Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-02-23
Otherwise Japanese Con-
ventiOn Would Be Ratified
NIGHTMARE
The Maine Senator Not
Concerned with the Elm
nation of immigration
Clause Controversy with
Senator Lodge.


fort was made to crowd through the
senate today the new treaty with
Japan on commerce and navigation.
but it met with resistance from an
unexpected source. Senator Hale,
said the treaty represented a sur
render of a commercial advantage
which this country would enjoy for
another year over the nations of Eu-
rope with which Japan is negotiating
new commercial relations. Senator
Lodge who reported the treaty from
the senate committee on foreign re-
lations, was unable to satisfy the OBJ
jectors.
Considerable feeling was exhibited
by Mr.. Lodge in answering the Maine
senators criticisms. 1t has been eX-
pected that there might be some OPP
position from Pacific coast senator's
because of the elimination from the
new treaty of all reference to immi-
grafton of labOrers, as covered by
the existing treaty of 1894. The
western senator's, however, offered
no arguments against ratification be-
yond demanding time in which to
obtain an intimate knowledge of its
provisions.
An executive session of the senate
was convened shortly after > o'clock
today to consider the new treaty. Sew
eral senator's were curious to know
why there was such haste TO have the
treaty ratified. Although this reason
was not given the general belief was
that the administration desired action
before the western states Had time to
memorabilia their representatives to
oppose il.
Senator Lodge said the administra-
ton desired prompt ratification as
an additional proof of the cordiality
of this government toward Japan.
The treaty might have slipped through
had it not been for Mr.. Hale. Mr.:
Lodge had made a speech declaring
there was no danger of Objectionable
immigration under the treaty because
that question would be taken care of
by the laws and police regulations and
for the additional reason that Japan
through diplomatic channels, had as
sured the government Of her intention
to exercise the most rigid control
of passports. At this point. however.
Mr.. Hale interposed an objection to
the ratification.
No fault was expressed by the
Maine senator with the immigration
feature. but he charged that it in
volved reciprocity with Japan as OBJ
iectionable to orthodox protectionists
as that contemplated in the reciproc-
ity agreement with Canada.
Mr.. Hale's comment aroused great
interest. on every side senators VINO
had been disposed to accept without
question the report of the committee
on foreign relations pressed him for
an explanation, and Mr.. Hale told his
colleagues that they would do well
to take nothing for granted. At
tention was directed by Mr.. Hale to
the absence from the new treaty of
the protocol of the treaty of "a in
respect to the japanese tariff to be
applicable To the United States.
Under that protocol the present
statutory tariff with Japan would be
continued until July II. 1912, while
if the new treaty were approved,
new and higher tariff would go into
effect at once. Mr.. Lodge said the
treaties Japan has with all countries
other than the United States would
expire within very short time, and
that in negotiating new treaties that
government had Incorporated therein
the friendly nation clause.
He said Japan was about to under
take a new fiscal plan and to adopt
new general tariff law, but that it
would be compelled To postpone its
operation of the needed reforms for
another year unless the United States
showed it's friendship by permitting
the abrogation of the treaty with this
country at the same time the treaties
with other countries expired.
/ He said the effect of this refusal
would be a great loss of revenues to
Japan. but of comparatively small
benefit to the United States. Sharp
passages are said to have occurred
between Messrs. Lodge and Hale.
After a long debate it was realized
that ratification today was impos-
sible and the senate adjourned.
Before the Hale-LOdge controversy.
Chamberlain. of oregon. said he had
seen it stated that the Pacific coast
senators had withheld any objections
they might have had for new treaty
with Japan in consideration of votes
for San Francisco as an exposition
city in 1915 He denied that there
had been any such agreement so far
as he was concerned.
A radically different view of the
Japanese treaty is held by those in
the confidence of the state depart