now far any shall exercise their
powers, we cease TO be a free PEG.
pie The Secretary minated that
this usurpation of power was necess-
airy to control the trusts. Before
seeking to rob the States OF Their
power let the federal government use
its own Let it reduce the mon.
strGus tariff which had been built
UP and was protecting the trusts.
Let 1t meet the evil of our capital.
Zation of railroads by determining
their real value and fixing values
accordingly. Let the federal gov.
eminent cease granting special priv
iieges to corporations and pass n
law and inheritance tax to contri.
Dnte It's fair share of taxes"
1t was necessary, MIR. Frazer said
to make the rights and powers of
state conform to standard set mn
by a chief executive alone.
Delegation Arrives in WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. ID. C. Feb. s.
Mayor Schmidt and school board WHO
were summoned here to discuss the
subject of the school question with
me President arrived at $50 this
evening. The train was four hours
late. The delegation will be receiy.
ed by the President tomorrow.
Secretaries Root. Taft and Metca,fI
VIII take a part in the conference.
Whiie the Californians profess that
they are of free mind" and will.
ing to make concessions. 1t can be
stated on the highest authority that