The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-08
JAPANESE WILL NOT
RENEW old TREATY
Will Resist 1t il Coolies Are to
BE Kept Out Of This
Country.
.PRoGREsslvEs WIN POINT
Party Strongly Opposed Ex-
clusigl, and Forced Others
1nto#Line.

/ WASHINGTON, July 7--That the
Japanese government will not consent
to the renewal OF the present treaty
with the United States II this govern
ment reserves the right to insert q
clause in tho compact excluding Jap
anese coole labor from continental
United States is Indicated by semi
official advices purporting to give the
views of Foreign Minister Hayashl,
which were received here to-day by
Ototaka Yamaoka, personal representa-
tive of Count Okuma, leader OF the
Progressive party.
Mr. Yamaoka who visited the United
States in April and perfected an al
lance with Japanese Of the Pacific
coast for the purpose OF bringing
about the overthrow OF the Saionji
Ministry, and the annulment of the ex-
clusion clause in the immigration bill,
lis authority for tho statement that
Foreign Minister Hayashi has receiv-
led from Secretary of State Root pre-
slininary note" regarding the new
treaty which the two governments pro-
pose to substitute for the convention
which expores July II. 1911.
The draft OF the new treaty sub
mitted by Secretary Root. according to
the communication from Mr.. Yama-
Okla, called for the renewal of article
2, clause 4, Of the present treaty, which
gives to each nation the right to regu-
late immigration. With reference to
the note" submitted by Secretary
Root, Mr.. Yamaoka says that Foreign
Minister Hayashi has issued an off,
cial confidential memorandum outlin-
ing the Japanese governments atti-
Ja xl.nt< 49,. 4.
of Immigration, which, in substance, is
as follows:
Attitude Of Japanese.
First That the government OF the
United States has submitted Ho-
posal for the enactment of treaty
which provides for the Limitation Of
immigration. The government Of Japan
has rejected the proposal and will
not in the future entertain any such
proposition.
Second. That in the new treaty
which is to be operative from the forty.
fourth year of Meiji G9l1), the gov
lernment Of Japan will insist on strik-
ling out the article 2, clause a (de-
hning the power reserved by the con-
tracing parties to enact laws with re-
| gard to police and immigration regu.
lations).
For that purpose the government OF
japan shall take more vigorous at
| titude. ..
although the negotiations for thai
end are not yet developed, we firmly
believe that the government of the
United States will fight with deter
| mination to preserve the clause.
Third. That the government Of ia
pan contemplates sending representa-
| tives to the UnitAd States to investi
I gate conditions On the Pacific coas
| and to determine II the Japanese resi-
dents are Disseminated agairst.'
Mr.. Yamaoka, 1t is said, has sen
| copies Of Foreign Minister Hayashi'
confidential memorandum to the Japa
nese societies Of San Francisco an
Seattle and to correspondents of Japa
nese newspapers IN this country. Dl
Masuti Myakawa, the Japanese lawye,
admitted that he had seen a copy o
the communication, which is being dis
tributed by Yamaoka and characterize
1 the attitude OF Foreign Minister IIaya
shi as concession to the progressives
1 who have strongly opposed the claus
in the immigration BILL eIcluding cooli
labor from this country.