The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-09
The PortocoI.

The government OF the United States of
America and the government of his
Majesty. the Emperor of Japan. deeming it
advisable in the interests of both countries
to regulate certain special matters of mu-
tual concern, apart from the treaty of
commerce and navigation signed this day.
have. through their respective plenipoten-
tiaries, agreed on the following stipulations:
First-It is agreed by the contracting par
ties that one month after the exchange OF
the ratification of the treaty OF commerce
and navigation signed this day, the import
tariff now in operation in Japan In respect
of goods and merchandise imported into
Japan by citizens of the United States shall
cease to be binding. From the same date
the general statutory law of Japan shall,
subject to the provision of Article TX of the
treaty of March 81, 1854, at present sub
ssisting between the contracting parties SO
thereafter. subject to the provisions of Ar
ticle w and Article XIV of the treaty
signed this day. be applicable to goods and
merchandise being the growth. produce or
manufacture of the territories OF the United
States upon importation into Japan But
nothing contained in this protocol shall be
held to limit or qualify the right of the
Japanese government to restrict or pro-
hibit the importation of adulterated drugs,
medicines, foods or beverages, indecent or
obscene prints, paintings, books, cards,
lithographic or other engravings, photo
graphs or any other indecent or obscene
articles, articles In V1OiatlOn OF the patent
or the trade mark or copyright laws OF
Japan or any other article which for sani-
tary reasons, or in view OF public security
or morals might offer any danger.
Second-The Japanese government, pend
ing the opening Of the country TO citizens
of the United States, agrees to extend the
existing transport system i'm such a man
ner as TO allow citizens of the United
States on the production of a certificate
of recommendation from the representative
of the United States at Toxic or from any
of the consuls of the United States at the
open ports of Japan, to obtain upon ap-
plcation. passports available for any part
ceeding twelve months. from the imperial
Japanese foreign office I'm Toxic or from the
chief authorities in the prefecture in which
an open port is situated. Ii being under
stood that the existing rules and reeula-
tions governing citizens of the United
States who visit the interior OF the en-
pire are TO maintained
Third-The undersigned plenipotentiaries
have agreed that this protocol snail De Sub
mitte6 to the two high contracting parties
at the same time the treaty of COM
merce and navigation signed this day. and
that when the said treaty Is ratified the
agreement contained IN the protocol shall
also equally be considered approved
without the necessity OF further formal
ratification 1t is agreed that this protocol
shall terminate at the same time the said
treaty ceases 10 be binding.
In witness whereof the respective pleni-
potentiaries have signed the same and have
fixed thereunto their seals. Done at Wash
ington the I'D day of November, in the
eighteen hundred and ninety-fourth year
of the Christian era, corresponding 10 the
twenty-second day of the eleventh month
of the twenty-seventh year of Me.ji.
WALTER O. GRESHAM.
SHINICHIRO KURINO.