The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-18
japanese Exclusion
ArbitratinO Talk Is
VSilly," Say Officials
J By GEORGE r. HOLMES.

;
] International News Service.
Suggestions publicly made by lead,
ing officialsgof the Japanese govern
sment, and approvingly echoed IN
] some European capitals, that the i'm.
migrant exclusion issue between the
United States and Japan should be
submitted to arbitration by some
neutral high commission, are re.
garded as silly in Washington.
Its too ridiculous to commend
upon, much less consider, was tins
sentiment generally expressed today
not only in Senatorial circles, where
the japanese exclusion feeling runs
strongly, but also in. White House
and State Department quarters
where the feeling prevails that Con-
gress has erred in deliberately af.
fronting Japan by arresting a per-
manent barrier to the entry of her
nationals.
Purely Domestic.
1t would be hard to conceive, sew
eral Senators said, question of
more purely domestic concern than
immigration, and to even consider
submitting such a matter to third
party mediation would be tanta.
mount to destroying national SOW
ereignty, it was declared by a mum.
Der of Senator's.
Even the Democratic Senators.
who were most pronounced in their
advocacy of the League of Nations
and the submission of controversial
questions between nations to the ar.
bitration of that body, declared sub.
mission of the Japanese exclusion
question to any arbitration body was
"unthinkable. A
Final adoption by the Senate of
the immigration bill, with the eX-
clusion amendment identical viii.
that already passed by the House,
brought President Coolidge nearer
to a decision as to veto or approval
of the measure today. Only minor
differences between the Senate and
House bills now remain to be
worked out in conference between
the two houses. Then the confer
ence bill will speedily be enacted and
President Coolidge will have the
problem on his desk
Coolidge May Accept.
The impression is growing in
Washington that President Coolidge
will permit the bill to become a law
either by direct signature, or by
allowing the necessary ten days to
pass without a signature, following
which the measure automatically o..
comes law without his signature
Several Senators who have talked
with the President and urged him
not to veto the bill have gone away
from the White House with the feel
ing that, despite the fact the Presi:
dent agrees with Secretary of State
Hughes that the exclusion Is a mis-
take. he nevertheless will not veto
the bill.
Allowing the bill to become a law
without signature would, it is felt,
assuage to some extent Japan's ruff
fled feelings, in that by withholding
approval of the law the President
would indicate 1t has not his an
prevail, but that he feels a veto
would be useless in view of Congress
sional sentiment.
Votes in both houses sufficient 10
re-enact the measure over a veto
have already been counted and are
assured.
Pressure for Veto.
Powerful pressure is being exerted
on the White House, however, TO
persuade President Coolidge to dis
approve the bill outright
This pressure comes not alone
from the friends of Japan, but also
from organizations Of foreign-born
citizens Of other nationalities who