Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-08
WASHINGTON AND TOXIC MUST
NEGOTIATE NEW EXCLUSION
ARRANGEMENTS.
APPROACHING SUBJECT
WITH MUCH CAUTION
Japan's Firm Stand Results in LuIl in
Protests on Pacific coast-lncreasins
Fear of Anti Chinese Outbreak Be-
cause of siseI. MISUNDERSTANDING
Make Famous Wager.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Washington. July S.-Facing some EN-
barrassments which make the task diff
ficult, but determined that nothing shall
Interfere with their success, the foreign
offices of Washington and Toxic are
approaching the time when they must
get down to the business of negotia ting
a renewal of the existing treaty ar
rangements, including the stipulations
concerning the exclusion of Japanese
from the United States, Toxic, it is ex-
planned, is anxious to make all COR
cessions it can make without sacri-
flee of self respect. Both governments
are desirious Of avoiding noise and
publicity in connection with the nego-
tiations. because of the fear that lingo
influences will be set at work in both
countries to make the agreement more
difficult
The expiration of the treaty which
included these exclusion arrangements,
will come in about year. and there is
every reason to believe that the visit
of ambassador Takahira to his own
country. and of Ambassador O'Brien
to Washington at this time are occa-
stoned by the wish of each government
to confer with its representatives a+,.ha
others capital before the negotiations
are taken up
The Japanese government more than
a year ago established regulations COW
ering the emigration of citizens of the
coolie class. which were designed -
make it impossible for them to come 70
the United States. From time to time
for some months. there was insistence
on the Pacific coast that these regula-
tons We're being badly administered
and We're of practically no effect. Bur
more recently it has been conceded thai
the Toxic government has been work.
ing in entire good faith and with ex-
celent effect, to keep its people at
home
AS a result. there has been decided
lull in the storm of prejudice on the
western coast. But the business re-
vival. causing renewed demand for
labor on the coast and in the inter
mountain country is already inspiring
increasing numbers of enterprsing
Japanese with ambition to get into the
United States, and this threatens to add
difficulty
Toxic is perfectly willing to keep oct
its people; but it doesn't want to sub
nit to the humiliation of having the
United States keep them out This
government perfectly appreciates jap
anese susceptibilities in this regard.
and is anxious to make terms which
will on the one side be effective and on
the other satisfactory from the stand
point of Japanese feelings. The nego-
tiations are not expected to be easy but
it is thought that the matter will be
arranged in the end. and<placed on a
more permanent basis than it now is
There is increasing fear lest the
widespread outbreak of anti-Chinese
feeling, following the Sgel murder in
New York, may cause embarrassment
between the American and Chinese
governments. Diplomats declare frank
ly that like manifestation Of widely
entertained unfriendliness toward peo-
pie from any European country would
be almost certain to cause diplo-
matte incident of some sort.
If half the reports which are being
received by Chinese in New York, San
Francisco, Denver and other centers
of Chinese population in this coun-
try are true, then the American public
has a small conception of the extent
of reprisals which have been INDUCED
against the yellow men. 1t is charged
that the sentiment against Chinese has
extended all over the country, and that
srrt rP hot s,,%N
York than elsewhere, 1t is more violent
in many parts of the west. The feel
ing has taken the form of boycotting
Chinese dealers, laundrymen, restau-
rants, and the like in many places;
and Of course the competitors of the
celestals have not been backward
about encouraging and fostering the
hostility. The cases are being report
ed in large number to the Chinese le-
cation in this city. A delegation of
Chinese business men from New York
came to Washington to make repre-
sensations to the legation about their
Information of the seriousness of the
conditions. They fear that many Chin
csc in this country will suffer as re-
suit, because their means Of making a
living are liable to be taken from them.
Especially is there strong prejudice
against the humble laundryman and
the faithful Chinese domestic servant,
commonly regarded, heretofore, as a
prize of high degree in the household
blessed with his services.
There is good deal of quiet interest
as to a somewhat famous wager al
legged to have been made some weeks
ago between Secretary of the Navy
Meyer and Senator Aldrich, as to the
date of adjournment of congress. AS
matters now stand, the secretary will