The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-24
THE new TREATY
Substance of the Proposed Cove
nant With Japan
Which Has Aroused Opposition
Among the CaiifOrnians.

Washington, Feb. 24.-The new Japa-
nese treaty, the text of which was
published here today and which now
is pending before the senate commit
tee comprises Is articles. Most of these
cover subjects already treated in the
existing convention though in many in
stances the language of articles is
changed to make the provisions con-
form to modern conditions.
Perhaps the most important feature
of the document, which while not part
of the treaty, is attached to it in con-
nection with the correspondence is the
following declaration:
I'm proceeding this day to the sig
nature of the treaty of commerce and
navigation between Japan and the
United States, the undersigned Japan
ambassador in Washington duly auth
orized by his government has the honor
to declare that the imperial japanese
government is fully prepared to main
tain with equal effectiveness the lini-
tation and control which they have for
the past three years exercised in the
regulation of the emigration of laborers
to the United States.
(Signed) Y. UCHIDA.
February q, 1911
The Treaty.
The first article of the treaty as
serts the right of citizens or subjects
of the two countries to enter, travel or
reside in the territories of the other,
to carry on trade, lease houses and
shops and residences and generally do
anything incident to trade. They are
exempted from any special taxation not
imposed upon native subjects, are guar
anteed ''the most constant protection
and security for their persons and pro-
perry" on submitting themselves to
the conditions imposed upon the natives.
They are also exempted from military
service and forced loans.
The second article is purely formal
and guards against domiciliary visits or
searches of subjects of one country in
another except upon the same condi-
tionS as are imposed on natives. 1t is
in this article that there is noted the
exception or elimination of the provis-
ion contained in the existing treaty,
recognizing the right of each country
to regulate immigration.
The third article contains the right to
appoint consular officers except in
those (pIaces) where it may not be
convenient to recognize such officers"
Article four is the usual treaty arti-
Gle guaranteeing the reciprocal free
dom of commerce and navigation.
Article five provides that import duties
shall be regulated "either by special
arrangement between the two coun-
tries or by the internal legislation of
each.''
transit duties and other charges not
imposed on natives.
AS to Corporations.
Corporations are dealt with in arti-
Gle seven which permits them to APP
pear in courts. subject to the laws of
each country though it is stipulated
that the permission to corporations to
transact business must remain subject
to local laws.
In article eight it is provided that
there shall be no discrimination be-
tween the vessels of the two countries
in their right to carry imports without
being liable to other or higher charges
of duty than national vessels.
The same rule is applied to exporta-
ton and to the payment of export
duties, bounties and drawbacks.
Articles nine, ten, eleven, twelve
and thirteen all relate to shipping,
their general purpose being to prevent
any discrimination as between the yes
sells of the two countries in their
treatment although the coasting trade
of the two countries is especially ex-
cepted.
Article fourteen promises that any
trade or navigation privilege extended
to another country shall be onjoined
by the signatories to this treaty. Aru-
Gle fifteen confers protection for pat
ents, trade marks and designs.
The remaining three articles are
functional and concern the life of the
treaty and other matters. In brief,
thew provide that this treaty shall
supersede the treaty of 1894. when
it becomes operative July II, 1911,
and that it shall remain IN force
twelve years. At the end of twelve
years the treaty also continues opera
tive unless six months notice to the
contrary is given. Notifications must
be exchanged in Toxic mot later than
three months from the present date. :"
Can important provision in connec-