Speech #580001333

I am not passing upon this question. however. understand me. Let us see: For example. Congress is expressly granted the power to" establish a uniform rule of naturalization." to "coin money and regulate the value thereof." to " establish postoffices and postroads." to "define and punish piracies and felonies on the high seas and offenses against the laws of nations." and yet there has never been any dispute about the fact that the treatymaking power of the United States can enter into conventions and treaties with foreign countries concerning naturalization of our citizens there and of their citizens here. A few years ago you will remember that there was very much talk about" international bimetallism" to be arrived at by treaty between the great nations of the world. Nobody disputed or dreamt of disputing the power of the United States to enter by treaty into such an arrangement. although it involved coinage of money and the regulation of the value thereof.