New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
Senate Inquiry
Likely ON New
Japanese Pact
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destroy the alien land laws of the
State of California.
Sees Menace for Laws
stripped Of diplomatic camouhage.
this means, that our representatives
and Japan's have agreed upon the re-
peal of the land laws passed by the
State of California, and prohibit the
passage of these contemplated by many
other Western states. Japan has in
sisted upon the control of her own
people, and therefore, will not agree to
an exclusion treaty, but will enter into
so-called gentlemen's agreement
which does not exclude. The new
gentlemen's agreement, nothwithstand-
ing its amendment phases, can be just
as loosely administered as the pres
ent one, and just as in the case Of the
present gentlemen's agreement, it will
be honOred more in the breach than in
tn observance. The result will be,
under the suggested arrangement, if
adopted, a continuance of japanese i'm
migration and increase in the
japanese population in the West.
Upon the meager facts now before
US the situation appears to be this i:
Japan does not like an American law
and Japan protests that law Resort
is not had to American courts, but to
American diplomats. The protest is
deemed of sufficient gravity for Amer
ican diplomats to agree to treaty ex-
actly as desired by Japan. This by a
short cut, without participation by
those most interested, repeals laws
passed after due deliberation--law ad
bo 1rie ~; ~
state passing them, which cannot justly
give otfense, and upon subject of
paramount Importance to the present
we'll being and future existence of the
state.
',ntolerable," He Says
"Of course, a situation of this sort
is intolerable,. and l. think voice the
sentiments of California when ] say
that in every legitimate and legal fash
lsn the consummation of such a plan
, will be resisted.'
Secretary Colby tonight issued the
following statement:
MY attention has been called TO q
statement issued by Senator Hiram
Johnson, of California. to the press
which proceeds on a quite erroneous
assumption as to the trend and pur-
port OF the conversations which nave
oeen gong on for some weeks between
Ambassador Morris and the japanese
Ambassador re ative to the so-called
acknowledgements situation.
Colby Expresses Surprise
The Senator is not uniformed a,
70 the course these conversations nave
taAen, and am surprised that he
@nould teel called upon to throw him
self into a defensive posture agains,
dangers which he describes, but which
am informed, he has been assured dc
not present themselves.
The State Department is CHARGED
with the duty Of pursu ng these i'm
portant d scussions with sober repar,
to the facts, and this it has sought tt
do with proper consideration 70,
every interested point of view. an
not speaking in any spirit OF CT ticisn
or senator Johnson, with whom have
long had the most agreeable ant
friendly relations, but he must know
as member of the Foreign Relation,
Committee Of the Senate, that even i
the fear TO which he gives expression
ls justified that the State Denartmen
IS m ovlngtoo rapidly in the direction
OF q treaty-that treaty can have NJ
effect without its submission in due
course 10 the Senate, and, under tn,
latter's practice, It's minute examina
ton by the Senator's committee"