Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-05-23 | Page 8 | Decides Against Japan

DECIDES AGAINST JAPAN. The Hague Gives Award to Protesting Protest-ing Powers in Tax Matter. THE HAGUE, May 22. Tho arbitration tribunal today Issued an award upholding tho appeal of Great Britain. Prance and Germany against Japan, for leaving the house tax on buildings In the old foreign concessions. The tribunal holds that the building are exempt The I n I ted States Is Interested In the matter, although not B party tO the arbitration arbi-tration The point of lsue was the con-1. con-1. nil. ui of Gn-ut Britain. Krate.. .Mid many that Japan Imposed taxes on the buildings In the old foreign concessions, which, b.-ing perpetual leases, are exempt from taxat'on.