The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-23
SENATE FAILS TO
RATIF Y TR EATY
Hale Criticiscs Agreement With
Japan as Another Reciprocity
Measure.
CALF ORNIA Ala R M f D
State Senate Adopts Resolution
Asking Taft to With
draw It.

Washington, D. c.. February o2-An
effort VS. made to crowd through the
Senate to-day the new treaty with
Japan on the subject OF commerce and
navigation. but it met with stubborn
resistance from a wholly unexpected
quarter. Senator Hale declared that
the treaty represented voluntary sur
render BY the administration of com
merclal advantage which this country
by rights would enjoy for another year
over tho nations OF Europe with whom
Japan is negotiating new commercial
treaty from the Senate Committee on
foreign Relations. which agreed to
report It after It's provisions had been
explained by Secretary Of State Knox,
was unable to satisfy the directors.
Western Senator'S offered no argu
ments against ratification beyond de-
, madhaang time Tine IN which to obtain an
though the reason for such haste to
have the treaty ratified was not Stated.
the IN. - general belief was that the admin
ern States had time to menorialize
their representatives to oppose II,
should the elimination OF the immigra-
10, clause be deemed obnoxious to
the interests or the Pacific slope.
Too Much Reciprocity.
40 1auit was expressed by the Maine
Senator With the immigration feature.
ciprocity. with Japan as obJectionabIe
TO orthodox protectionists as that con
templated in the reciprocity agreement
with Canada. Attention was directed
Dy Mr Hale TO the absence from the
new treaty of the protocol Of the treaty
or 1891. in respect to the Japanese
s,T to be applicable to the United
ent statutory tariff with Japan would
pc continued until July II, 1912. while
II the new treaty were approved,
new and higher tariff would go into
are said to have occurred between
iMessrs. Lodge and Hale, but the de-
nates In executive session arc never
Senator Chamberlain. Of Oregon said
that ne had seen it stated Shat that the the
Pacific coast Senator's. had withheld
new treaty with Japan In consideration
OF votes for San Francisco as an oxpo
s ,hd on cit, city in 1915 He denied that
so far as he was concerned. When 1t
was seen that ratification was to be
contested the Senate adjourned.
A different View.
A radically different view OF the
Japanese. treaty Is held by those In
the confidence Of the State Department
who regard the position Of Senator
sion. Three distinct BENEFITS they de-
clare, would accrue TO the United
States under the new treaty. These
advantages were enumerated as fol-
lows:
First, the United States will secure
the perpetuation Of the passport ar
rangement of 1907 through diplom tic
notes, and feels able therefore to dis
pense with that stipulation In the
treaty OF 1Sa4 regarding immigration.
which EXPRESSED q potential right that
never was exercised
Second The Industrial and artistic,
As well rs property rights OF Ameri-
cans Will he protected. The diploma tic
exchange In recent years covering the
rights Of American patents and copy
rights arc embodedTno& In treaty.
Third. The United States will con-
ment In whatever revision Of the tariff
Japan may undertake in tho future.