Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-23
New Japanese
 Treaty Possible
LIKELY METHOD OF CLEARING
 THE SITUATION.
WASHINGTON HOPEFUL
Administration Confident of Reaching Satisfactory Asreement-Raker Bill Another Trouble Breeder.

Washington, Jan 22.-Baron Maki- nos statement in the Japanese Darlia- ment yesterday regarding the status or the negotiations in regard to the California alien land legislation ex- cited the greatest interest in official circles here today. Although, under a special. agreement between the two governments, the Japanese foreign the details Of the exchanges. his state ment was informative in many quar- ters, and particularly in congress.
 May Frame New Treaty.
 In administration circles there was a feeling of optimism regarding the re- latlons between the United States and Japan, and the highest officials ex- pressed the opinion that a satisfactory agreement between the two countries soon would be reached. There was no intimation as to the probable basis of such an agreement. However, when at tent1on was called to the fact that the negotiations had been suspended last August because of a radical difference of opinion between the two govern ments as to the meaning of the exist ing treaty, one of the officials who would be directly concerned in the proceedings suggested that the proper way to meet such a condition would be to frame a new treaty which would so precisely define the rights of each party that IQeGe GOUlO De no IUILn6T difference of interpretation.
 Raker Immigration Bill.
 Tt has been understood that during the exchanges this idea of an adjust lnent by a new treaty was mentioned, though today it was stated that Japan had not made any formal request for such a convention. Therefore, it is believed that the way is still open for the resumption of the negotiations on that basis in the near future, and it was suggested that this probably was what Baron Makino had in mind when he referred to other ways" of dealing with this issue.
 The matter before the house com n1lttee today was discussion of the treaties and points of international law bearing on the pending Baker immi- grafton bill. brief prepared by John Bassett Moore, counsellor of the sta+e department, set forth that in sew eral instances the measure probably would contraVene existing treaties, particularly insomuch as it would vio- late "most favored nation clauses.
 The brief indicated that the state department holds that any legislation of the nature of the Raker bill should contain clause stating specifically that the treaties are not abrogated.
 Another Address by Baron Makino.
 The Japanese embassy tonight made public a second address by Baron Makino to the Japanese parliament. It was delivered yesterday after the min iSter had discussed the California alien land controversy and it covers the broad field of Japan's relations with the other world powers, reviewing briefly the reasons for the despatch of the cruiser Idzumo to Mexico, and, at length, the development of Japan $ policy toward China and Russia. In this connection the baron stated em- phatically that Japan already had benefited by her alliance with Great Britain and expected in the future greater proof of it's efficiency ill the maintenance of the integrity of China.
 The Idzumo was sent to Mexico, the baron said, because the disturbances in that country made it necessary to take steps to protect the 5000 Japanese subjects whose lives and property might be endangered by the revoIu- ton.