Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-28
FIRMLY OPPOSES
ENCROACHMENTS
Of FEDERAL POWER
Representative Layton Ngor-
>ousIy Contends for Rights
of States.
AGAINST EDUCATIONAL BILL

Special Dispatch From Every Evenings
Washington Correspondent
Washington. June Whatever
else may be said OF Representative
Cnlcb r. Layton. OF Delaware, both
his rrtsnds and his opponents Will ad-
nit that he In not only IA bold advocate
of whatever nc espouses. hut Is candid
at NIL times; that he Is courageous In
hts opposition for support OF public
measures. assuming always the re-
sponsibility that may go with the po-
sltion he may take on questions that
come before him as a representative.
Dr. Layton has demonstrated that
he IL jealous NJ the rights Of the
states. Having definite ideas and con-
victions as 10 the Limitations OF the
Federal Constitution. no denantly
comhats what he considers an en-
croachmcnt upon the rights and pre-
roEntives of the States. In his en-
phatic and consistent stand against
Federal oncruschment, he has invited
the opposition OF those who have fav-
ored certain kinds OF legislation en-
towering the Federal government with
duties which he thinks should be feft
with the various States
DR.. layton's tsntion In that the
provision OF tho Smith Towner bill.
which constitute the naturalization
OF e.iucaiion. are encroachment on the
constitutional rights os the States
Speaking 70 that bill on the floor nj
the Hogze ~ Representatives. DR.
Layton sail
Mr. Spell :he Smith-Towner BIN
l. on the 60 fsrs Of both Houses and
undoubtedly VIII sooner or later be
considered, possibly by tho Sixty-esv-
enth Congress. The smith ISrxner bill
Ia what IL known Ms the education bill
Briefly tho provisions NJ the bill are
a. followS: First. It creates a depart
ment Of education. 81 equal authority
and position with tho other depart
ments II the Government. such as the
Department OF the Treasury. OF thu
Interior. OF the Army. Navy. and 81
forth. IL wcl havA OF course, a score
tsry nj education, who will be entitle,
"a "a sssat In the Cabinet upon the sam,
plane with She other seCretartes uf de-
partmsntA Tho salary OF this Score
tary of esiucation win be 81. 900 a year
with an assistant secretary OF eduoa-
t.Un AZ salary 10 be- fixed later by
Congress together with the full com
pi"'uont q employees which o: necess
ltH - included in a great department
e.. the Government
second. the department VII star
with an appropriation OF 800. $1,000
which. following the inevitable ex
pansion attached 20 all 0ovsrnrnan
func tons. Will srow into millions more
This fund Ia to be used "a follows: Fu
the instruction Of Ni1tsrAtne IL ysar
Of ago and ovsr: Tor thu anutxrc1acs
OF Immigrants "a yesrv a 40 a
over in ths CnG1Hh lAnGuASe and 4
civ,cs; for the partial payment @
teachers salaries: and for physics
education and instruction IN tho prin
uiplee q health and sanitation: for IN
Improvement ot teachers IN eervic
and for the moro adequate preparatio
" prospective teachers.
1T IL claimed by the proponents o
this bill that the rights Of communi
ties and Of the States Will not be in
terfered with. Great stress Is lai
upon this assertion. and TO emphasize
81 those who favor this measure poin
Go the repeated declarations IN the bi
that the States will not lie interfere
with 10y the Department OF Educate
81 created. OF course such argument
are silly and scarcely deserve con
slderaiion; certainly not by intelli
gent people When IN the history c
human affairs was any function Q
government content 20 rest within III
hounds q its original limitations
What department or bureau of thi
government can be cited as an in
stance 81 this contentment7 On III
contrary. everyone knows. who know
anything about such matters. tina