Show HAGUE TRIBUNAL ASKED TO RULE ON ONI I IMPORTANT ISSUE Fisheries Dispute Has Bearing Bearing Bearing Bear Bear- ing ingon on Japanese Anti-Japanese La Laws ws WASH WASHINGTON Tan Jan 25 n An An n agreement agree agree- ree- ree meI merit ment t has been en reached re between tary Root an and the British Canadian and anti Newfoundland governments through their representatives es on tho the New New- Newfoundland fisheries question to be bo submitted submitted sub sub- to The Time Hague ue court for tion Tho a agreement was reached early this morning after a protracted conference Tho The result of tho the ne negotiations was immediately immediately immediately im im- im- im mediately cabled to the homo home governments govern govern- merits ments with a view view to formal approval of tho the questions to bo be arbitrated The treaty will have to bo be sent to the United States St senate for ratification Like tho the waterways controversy between be he h tween een Canada and tho the United States tho Newfoundland fisheries dispute has haa been leen the tho subject of diplomatic negotiations negotiations and treaties for man ninny many Years vears Questions which Tho The Hague will be asked to interpret arise arif ariso under tho the execution ex x of article 1 of the treaty of October October Oc Oc- Oc- Oc tober 20 O. O 1818 In deciding the tho controversial controversial con con- points the tribunal will have e. to pass on the broad and anti important question question ques ques- question tion as al to whether state or colonial laws or regulations mil ama may interfere with the terms of oC a trent treaty The Tho latter question confronts the administration administration ad ad- ministration in a most moat perplex perplexing W way in tho the Japanese school question and threatens to become an important factor factor factor fac fac- tor in in case the biJ bills pending before belore the California It legislature affecting the Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese become law laws I |