New-York tribune., 1911-02-23
NEW JAPANESE TREATY !
WILL Be RATIFIED
Senator Hale Sees Spectre OF
Another Reciprocity Agree.
ment in 1t.
KNOX MAKES PURPOSE PLAIN
It Will Be Reported with Resolu-
tion Showing No Change in
Governments Attitude
Toward immigration. : y
From Tho Tribune Rureau.1


Washington. Feb 22.-An effort led
| by Senator Lodge TO ratify the japanese
treaty submitted TO the Senate last night
failed this evening only because Of the
| unexpected opposition OF Senator Hale.
! who perceived the horrid spectre of ~
| reciprocity treaty with Japan and imme-
dately entered violent protest against
| the convention. based on the fact that It
| leaves Japan as free TO fix its own inn
| port duties as are other powers with
| which ;he United states has treaties OF
commerce and navigation Going back
to the treaty OF 1s5s Mr.. Halo found
that IT stipulated just what duties Japan
was privileged TO impose on imports
from the United states. and contended
that this convention should contain a
similar provision
| This morning the Secretary of state
appeared before the Conunittoe on For
| eign Relations and submitted diplomatic
notes which made il perfectly clear that
Japan fully understands the righ, Of the
United States 10 impose by legislation.
any restrictions 1t may think proper on
the immigration of loborers from Japan
or elsewhere. The existence of these
notes in large measure diSarmed the op-
position of Western Senators "a tho
elimination OF the specific assertion to
! that effect i'm the convention, hut 10
make assurance doubly sure it VAS de-
cided to report with the treaty 2 rcsolu-
ton Of confirmation which asserts that
il is the sense Of the Senate that the
failure oe the convention to mention
immigration cannot be construed to in
dcste any change of view on the part Of
this government While this course elm
mated all possibility OF misunderstood.
ing on the part Of the japanese OF tho
POSITION OF the United States. il avoids
reference in the treaty itself which
the Japanese people would regard az
humilating.
Unanimous Vote to Report.
With these facts before them the mem-
bers Of the Foreign Relations Commit
tee determined unanimously to report
the convention, and at the close OF Mr..
Lormers speech Senator Lodge moved
an executive session. AS soon as tho
doors were closed he asked that tho
| treaty be read, telling Senator'S that he
would ask it's immediate ratification. The
reading completed, he was asked TO ex-
plain certain phases OF the convention,
which he did, and there was every pros
pect Of ratification until Mr. Hale be-
thought him OF the provision In the old
treaty Of 1858. Finding that the new
convention failed to stipulate the duties
10 be imposed on imports from the
United States, merely securing for this
country 1.-The most favored nation" treat-
ment he made vigorous protest. 10
was pointed out TO him that the prescrib-
ing Of specific duties to Japan was q
thing OF the past, that 1t went back to-
the days when extra territoriality ex-
listed in that country, and now thatl
Japan Is a first class power 10 sucltI
provision could be insisted on His at
tention was called 10 the fact that the,
treaty now in force, which will be re-
placed by the new convention. contained
no such provision, but he was not open,
10 reason, and finally insisted that ha,
must have moro time to consider this
important subject. AS il was already
late the attempt to ratify the conventions
at this session was abandoned. but IL 10
expected that it will be taken up again
tomorrow and that ratification will then
be accomplished.
One prominent member of the Scnates
commenting on Mr.. ITale's apprehen-
sions. remarked that they reminded him
of the days when It was impossible to
propose the passage Of the simplest
measure without mourning the objection
of some Democrat who feared that In
some occult manner, not understood even
by himself, the proposed legislatioU
struck q blow at free silver Mr..
Hale's abhorrence of reciprocity Is as
serted to be quite as intense as. and mo-
less paralyzingly intense than, Mrs
Bryan's adherence of the gold standard.
There were several sharp clashes be-
tween Senator's Lodge and Hale in the
executive session.
Mr. Lodge charged Mr.. Hale with ada
a
pose of beclouding the situation.
Mr. Hale replied rather tarty, asklnS
Mr.. Lodge to give some good reason.
why this government should abandon
tariff relations year be<
fore they should end.
Benefits for United States.
Those in the confidence of the State
Department regard the position OF Sem
ator Hale as the result OF a misappre-
henson. Three distinct benefits they
declare. will accrue 70 the United States
by giving Japanese the concessions de-
sired. These advantages they enumerats
as follows:
First-The United States vii, secure
the perpetuation Of the passport arr
rangement OF 1907 through diplomatic
notes, and feels able. therefore, to dis
pense with the stipulation In the treaty
Of 1894 regarding immigration, which
expressed a potential right that never
was exercised. This stipulation. they