Evening star., 1940-01-22
BY ANDRUE BERDING.
Associated Press Writer.

The Signing !. OF the Japanese
eAmeHean commercial treaty in
1911 got about one line in the vital
statistics of diplomacy for every
10000 accorded the pact since this
Government gave notice of its death.
July 26. .. &c
+ The prominence given expira-
ton of this international accord
next Friday-six months having
elapsed. since. the notice of abroga-
tion-merits an examination to find
out just what is coming to an end.
. Signed February 81, 1911, by
Secretary of State Philander C..
Knox and Japanese Ambassador Y.
Uchida, the. treaty generally guar
arltees to the signatories the same
good treatment EACH one metes out
to all other nations.
Consists of Is Articles.
It consists of 18 articles and,
ironically in view of present cir
cumstances, begins with the words:
t 'The President Of the United
States of America and his majesty,
the Emperor of Japan, being desir-
Gus to strengthen the relations Of
amity and good understanding
which happily exist between the
two nations have resolved to
conclude treaty of commerce and
navigation for that purpose"
The treaty then provides that:
Japanese shall have free liberty
to visit, travel and live in America
to carry ON trade. (The same, as
in succeeding paragraphs, applies
equally to Americans in. JAPAN
They shall receive "the most con-
slant protection and security for
| their persons and property.
They shall not pay taxes or
charges any higher than paid by
| Americans.
T. They shall be exempt from mill
tary service or forced contributions.
I Their buildings and homes shall
not be searched or their books
examined except under the condi-
tions prescribed by law for Ameri-
cans. S9# -. t.t&s
They Shall, have liberty freely
to come with their ships and car
I goes to all places, ports and rivers"
in America. -.
Tariff Provisions. 80,
America must not impose any
higher duties or. charges on the i'm
port or export Of products from
or. to japan than are imposed on
products ID a.erf from any other
/ ! NJ broApats6pAmlst be imposed
by America on the importation or
expcrtation Of any article from or
to Japan which Is not equally ex-
tended to the saint article imported
from Or exported so any other
countries. -
(This was the article which
legal experts of the State De-,
IL partmeht told the eSenate Forefgny
Relations Committee would make:
II an 'erhbargoe against Japan IL
legal. Shortly after this opinion
was given, Secretary Hull abro-
gated the trsaty, thus removing
legal. obstaclesste tie embargo.)
Japanese corporations may ;oper-
ate in America and appear in Amer
ican courts as plaintiffs or de-
PENDANTS.
No tonnage, harnor duties, etc.,
can be imposed on Japanese ships
that are not imposed on ships of
other nations. Japanese shall en-
joy the same protection as Ameri-
cans in regard to patents, trade
marks and designs. &
While the treaty itself was
redolent of amity, President Taft
in proclaiming it had to note. q
sore spot already existing between
the two nations by stating that
Senate ratification was conditioned
on continued effectiveness Of the
1907 immigration law which .prac-
tically cut off Japanese immigration
into the UnitedsaStates.l ~,
| What may happen upon er-
| ptratio1 OF the treaty t1iH be told.
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