The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
Gives an Impression That
He Expects to Be Candi-
date for the Presidency
WILL BE GUEST AT
ST. FRANCIS TODAY
Distinguished Leader Talks
Freely on Some Subjects,
but Cautiously on Others
By George A. Van Smith

Dy george "A. van Onltn
William Jennings Bryan believes that
the people of California have all the
with President Roosevelt over the seq
iregatiOn of Japanese pupils in the
public schools. Further, he believes
that if there remain the slightest doubt
as to the limitations placed upon the
President and the United States senate
by the constitution that doubt should
be promptly removed by unequivocaI
legislation.
Bryan fitted into California early
yesterday morning. In the afternoon
he delivered a lecture at Santa Rosa.
and another at San Jose last night
Today he will be entertained at the ST
Francis Hotel in San Francisco. To-
morrow he will lecture and be the guest
of honor at banquet given by the
Democrats of Los Angeles. From Los
Angeles the itinerary of his lecture tour.
takes him through Utah and Texas
Day had not yet broken when the
-Roxa- Orator of the Platte granted me
a half-hour Interview yesterday morn
ing in his stateroom on a Southern
Pacific train between Davis and Suisun,s
where he left the main line to I'LL an
afternoon ENGAGEMENT at Santa Rosa
1t was not the Bryan of 1900 who
talked to me yesterday 1t was the
Bryan of 1895 The Bryan who. filled
with absolute confidence in himself,
swayed the great Chicago convention
and who for six weeks after the ad-
journment of that memorable convoca-
tion of Democrats. drew the American
people after him.
The lines drawn deep by care and
the realization of impending defeat
which. in the campaign of 1900, justi-
fed the work of the cartoonists, have
disappeared. Save for rounding of
the figure and thinning of the hair
which has resulted in subduing the
frontal lock of pictured fame. it was
the Bryan of eleven years ago; the
Bryan who believes that he is the man
of destiny and that he will be unani-
mously chosen to lead Democracy In
us HSAAb IOl lll6 IISSiQcuCy IN lSOO.
WILL RUN FOR PRESIDENT
Bryan told nae many things. and T.
believed them because he told me. One
thing that I believe, because he de-
clined to give me squarely either an
affirmative or negative answer, is that
he fully intends to be the Democratic
candidate for President next year
Bryan explained that he has not
changed his mind about the necessity
of public ownership of railroads. but
that his position had been misunder-
stood and willfully misrepresented by a
hostile press inferentially to impede his
march to the White House.
He discussed a variety of subjects,
lie school incident to direct primary
legislation, and did 1t all carefully.
Touching the question of the Presi-
dents attempt to force the admission
Of Japanese pupils into the San Fran
cisco public schools, he said:
THE segregation of the Japanese in
the San Francisco schools is but a
symptom OF a larger questionable re-
striction of Japanese immigration. On
the larger question I am not prepared
to give an opinion until I have COM
pleted the investigation that 1 am now
making. But / do not concede the |
power of the President and Senate to
amend or override the constitution of
the United States.
IF a treaty guarantees that which
the Federal Government is not in a po-
sition to fulfill. the Federal Government
may be morally bound to answer in
damages. but do not understand that
1t can take from the States any of the
rights reserved to them by the consti-
tuition. The control of the schools |
has always been a State matter
IF the Constitution is so construed |
as to permit amendment of the Consti-
tuition by the President and Senate, |
would advocate an amendment specifi- !
cally denying such power, for the Con- I
stitution provides form for amend |
ment and this provisionpi is nullif1ed If
the President and the Senate, without /
the concurrence of the House Of Rep
resentatives and without the approval I
of the States. can override it."
Colonel, do you still entertain the