Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-07
TALKING REBELLION,

The san Francisco Chronicle recently
endeavored to create sensation, by
intimating that rebellion might be the
result of any attempt Of the Federal
government to compel California TO
respect existing treaties. Here Is the
yelled threat of the Chronicle:
National loyalty is closely akin to
family loyalty. The child olings TO its
parents for the protection which they
give, When oppression takes the place
of protection. the spirit of loyalty taxes
flight; when the Constitution comes TO
be regarded as an instrument which
commits power to the more populous
sections of the country TO coerce less
populous section In respect to matters
reserved for local control, the years or
the republic will be full of trouble, ana
will probably be few.
"a very large measure OF local au-
tonomy is essential to the contentment
of the people of so vast country as
ours And q discontinued people De-
comes In the 6nd q rebellious people
Is it not rather bad taste on the part
of the san Francisco paper to complain
about Oppression and coercion" so
soon after the disaster that prompted
the government and every citizen al
most, both in the populous and other
sections of the country. to open hearts
and hands and show generosity on
scale without precedent In American
history. When millions of dollars and
trainIoads of provisions were poured
into san Francisco, the Chronicle did
not grumble about matters reserved
for local control" Does not the intima-
ton that "a disconnected people be-
comes i'm the end rebellious people
taste of ingratitude, as well as AFRO
gance?
1t Is quite possible that the separation
of Japanese children from other school
children is not violation of any treaty,
and If that is the case 1t is not the con-
cern of the japanese government, nor
of the United States government. But
the principle that the states must re-
spect the treaties entered into by the
Executive. Is correct. Each state must
be considered a party to such treaties,
since the treaty-making power has
been delegated TO the Federal govern
ment which represents the states In
their intercourse with foreign govern
ments. If foreign treaties are not
made I'm behalf OF each state and terri
tory I'm the Union, in whose behalf are
they made? This fact should be uni
versally recognized. Otherwise the
power and duty which the Constitution
gives to the President is but shadow,
pretense and mockery. A state that
refuses TO respect existing treaties Is
already in n state of rebellion.
II Is hardly necessary TO say that the
threat of our esteemed contemporary
is not taken seriously anywhere. The
New York Evening Post of Dec. 81
says
we are only surprised that the
spokesman OF California does not prom
Use TO call the roll of excluded Japanese
school-children IN the shadow of the
Washington Monument. California IL
OF course able TO whip Japan. That IS
an axiom. But she assumes tone
only little less truculent toward the
rest OF the country. Bring on your
Federal troops, she cries or course.
no one Is going to send any. But to
play bombastes Furloso IL an excellent
way to distract attention from some or
the municipal revelations In which the
rest OF the country was becoming inter-
ested."
The New York World OF Jan jocu-
larry remarks
"Teu days or 40 ago conservative
san Francisco orators We're proclnimng
that california and the other Sltcs
west OF the Rockies could whip japan
into n jelly Presumnbly they can
whip the United states into jelly too.
They may be compelled 10 DO II II tho
President and Congress and the SUI
prone Court do not toe the scratch.
The nation ~ again fncc to face with
crisis. No more serious situation has
confronted the Federal authorities since
Captain Streeter of Chicago, Withdrew
from the uutcl states ana set ny
free and iudependent government on
the lake 'front.'
what is the world coming to-" asks
the New York Not to stop anyhow.