Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-03-31
AMENDMENT
WAS NOT
! LEGAL
MoNEY DECLARES PORTION OF
CONSTITUTION LACKS
VALIDITY
/ ASKS COURT TO INVESTIGATE |
REPRESENTATIVE M'KINLAY or
CALIFORNIA MAKES STRONG
SPEECH ON TARIFF.
sssssS GREAT FEAR OF ORIENT
7JAPAN TRYING TO MAKE GOODS
SO CHEAP THAT AMERICA
wall BUY THEM.
ASKS COURT TO INVESTIGATE
REPRE- SENTATIVE M'KINLAYs OF
CALIFORNIA MAKES STRONG
SPEECH ON TARIFF.
IS 3 GREAT FEAR OF ORIENT
'JAPAN TRYING TO MAKE GOODS
SO CHEAP THAT AMERICA
Wall BUY THEM.

Washington, March 31.-Consider
able attention is being directed to
Benator Moneys resolution, directing
the supreme court to inquire into the
validity OF the fourteenth amendment
although there is small probability OF
its passage.
The resolution was introduced to
counseract public opinion in the bills
introduced to limit the congressional
representation in the south, because
Of the curtailment of the franchise
privileges Of negroes.
The resolution claims the four
teenth amendment was not ratified
by threefourths Of the states in rati-
fication of the two-thirds vote of con-
gress, as provided. Money may speak
lon the resolution.
Indications today are strong that a
rule will be brought into the house
next Monday, fixing April 10 as the
day for a vote on the Payne tariff
bill. The discussion today began with
ia debate on the zinc schedules and
was participated in by number OF
congressman.
Mann of Illinois, chairman of the
pulp and paper committee, discussed
the recommendations of the commit
tee. He declared the committee last
summer declined to- be influenced by
the newspaper clamor,' when a re-
port favorable to the reduction of the
pulp tariff would have been of great
value to the republicans. If, he de-
clared. the United States was to have
cheap paper, in the future the ques-
tion was where would the spruce come
from, and he pointed out that if the
duty is reduced on mechanically
ground wood pulp, the desired re-
suit would be reached.
Cautions Congress to Go Slow.
Pointing tc a new industrial rival,
Representative McKinlay of Cahfor-
mia in a speech in the house today
cautioned congress to go slow in re-
moving the protective tariff from ar
ticles i'm which there is likely to be
competition with the Orient
"The competition of Europe need
no longer be feared" he said "The
rivalry to be feared is that of the
Orient" He explained that he meant
not Japan alone. but all the Oriental
countries.
1--WE find in the countries sur
rounding the Pacific ocean with their
eight hundred million people" he
continued, competitors in production
and manufacture. as well as consum-
ers of the products which we are
anxious to dispose Of in order to
maintain in continued operation our
home industries" He pointed out
tA0t hmCiACdl Vi duC Win Ouiudy ia
pan, Korea, Manchuria and the islands
Of the coast of Asia is diminishing.
This is due, he claimed, to the fact |
that the competition of Japan in al
most every line of manufacture is
American products.
He told the house of two interviews
ne had had with Marquis Ito, "the
Gladstone of Japan.
Il remember well the conclusion
q our second interview" said Mr..
\ fKinlay. "The marquis was speak
ing of the conclusions of the war
with Russia. when we get back
those million men from the armies in
Manchuria and the ships Of the sea- I
he said. I'VE a7e going to train them
in industrial and productive employ