Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-01-24

tns aflnHrrrHH-A apan~@~ Treaty Severely
Crttiri.-st- aa4 Secretary Of state Gr-.h-
am B~ia Up g Essieaie fer Aiis-lnr
The >iy 5apan~-~ Nint~f-r kartas to tar-
eans~at nta In May fmpsrt.at F.rst~-
ntsr--
WAsHI~srox. Jan ia-The iates.
manifestations II Mr.. Grrsharn's ten
dcucy q bluuder will ~ made evident
" hen the seuate in executive session
takes mp for consideration the mueh-
rnooted treaty with japan The see-
retary of state has h-en disposed %
consider the negotiation Of this trr@ty
as marked instance cf wis. dipio-
macy and hruad-ruinded and liberal
statesnauship He has pointed cut
that this re-eutrznce of the United
States into oricntal diplomacy wsnls
- attended b. eEormous advantages
to the United States. following
uPun the warm sentiment % al
miratipu and respect which the
concessions made in the treaty
by the United states would in
spire in the hearts % the enttr- Jara-
uese uation- Secretary Gresham has
b~en pictured a. reaching out in .
hiEhlv protective and henivnan: man
u-r the hand Of zmity - Iaranese
Minister kuriao. assuring him that the
Iuitet States desired - recognize in
Japan pever cecqaAi With any IN
the world in uoint % civilization and
entitled - the sane consideration
which wouia be extended to the most
poxrrful nation IN Europe
ou~ % the concessions which t. PRO-
p,-ssi IN the treaty absnsiens the right
q Americau citizens accused - offens.rs
IN Japan - =. tried in consular eourts
and turns them over 10 take their
chances before the native tribunals of
Aauan- THIS will not he r3s=si over
hurrieiiv bv the senate The crit
icisEn~ Ia which the japanese a. a ns-
tian have t--en exposed IN consequence
- the horrttsi@ massacre A. Port Ar
thur has led many Americans to be-
lieve that II n Japanese D. scratched
an orlenfal tarharian will b. dis
covered beneath the superficial veneer
- civilization But in two other y4r-
ticuiar parts u the trrzty the Unifed
states NiIi b-- scriuusly affected ia th-
Internal ami material interests II the
treaty shoalA =. adopted IN the forra
IN whieh Mr.. Gresham's capacity for
biuusierinr and Mr.. kurinois capacity
fer getting the best q il have eaas-l
it - t~ s-nf u the senate
The Gr~t q ths--e Points rclates 20
the favor-si-nRti1n elazSe- In St Mr.
Gresham tAin<s he has secured \ tn
umFh. FIR 4 bsu2s bath japan and the
utted state ter F--ri-d q Tn years
from i-so- the y@ar In which zaa~t of
the treziy provisions take e&ecs-2nd
ls teruainahie thereafter enly 90 one
wears u.,tic-- Mr. gsresham csia~ntiy
cpaclusi-i that fhi~ Eroald pr~vez. a-x
EurI-raa power trsn obtaining saline
advantasres over the rustsa states n
Japan by any treaty re-slatissn. for
p--risad - ttHs- Long ezoaxA - s~enr.
n~gaua question Aaaerica- saprezaey
ia the markets - japan Bat Nr.
tsFcsham unfortunately owcrsa.rE ed
the fact that the United states
has already several treaties eurtAintnz
favored nation ei@use~. and that e~~rv
such nation thus in treaty with the
Jnited States would. up.an the adoption
- the japanese treaty. be in Q pasirius
70 demand 4 t-n-years' extension Of
the fagerssi-natton clause on the part
~ the United States from 1870 to 1919,
while retaining for itself alcu. the
right to terminate the favored nation
clause with regard to the United States
oa the limited notice contained In ex-
isting treaties The jug-handle ar
rzngement has probably escaped the
attention Of Mr.. Gresham. bat il Ger
tainly did not deceive the astate Kurs-
na. who entered into il with seeming
reluctance. but with sly or eoutented
smile
The second point Of the objection Is
one which concerns every inventor and
faauufseturer IN the United Stats
The treaty provides for the reciprocal
granting - patents 10 citizens 81 the
aE-ited >tates by Japan and 10 citl-
reus q japan by the United States
Ihis does nat 70 into effect for sxe
years While IL i true that citizens
II the United States take out
great many patents and citizens
II Japan very few. s-ill the
cunning japanese manufacturers
already producing thousands Of arti-
eleS of everyday use and pir@tiaE hua-
dreds u American patented Inventions.
Viii not only - able 10 eantinze their
piracy for the next Eve years. hat VII
eratinHs - have free =Se q ererv
American invention patented before
lss1, Notwithstanding the fact that the
American patents viii be alive in
America fer many years after