Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-23
new TREATY WITH JAPAN
Taft Sends Document to Senate Which
Eliminates Restrictions.
IS SPECIAL FAVOR TO EMPIRE
japan IN auandnry because Treaty
Now in Force was siEned one
Yesr later Thnn with
European Nations.

WASHINGTON. Fob. % The etxt OF
the new treaty with Japan. designed to
replace that Of 1894 and drawn with the
special design OF eliminating the restric-
Il M upon immigration. was laid before
the senate today b. President Taft
Tho essential difference between the pro-
posed treaty and the existing convention
Is said to be that II omits all reference
TO such restrictions and leaves to the ma
tlonal honor OF Jrnan the enforcement at
lts own ports OF the limitations upon emil
grafton from Japan now expressly placed
upon Immigration 10 the United STATES.
The document Is said TO provide that
either country may renounce the treaty At
the end OF six months II Il fails TO operate
as expected.
Because II embodies this radical de-
parture from the existing treaty and
touches the question Of the deepest i'm
Variance ana interest to the Paclfic slope,
the injection Of this convention into the
closing hours OF the sixty-frst congress
created a sensation today.
Opposition Certain.
That the new treaty will encounter op-
posltion seems certain, for even II II should
be speedily reported to the senate from
the committee without serious controversy
within the committee room the western
senators are expected to insist upon oppoi-
tunity for debate which viii develop me
fun extent Of their opposition to the ue as
Unlike matters Of ordinary ies's,ae' e.,'
failure OF the senate to act on 'ne 49,
a,,-,ro the remainder Of this session VI
.o,srvss, u,ould not Of itself extinguish It's
,ttsitv which could be kept inderniteiy
-. 4, the executive files Of the senate
a. 10 taken up at any convenient ulne'
mi. ,.v, treaty is one Of trade and com
,,.rcs " Intended 70 replace the treaty Oh
1sat ,esotiated by the late SecreuIS
crssbam and Baron l<urino. then japanese
v,,ntster 10 the United States Ihat treaty
!. most comprehensive document com
nr,sIng twenty articles. dealing with traue'
eornmerce and navigation, rights OF dwell
Inc lnport and export duties, tonnage dues
49,. REGULATIONS. assertions, shipping rights
consular functions and other subjects
I, has already become antiquated, mainly
because OF the rapid advance Of the japan
csc in the ways OF civilization.
7, was Drawn simultaneously with several
other Japanese treaties Of similar scope
negotiated with all the great powers But
unlike the others. this particular treaty
was not promptly ratified and did not 20
into effect until about year after the
others were in force.
Other Treaties Already Made.
Japan has already negotiated treaties
10 replace those Of the nineties with nearly
All OF the other powers except the United
ststes n our government we're to insist
unon its rights the existing treaty could
be continued in force until July Il. 1912
This little incident--the difference Of a
year In the expiration OF the old treaties
is proving very embarrassing TO the
japanese in developing fiscal policy. AS
all OF the new treaties contained the ia
vored nation clsnse. the Japanese govern
ment would be obliged to concede to the
nations other than the United States all
OF the privileges which America now en-
Joys under the treaty Of 1894
The praetical result may be TO delay for
a fun year. II America refused to enter
upon a new treaty relation at once the re-
adjustment OF tariff rates and other forms
OF taxation Vital to the sound financing
of the japanese empire. Hence the Japanese
government has been using every effort to
induce the State department to follow the
example Of the great European nations
and consent to immediate revision OF the
treaty
The department has delayed doing 40.
principally for the reason that II desired
20 await the conclusion OF all the treaties
which Japan Is making with the other
powers, in order to make certain OF Sc.
curing for America any advantages ex-
tended to other peoples
The radical difference between this new
treaty and the one now In force. which
may prove obnoxious to the western SEN
ators is understood 10 be the omission OF
any reference to the immigration oues-
ton.
Provision Only an IrrItant.
The two governments have enjoyed the /
undeniable right TO ieglslate regarding i'm T,
migrdtlon. either by restriction or by
total exclusion of collie labor. Unques- |
tonsbly the United states government
could do this without any treaty stipula-
tion on the subject, just as il did m .hs
case Of China when it enacted the chi !
nese exclusion laws. II Il Understood
there is no disposition on the part az tbs |
Japanese to deny the extension of sueh
power What they do object to il tbs
inclusion In formal treaty, TO which
they are party, OF a stipulation as
sorting that right. which Is not embodied
IN any treaty America has made win
European powers and which serves onl,,
&c an irritant to Japanese pride
In other words the contamination NJ
the new treaty would be a tribute 10 the
advanced position, which Japan has taken
among the nations without in any, a.
gree curtailing the power Of the I,nltsd
States government TO regulate lnmigr,-
ton by legislation.
The Presidents action in submitting ,bt.
treaty created great surprise in congress-
the only persons not taken unawares he
ing the members OF the senate commute.
on foreign relations. who at a dinner 70.
Gently given 10 them az the White Houss
we're Informed BY President Taft OF what
the administration had in mind.
These senators consequently we're IN a
poslii0n 70 realize the fun Importance of
the formldable-lo0king document which
vas laid before the senate in executive