Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-02-27
TREATY WITH
JAPAN RATIFIED
Convention is Ratified Quickly
in Senate---West Was
Satisfied
TRUST NATIONAL HONOR
New Treaty is Regarded as
Confidanee in
Japan

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 25-The
new Japanese treaty of trade and
navigation was ratified last night
after two hours executive session
of the senate. While the apprehen-
sion of Western senators that the
treaty might let down the bars to
cooie labor was not entirely removed,
these senators contented themselves
with expressing their solicitation
They interposed no objection to rati-
| fication.
The action in promptly confirming
the new agreement is expected to do
more to prove the feeling of cordial
ity that this country has for Japan
than anything done in many years.
1t is regarded as manifestation of
| highest confidence in the advanced
civilization of that nation. The effect
will be to permit Japan to enter at
once upon a reorganization of its finan-
cial system and the making of new
tariffs with all nations.
! Japan's treaties with other powers
are to expire July II. That with the
GAL FOUR-HERALD
United States by reason of its late
ratification, would have continued un-
till the same date year later and had
not this government consented to its
expiration at the same time as the
others.
Means Delay to Japan's Plans.
Failure to have ratified the new
treaty would have delayed the opera
tiOn of the Japanese program for a
year beyond the time when it was
planned to put it into effect. 1t would
have meant much loss of revenue to
Japan and continuance of the existing
treaty with the United States for
another year would not have benefit.
ted this government, according to
representations of the state depart
ment on the subject.
When the new treaty was received
from the President on Thursday it
Immediately became the subject of
wrangles. Pacific coast senators
feared it might have an effect on the
labor situation on the Western coast
by reason of the omission of the
clause in the treaty of 1894, which it
supersedes, recognizing the right of
the government to pass an exclusion
law. Friends of the treaty explain
that the diplomatic notes accompany
ing it definitely pledged the Japanese
government to prevent an influx of
undesirable coolies through the rigid
scrutiny of all passports. An alien
without a passport would of course,
be liable to deportation.
California Senators Satisfied.
The California senators, it Is said,
became satisfied early that the change
would not menace the labor situation
in their state.
Several other Western senators be-
came alarmed, however, at what
seemed to them unseemly haste in
pressing the senate TO act. They de-
sired sentiment to crystalze in their
states, and therefore prevented action
for three days.
Supporters of the treaty endeavored
to show that the presence of the
clause on the subject of immigration
in the treaty of 1894 was obnoxious
to the dignity and pride of the Jap
anese empire, especially as neither it
nor any similar clause is in any treaty
with any other country. 1t was
argued that the existing treaty would
have expired in another year and that
this country could not hope to induce
Japan to sign a new treaty contain
ing such a clause.
After full discussion today the
Western senators said they would not
stand in the way of ratification. which
was accomplished without roll call.