Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-17
With Japan Went Into Ef-
feet this Morning.
COUNTRY IS OPENED UP
10 Foreign Residents and Capital
under this New Plan-An Outline
of the More Important Features of
this Arrangement.

Washington. July ia new treaty be-
tween the United States and Japan goes
INTO effect tomorrow, at which time also
rev treaties between Japan and nearly
all of the countries of Europe and some
of the South American republics also go
into effect. 1t is an event of far-reaching
Importance in the relations between ia
pan and the United States, as it does
away with the treaty methods which have
substitutes an entirely new method of
procedure. The same is true in the rela-
tons of Japan With other countries.
Taken as a whole. the many new treaties
which go into effect tomorrow will place
Japan on an entirely different footing
with the world at large, as she IS recog-
nized Cor the first time as an equal in
every respect.
The treaty with this country was made
Nov. %. 1894, in Washington, between Sec
rotary Gresham and Minister kureno, who
then represented Japan here. The
changes it made were so far reaching
that it was determined the treaty should
not go into operation until July II. 1899.
~. Julilo NUN II, ~ pteSeHl pan
csc minister in Washington, was seen at
the Japanese legation today and gave an
interesting outline of the more important
features of this arrangement. He said:
THE 18th of July marks the turning point
in the diplomatic history, not only of ia
pan, but Of the Oriental countries in gen.
eral. 1t will be the first instance in which
the western powers have recognized the
full sovereignty of an Oriental state. This
antinr 0f tho yolichfron p,fin1. nf El1-
rope and America shows that if any coun-
try is ready to assume a full share in the
responsibility and affairs of the world at
large these old and enlightened powers
are ready to admit such a country to full
comfy among n%atiors. So we regard the
advent of this treaty as a very import
ant step, not only for Japan. but for all
the nations of the east.
The countries with Which Japan has
mad new treaties are the United States,
Great Britain. Germany, France. Russia,
Austria, Itsly, Spain, Portugal, Belgium,
Holland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway,
Switzerland and Peru. All of these so
into effect tomorrow EXCEPT those with
France and Austria, which are deferred
until August /. With most Of these
tries Japan had treaty relations before,
but they We're crude and unsatisfactory
T understand the change, it is neces-
sary to look at the system under the old
treaties. This was essentially based on
two principles: First. that foreign resi-
dents of Japan shall enjoy the privileges
of extra territoriality, that is, they should
be amenable to the laws and jurisdiction
of the consul OF their own country and
| not to japanese jurisdiction; and, second,
that foreign residents in Japan shall be
confined to certain open ports, outside Of
which foreigners could not reside, wv
property or engage in trade. The result
was IN offoot ahn11t Ia or 1f cvctanrS of
courts m Japan, for the urpos of trying
foreigners who committed ~offenses in
Japan. Furthermore, most of the powers
claimed that japanese laws were not
binding unona foreigners. For instance,
take our quarantine law. While 1t pro-
tected us against our own people, yet
there was no projections in the case of an
infected foreign ship. The only exception
to his refusal to recognize Japanese law
was the United States, which recognized
from the first the binding force of the
japanese law.
'.One of the bad effects of this system
was that foreign residents had entire inn
munity from taxation. The Japanese paid
all the taxes. All this has now disap-
peared. and foreigners have the same
privileges as we'll as the same obligations
as the Japanese citizens, no more and NJ
less. One effect of the system IS to PIT
an end to the old friction of extra terri
tOf1ailty DN WHICH lOfelSs CitIHtIS WtIt
Judged by a different Standard from Jap
anese. The second essential thing is the
opening of the entire interior of Japan te
foreign residents and trade. Until row
there have been only five treaty ports
Yokohama. N~agasaki, Kobe, Hakodate
and Nigata. In these places foreigners
had been able to I've, to purchase prop
erty and to trade. but outside of there
they could not even travel without a spe-
cial permit. These five places are an in
significant part of Japan. Henceforth, thu
entire interior of the empire. with its pop
ulous cities and inviting fields of industry
is thrown open to foreigners. They may
1--we anywhere. engage in. any kind OF
business, and will be assured of the sam
protection to life and property that is
given to the Japanese.
I'm bringing about the new system OF
treaties, Japan naturally feels moss
friendly toward the United States, be-
cause she has always shown a most sym
pathetic interest in Japan's desire tt
adopt modern methods and to deal or
even terms with the rest of the world
The messages of several of the president.
have spoken in most friendly terms O.
this matter. And so, as the government
and people of the United States havt
taken such a friendly interest under thu
| old SYSTEM, l hope and believe the United
States government and people will TAX
a most friendly interest in the carrying
out of the new treaty.'