New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-03
NEW JAPANESE TREATY
WILL MEET OBSTACLES
Bryan May Find 1t Difficult to
Negotiate Agreement Such
as Japan Desires.
WESTERN MEN AGAINST IT
Fears That the Toxic Govern
ment May Have Misunder-
stood Some of the Secre-
tary's Representations.
From The Tribune Bureau

washington, oct. Further conhrma-
zion from the highest authority Of The
Tribune's exclusive dispatch telling of the
,agotiations for a new commercial treaty
between the United States and Japan as
q solution Of the acknowledgements CON
troversy developed to-day.
As told by The Tribune. the first sug-
restiop OF such a turn of the negotiations
came from the Secretary of State, but the
Foreign Office If Toxic has acceded TO
the hint and is anxious 10 negotiate a
treaty to take the place of the convention
NJ 1911. over which there are several dis
putes involving the strict Interpretation
of its provisions.
DEVELOPMENTS I'm the situation. how
ever. do not presage any early settlement
of the trouble as Japan insists that the
new treaty shall give 10 the japanese. IN
unmistakable terms. all the rights en-
loved by other aliens. 1t is decidedly
doubtful that Secretary Bryan will be
able 10 NEGOTIATE a treaty containing any
,uch stipulations. as Secretary Knox en-
rountered almost unsurmountable obsta-
rles in perfecting the 1911 treaty. or that
he Senate would confirm such a conven-
ton were t negotiated.
II is almost a certainty that the Sen
stors from the Pacific Coast states could
muster enough opposition 10 prevent the
ratification of treaty giving the Jap
snese more liberties than are afforded by
the present convention. This is indicated
by the opposition 10 the renewal OF the
arbitration convention with Japan, sen
ator Works and others effectively block
ing such ratification.
The Foreign Office at Toxic sees In the
proposal 10 negotiate a new treaty an
easy settlement Of the California contro-
yersv. providing that Secretary Bryan
IS able to make good his assurances 10
Baron Chinda, the japanese Ambassador
that the proposed treaty would eliminate
the phases Of the present convention
which are subject TO debate. Japan is
willing 10 waive the points Of dispute In
the existing controversy II the new treaty
will make definite the right of japanese
10 own and lease land in any state OF
territory Of the United States in wnlch
the same privilege is accorded other for
eigners.
lust what will be done with the Webb
Bloodgood anti-alien land ownership law
during the tendency of the negotiations
for a new treaty has not developed al
though organizations Of japanese In Can
fornia have prepared 10 test the consttu-
tionality Of the act as soon as there is
concrete case on which 10 carry the issue
10 the courts. II is not believed that Sec
rotary Bryan will urge the suspension or
the law. as that would be d reputation or
his previous attitude that California has
the right 10 enact any legislation not In
conflict with a treaty. and Furthermore
he has persistently maintained that the
commercial treaty Of 1911 has not been
cOntraYened.
There is some reason TO fear that the
japanese Ambassador and ms govern
ment have been misled by some OF Secre-
tary Bryan's verbal representations.
which. II is admitted. are not I'm the writ
ten pourparlers. which latter have. at
least recently, all been prepared by john
Bassett Moore Certain II is. however,
that Baron Chinda has gained from the
Secretary Of State more than an impress
sion that this administration is prepared
TO negotiate a new treaty. which by It's
terms will specifically preclude any dis
elimination which the most sensitive Jap
anese could attribute to racial prejudice.