The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-05-15
COOLIDGE WINS
JAPANESE DELAY
Conferees Yield 10 President,
Adding Prosiso Extending Time
to Permit Toxic Negotiations.
BIG FIGHT IN THE SENATE
After White House Visit, Move Date
From July 1, 1924, to March I,
1s25-opponents Declare In
tention to Block Change

Washington.-An unexpected last
minute change in the immigration bill
which would postpone Japanese exclu-
sion from July 1, 1924, until March l,
1926, was agreed upon by the Senate
and House conferees upon the insist
ence of President Coolidge expressed
at White House conference.
Opposition to the change promptly
followed it's announcement, Senators
Shortridge. of California, and Harris,
Of Georgia, declaring they would fight
acceptance of the amendment when
the bill reaches the Senate on the
ground that the conferees exceeded
their authority. Representative Raker
Democrat, Of California. said he would
contest the report every inch of the
way in the House.
". S. McClatchy, of the Sacramento
Bee, speaking for the California Lee
gion, Grange. Labor Federation and
Native Sons, issued a statement as
sailing any treaty to be sought during
tho years delay of exclusion as an in
vasion of the Congressional preroga-
tive of regulating immigration and no
a discriminating concession to Japan.
The change in the exclusion pro-
posai was accomplished with surpris-
ing swiftness after a short and lively
controversy among the conferees,
which will be carried to the floors OF
House and Senate just as soon as the
report on the measure is brought up
for consideration.
After sharp debate, in which Rep
resentative Raker expressed keen dis
approval of this step. it was an
nounced that the exclusion section
had been amended by the conferees
to add the following proyiso:
provided. that this subdivision
shall not take effect as to exclusion
until March 1, 1925, before which time
the President is requested to negoti-
ate with the Japanese Government
in relation to the abrogation of the
present arrangements on this sub
ject"
Ills COulGTGGS 1udQ e1A-
nounced completion of the bill and
had provided among other things for
acceptance of the House provisions on
exclusion, which would become effect
i've next July l. Then Senators
Lodge and Reed, of Pennsylvania, and
Representative Albert Johnson, of
Washington, chairman of the House
Committee on immigration and Natu
ralization, were called to the White
House.
After a conference with the Presi-
dent they returned to the Capitol,
where Senator Reed sent a hurried
call for the other conferees. He in
formed them the President was dis
appointed with the provision as it was
left in the bill and desired change
to allow time for the difficulty to be
ironed out through the channels of
diplomacy.
Senator Reed, speaking for the con-
ferees, declared the new provision had
been proposed by the House members
that the Senate members accepted It
because of the Presidents insistence.
Chairman Johnson. Of the House
group, suggested the new date of en-
forcement at the White House con
ference. The President also urged
the Republican leaders Of the House
to make an aggressive effort on the
floor for the new date.
The provision adopted was the one
Senator Mcclellan. Democrat, of Ten
nessee, announced on the Senate floor
had been circulated as the one that
President Coolidge would like to see
adopted that diplomacy might be al
lowed to operate.
The report on the bill has been COM
pleted but it was stated that 1t would
not be made public until submitted
to the House. Action win come first
in that body and Mr.. Raker will open
his fight by contending that the con-
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