The Alaska daily empire., 1920-11-22
SEN, PHELAN ASKS
 C0NCRESSMEN TO PROTEST TREATY
Action Against Any Agree ment Granting Japanese
 Citizenship Urged.
SATISFACTORY TO JAPAN
Details of Pact Lacking But Cable Says Mikado's Gov
 ernment Is Satisfied.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22.- Japanese newspapers in Toklo an nounce completion of a new treaty between the United States and Japan, according to cablegram received here from the Japanese capital. Details of the pact are lacking but the message declared the terms are satisfactory to the Japanese Government.
 United States Senator James D. Phelan, who is prominently connect ed with the anti-Japanese movement in California which precipltated conversations between the American end Japanese government over the rights of Japanese in this country. today telegraphed broadcast to Gov ernors, Senators and Representa- tives asking them to Immediately telegraph protests to the State De- partment against any treaty grant ing foreign-born Japanese residents of the United States the rights or citizenship.
 TOXIC. Nov. 22.-At a meeting of the political affairs investigation committee of the Seiyukai party, the Vice Minister of Foreign Ar fairs, MT. Hanihara, who was pres ent by special request offered an explanation as to the progress of the California question.
 Promulgated in 1913.
 The Vice Minister said the land ownership law in California was promulgated in 1913. Prior to the enactment of the law MT Bryan, the then Secretary of State, visited California in person and made an effort on behalf of the Japanese residents there to get the leglsia- tion shelved, although unfortunately his endeavors were not successful.
 With regard to the present nov ment in California directed against Japanese interests, the Vice Minister proceeded. the Washington govern ment was making sincere and earn est efforts for an amicable settle- ment of the situation He therefore believed that some good result would attend the endeavors of the Amerl- can authorities.
 MT. Kokubo, Seiyukai member in putting a question to the Vice Minister, said that at the time of the promulgation of the land own ership law in California in 1913, Viscount Makino, the then Foreign Minister, desired to obtain from the American Government a guarantee agcinst the recurrence of a similar movement and opened negotiations with the Washington aauthorities. Before these negotiations were brought to an end. the Okuma Min tstry was formed with Viscount Kato. the president of the Kenseikai as Foreign Minister He CMr. Kokubo( visited Viscount Kato at the time. as representing the Seiyu- fai, and aGked what had become Of the negotiations. Viscount' Kato was succeeded by Viscount lshii later end Mir. Kokubo again formulated 8 similar question and the same reply as given by Viscount kato was olicited
 Minister Voices Views.
 In the opinion of MT Kokubo. II the negotiations which were opened by Viscount Makino had been taken up by his successor and the guaran- tee had been exacted from the Am erican Government. the present anti-Japanese question might not have arisen. The Seiyukai member desided to have the Vice Ministers view on the point raised.
 In reply Mir. Hanihara said that granting that such a guarantee had