The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-23
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Effort to Crowd New Japanese
Treaty Through Before the
West Is Heard From.
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rigid control of passports At this point
however, Mr.. Hale interposed objection
No fault was expressed by the Msin
! senator with the immigration feature
put he charged That IL involved .recproc
! itS with japan as objectionable 10 ortho
! doN protectionists that conte empla tcc
In the reciprocity agreement with Can
| ada
Mr.. Hale's comment aroused great in
| ,"rest Dn every side sena tors who hac
been disposed 10 accept without question
| the report of the committee on foreign
| relations. pressed him for an eXplsIia
| ton. Mr.. Hale told his COLES CUES that
they would do we'll 10 take nothing foi
granted" since the Canadian agreement
/ was brought In
| Attention was directed hy Mr.. Hale
| To the absence from tho new treaty oi
| tho protocol OF the treaty of 1894 In re
| spcct to the japanese tsriff TO be ap-
| plicshle 10 The United States. Under
| that protocol the present statutory tariff
with Japan would he continued until July
II, 1912. while IL the new treaty were
approved. now and higher tariff would
20 into effect AT once.
On the Ground of Friendship.
Mr. Lodge said the treaties which ia
pan has with all countries other than the
short time and that in negotiating new
treaties that government has incor-
poratcd therein the friendly nation"
clause.
lie also said Japan is about TO under
take new fiscal plan and 10 adopt a
new general tariff law. but that il would
he compelled 10 postpone It's operation
of these needed reforms for another year
unless the United states showed its
friendship by permitting tho abrogaton
Of the treaty with this country at the
same time the trcati with other coun-
tries expired
lie said the effect of this refusal
would be great loss Of revenues TO ia,
pan: but OF comparatively small benefit
n n MI sea ~, =
arc said To have occurred between
Messrs. Lodge and Hale. After long
debate II was realized that ratification
today was impossible and the senate adj
Before tho Hale Lodge controversy.
Senator Chamberlain OF Oregon said he
senators had withheld any objections
they might have TO new treaty with
Japan in consideration of votes for san
francisco as an exposition city In 1913.
11c denied that there had been any such
agreement so far as he was concerned.
radically different view OF the Jap
anese treaty is held by those in tho con-
fidence OF the state dopsr srtmcnt, who re-
gard the position of Senator Hale as tho
result Of misrepresentation.
Alleged Benefits to U. S.
Three distinct benefits they declare
Will accrue to The United states by Siv
ing Japan the concessions desired in the
way OF ratification of the proposed
treaty pN july II anu lHc OMISSION pl
the immigration restriction from the
treaty.
These advantages were enumerated as
follows:
FIrst--The United States will secure
the perpctuation OF tho passport ar
ranscmcnt OF 1907 through diplomatic
notes and feels able. therefore. to dis
pcnse with that stipulation in the treaty
of 1879 regarding immigration which
expressed potential right that never
nas exercised. This stipuaton, it was
pointed ont today. VIII not impair tho
and sorcreiSn rights Of tho
United States TO lesislatc on tho subjects
of immigration should IT. so desire.
Socond-Thc Industrial and artistic as
we'll as property rights OF Americans will |
20 protected. Tho diplomatic exchange
n recent years covering the rights OF
\moTican patents and copyrights are en-
bodied In a treaty.
Third-Thc United States will continue |
o receive favored nation treatment In |
whatever revision of tho tariff Japan |
nay undertake in the future.
II was in connection with the views
II Senator Hale with regard to the tar
ff particularly that supporters OF the |
tate department took issue. 1t was
,ointcd out that while II is clear that |
he protocol TO which Senator Hale re-
erred as expiring July L. 1872 would |
ontinuc for tho United States her pres
mt tariff arrangements a wear later, at |
he same time the United States had |
'ccn assured that the statutory tariff. |
which Japan Intended TO put into effect,
outancd much lower duties than the
resent statutory tariff act and that the
fnitcd States would not lose but would
ain by conccding the years time.