The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-08
JAP AN WILL NOT
RENEW TREATY
Objects to Clause Under Which
CoOIie Labor Is Ex-
Guided.
STATEMENT OF POSITION
sEMIoFFicIAL ADVIcES ARE RE.
CEIVED AT CAPITAL.

Washington. July THAT the Japanese
government will not consent to the re-
newal of the present. treaty with the Unit
ed States if this government reserves the
right to insert a clause in the CONTACT
excluding Japanese cooIie labor from con-
| tinental United States, is indicated by
semi-officiaI adyices purporting to give
the views of Foreign Minister Hayashi
which were received here today from Oto-
TAXI Yamaoka, the personal representa-
tive of Count Okuma, leader of the Pro-
gressive party.
Mr.. Yauaoka. who visited the United
States in April and perfected an alliance
with the Japanese Of the Pacific coast
for the purpose Of bringing about the
overthrow of the SaiOnii ministry and the
annulment of the exclusion clause in the
immigration bill. is authority for the
statement that Foreign Minister Hayasht
has received from Secretary of State Root
a preliminary note" regarding the new
treaty which the two governments pro-
pose to substitute for the convention.
which expires July II. 1911 The draft OF
the new treaty submitted by Secretary
Root. according to the communication.
called for the renewal Of article 2 clause
4, of the present treaty, which gives to
each nation the right to regulate immi-
grafton. With reference to the mote
submitted by Secretary Root, Mr.. Yam
aOka says that Foreign Minister Hayasht
has issued official confidential memo
TandUm outlining the Japanese govern
ments attitude on the question of the
limitation of immigration which in SUBJ
stance is as follows:
Rejects American Proposal.
First-That the government of the Unit
ed States has submitted a proposal for the
enactment of treaty, which provides for
the limitation of immigration. The gov
eminent Of Japan has rejected the pro
pOsal and will not in the future entertain
any such proposition
SecOnd-That in the new treaty. which *
to be operated from the fOrJy-fOurth year
of Meiji Q91), the government of Japan
will insist on striking out the article >.
clause defining the power reserved by
the contracting parties To enact laws with
regard TO police and immigration regula-
tiOnsl. For that purpose the government
of Japan shall take d most vigorous atti-
tude.
Although the negotiations for the end
are not yet developed, we firmly believe
that the government of the United States
will fight with determination TO preserve
the clause.
Third-That the government OF Japan
COutemplates sending representatives TO
the United States II Investigate COndi-
lions on the Pacific coast and determine
if the japanese residents are Disseminated
against
Mr. Yamoaka- it is said. has sent copies
Of Foreign Minister Hayashis cOnfiden-
tial memorandum to the Japanese societies
OF San Francisco and Seattle and TO cor
respondents of Japanese newspapers in
this country. Dr.. Masuji Miyakawa, the
Japanese lawyer, admitted that he had
seen a COPY of the COMMUNICATION which
is being distributed by GdmaOka and char
aCterized the attitude of Foreign Minister
HayaShi as a concession to the progress
sives, who have strongly opposed the
clause in the immigration bill excluding
cOOlie labor from this country.