Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-01
TREATY BARS COOLIES
President Arranges Deal With
Japan That May Settle
Row
QUESTION is UP TO CALIFORNIA
Congress Buried by Mass Of Business
and Extra Session May be Needed
to Complete Appropriation Bills -
Subsidy Bill Has Hard Fight to Win
Rivers and 'Harbors Debate.

Washington, Feb. / - President
Roosevelt has succeeded in negotiating
treaty with Japan, by the terms of
which Japanese coolies will be barred
out of the United States and American
laborers will be excluded from Japan.
The status Of the citizens of each
country residing in the other at the
present time will remain unchanged,
but the prohibition of the interchange
of the laboring element will be com
plete.
This treaty has been tentatively
agreed to by Japan, but there is
string tied to the proposed ratification.
The Japanese insist that the Americans
must treat the Japanese in this country
as fairly as the Japanese treat Ameri-
cans in Japan. They will insist upon
some guarantee against unfair boy
colts. mob violence and discrimination.
In other words, If the people of San
Francisco will consent to allow Japa-
nese children of school age now there
to go to the public schools, Japan will
thereupon sign treaty excluding ali
Japanese laborers from the United
States during the life Of the treaty. 1t
Is now up to California. The California
delegation has te!egraphed to the pres
ident of the board of education Of San
Francisco and to the superintendent OF
schools, asking them to come to Wash
ington to hold conference with the
president and secretary Of state.
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An extra session of congress to COM
plete the passage of the annual appro-
priation bills may be necessary. Inc
prospect of such an emergency Was;
made apparent yesterday when 1t be-
came known that the postoffice appro-
priation measure carrying $209,00O,O 600,
is likely to keep the committee having
1t in charge occupied until almost the
end Of the special session. Chairman
Overstreet Of the house committee ON
postoffices and post roads, is fearful
that an extra session may have to be
called to get the bill out of the way.
If congress adjourns without passing
the postoffice bill, it means that there
will be no money available to run the
postal service of the government after
June, 80. The postal officials cannot an
ticipate future appropriation and go
ahead on the governments credit. The
money must be provided by act of con-
gress. based on the departments esti-
mates for the ensuing year. Otherwise
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given to any common carrier for trans
porting the mails. The business of the
country would be paralyzed unless con-
gress, especially called to act, provided
the millions Of funds necessary TO
keep things in motion.
With only about month of the con-
gressional session remaining, sparrlns
for time among advocates of various
measures is becoming very active. Lit
tie more time is available than will be
required to put thru the regular appro-
priation bills. which must be passed be-
fore March 4.
The republican leaders in the house
find perplexing situations in attempting
to adjust the time that shall be allotted
several measures it is desired to have
passed at this session. The river ana
harbor bill is sure to occupy consider
able time next week, and it will be fol-
lowed by the naval bill, which contains
a number of controverted questions.
Apart from the appropriation bills,
the questions which the leaders desire
to see solved include the mail subsidy
bill for shipping in the foreign trade,
and the service pension bill for aged
veterans, known as the McCumber bill,
which is expected to add $S,00O,000 or
$10,OOO,O0O to the cost of pensions to
the government. This measure was re-
ported favorably today from the house
committee on pensions and vigorous eff
forts will be made to secure it's pas
sage.