The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-29
CLARK BELIEVES
STATE is RIGHT
He Thinks California Not Ex-
cceding Powers in Passing
Land Bill.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l


New York. April 2s.-"I am very
strongly OF the opinion that California
or any other State has tho right to.
regulate the ownership OF property
within It's border" was the answer OF
Champ Clark. Speaker of the House
or Representatives to request to-
night for a statement on the Japanese
situation
MIR. Clark, who was the guest OF
William Randolph Hearst this evening
and left for Washington at midnight,
was emphatic in defining his attitude.
While unwilling to discuss Secretary
himself clearly on record as be-
lever in the right OF the State TO work
out its own problems.
MY attitude IL consistent with the
policies | have always advocated" he
said. since have always been in
favor OF reducing Asiatic immigration
to minimum 1t was ! who per-
haps more than any other helped to
shape the last Chinese exclusion law
Il fought the fight of the Californi-
ans then. and the belief | then held
has not been changed. 1; Is "A delicate
situation that now presents itself in
California. and | should not he sur
prised If ii became even more delicate.
1T is question If the national
government has II right to negotiate
treaties which Interfere with the un-
deniable right OF the State to rcgu-
late ownership of its land. That point
depends on Interpretation OF the Con.
stitution, but to my mind California
is within her rights in fixing whatever
reasonable restrictions she deems nee
essary upon the ownership of land by
iliens.
LAS to Mr. Bryan's instructions from
| the President | know nothing. one Of
~ II. l,a Ia -
the republic. the purchase OF Louis
lana, resulted from sending an ennis
sary 20 France by President jefferson.
That the present situation is as prog
nant with possibilities | have no doubt.
But as to Mr. Bryan's mission, am
not qualified to speak
ASKED regarding The outlook for the
tarin bill, Speaker Clark said:
our progress is admirable There
is no more sensible plan of tariff re-
vision imaginable than that we lave
adopted. and 1t is working out in =
most satisfactory way.
There seems TO be an impression
that the tariff bills will drag along
! through September They Will not
They will have been passed by the
senate finally by the first of July When
! they have become law they will be the
most finished. reasonable and Just pro
duction in the line OF tarin schedule
ever complied
You have heard, OF course. of tho
Englishman who WROTE To Sr Robert
Peel about the time the English carins
were being revised. Il am ~ perfect
sympathy with your views he wrote
but for Gods sake leave red herring
alone IL turned out that he n;arlSoted
rcd herring. We'll, that's the way
they've been after us
Everybody had voice AMI every
body was perfectly free to say any
ming on earth that had To do with
nc tariit
Tie rta4,t is that every posse 5l.
contingency has been anticipated 1t
! VIII take The vote OF forty nine Scua-
tors quorum Of the House ana the
approval OF the President TO pass a
tarin measure. so that II is plain ;iic
provisions have 10 cover and deal wiia
lot of questions.
Il want YOU to say one thing most
emphatically The Democrats are
making good their pledges OF tarIu
revision"