The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-03-01
CAUSES ALARM
treaty With Japan is Opposed BY sh'
People Of Pacific Slope.
PROTEST AGAINST IT
Pre>idcn, Taft is Urged to Withdraw
Treaty. United States Senate .iSked
to Refuse Assent and the Cali.
fornia Delegation Instructed to
Oppose Ratification.

The text OF new treaty with ia
pan. designed 10 replace that Of 1875
and drawn with the special design Of
eliminating the restrictions upon In.
migration contained in that treat.
has been laid before ;he Senate b,
President TAFT.
The essential difference between
the proposed treaty and the existing
convention is said 10 De IN the fac:
that j; omi;S ali reference 20 sGch
restrictions and leaves 20 the nation
al honor OF Japan the enforcement Al
her own ports OF the limitations
upon emigration from Japan now ex-
pr-ssly placed upon immigration int
the United States.
Because il embodies this radica.
departure from the existing treat!
and touches the question OF the deep
est importance and interest TO the
Pacific slope the injection Of tails
convention into the closing hours =.
the Sixty-frst Congress has created
a sensation.
Pacific Coast Kicks.
4 resolution was introduced IN the
California State Senate as soon as
the above action OF President Tai,
was heard calling upon the Pres!-
dent to withdraw the mex Ja2aHe:s
treaty appea.in: to the United States
Senate TO refuse It's assent. and in
structins the California delegation TO
oppose ratification.
The resolution. which wae ~
sented by Senator Caminetti. Says
;hat the Senate OF the State OF Cali
rornia. relying in good faith upon
assurances from Official sources. Civ
en- 70 the people Of the State dur
Ing the last four years. that the i'm
migration OF such laborers was pre-.
cIuded by a mutual agreement be-
tween our Government and that OF
Japan. and tina, the latter nation was
as anxious to retain as We were 70
exclude them. pat-iotica!ly aud pa
,iently observed calmness pendInt
NEGOTIATIONS for new treaty. tha;
The Resolutions.
Whereas. our peo1'e have been
led 20 believe and hope that there
would be no surrender Of our rights
in the premises. and that:
.Whereas. I; further appears tha'
even the protective features relating
to immigration matters Of The pres-
ert treaty with .o1aD are omitted II
the new draft. therefore. be II
Resolved. That the Senate OF tae
State OF California earnestly urges
the President OF the United States
to withdraw said treaty from :uTthe'
consideration by the Senate OF the
United States. and
BE il further resolved. That We
apoeal 70 the Senate OF the tEitcc
States TO withhold and refuse its as
sent 10 4 compact f-aucht with SC
much danger 70 our citizens. TO ou,
industrial development and 10 ou'
civilization.
Chairman Wright. OF the Fedora
relations committee OF the Senate
sent the following telegram 20 Pres.
ident Taft:
Letter to President.
Mr.. President: California is much
alarmed over the newspaper repo',s
OF the proposed new Japanese treaty
The Federal Government. unless pos
,:ively assured that Japan will eE
force regulations restricting !mml-
grafton to United States OF such sub
iects as are ir!mical 10 our W"ste75
civilization. should insist uron 2 20
striction clausc in the new treaty
Less than this will intlame the pub
lie mind all along the Pacific c"as'
and may lead 70 a condition ina; VII.
,. dep!ored by those desirous OF pre-
serving affinity and good will between:
the United States and Japan. Th!;.
In tho opinion Of the Sera:e commit
tee on Federal rotations. IS n" s"nu
ment of the California Legislature.
tSicnedD
Federal Relations Committee.
~ crow Wright. Chairman.