The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-03
SENATE OFFICIALLY
RATIF|ES JAPANESE
NAVIGATION TREATY
WASTE NO TIME IN PUTTING
THEIR SEAL OF ENDORSE
MENT ON IT.
LITTLE ANlAGON sm SHOWN
yellow Peril" Still in Minds Of Pa.
eif'e Coast Men, But They Put Rue
Few Obstacles In Way of Act,no
Upon II.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The ney
Japanese treaty of trade and nayiga
tion was ratified tonight after a two
nour executive session of the senat
neld at the conclusion of a day crowd
ga with many other important mat
Sers.While the apprehension of West
srn senators that the treaty nigh,
let sown the bars to coolie labor was
not entirely remover, these senator,
CONTENDER themselves with expr. ssins
tnelr solicitude. They interposed nc
objection to ratifration.
The action of the government !,
promptly confirming the new agree.
ment Is expected to do more to prove
she feeling of cordially this country
mas Tor Japan than anything tina. has
oeen done for many years. It ia re.
safded as manifestation of highest
confidence In the advanced ciyi,,za.
tlon OF that nation. The effect will,
De to permit Japan to enter at once
upon reorganization of it's fiscal
system and the making of new tariffs
with all nations.
Japans treaties with other powers
are to expire July II next. That with
tne United States by reason of IFS
aater ratification, would have confirm.
% until the same date a year ,atar
MAD not this government consented r.
ITS expiration at the same time AZ tho
others.
FAILURE to have ratified the treaty
would have delayed the operation Of
the Japanese program for a year he.
yond the time when 1t was planned
70 put it into effect. It would have
meant great deal to the revenues Of
'a2an and the continuance of the OK.
sting treaty with the United States
.or another year would not have bene-
leted this government in the slightest
lesree, according to the representa-.
ichs OF the state department on the
ubject {
When the new treaty was issued :
y the President last Tuesday IL be- :
anne the subject for discussion. West.
IN senators said it hight have bad
ect upon the labor situation In the
Fciflc slope by reason Of the cm,s. y
OF the clause of the treaty of i
~ > which 1T supersedes, recognizing :
la right of this government to PASS G
. exclusion law. Friends of the
ettty explained that the diplomatic
otts accompanying it definitely
edged the japanese government to
event an influx of undesirable cool
$ through the rigid scrutiny of all
lssports.
IN alien without passport would.
course, be liable to deportation
ie California Senators, it is said.
came satisfied tarly that the change
'uid not menace the labor situation a.,
their State.
ty
several other western Senators be. ~,
me alarmed, however, at what seem. Il
10 them unseemly haste in pressing 10,
Senate to action. They desired Th
ltiment to crystalize In their States ~,
! therefore prevented action for no,
ee days.
supporters of the treaty endayored ~
snow that the presence of the dos
use on the subject of immigration f"
the treaty of 1894 was obnoxious M,
the dignity and pride Of the Japa- Oh,
e empire, especially as neither II hi.
any similar clause 10 in any treaty tob
any other country. II was ar. FOR.
further that the existin treaty Ave
I'D have expired in another year wo 8
this country could not hope TO IN. ana
Japan to sin a new treaty con- III.
soeo' abo
was accomplished with n, ar
a roll call. The Injunction of se- cor,
y concerning the treaty was not in y
owed and no public announcement no >.
atification was made. a,