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Show 1 JAPAN TREATY L GETS SETBACK 1 Senator Hale Succeeds in I Blocking Progress of j Measure Fathered by I Senator Lodge M Washington, Feb. 22. An effort 9 was made to crowd through tho Bon- S ato today the new treaty with Japan S on commerce and navigation,' but It S met with resistance from an unexpect- B ed quarter. Senator Hale said the B treaty represented a volutary surren- 9 dcr of commercial advantogo which S this country would enjoy for another mm year over the nations of Europe with lS whom Japan is negotiating new com- IS nierclal relations. jB Senator Lodge who reported the IB 'treaty from the Senate commlttoe on 1 9 foreign relations, which agreed to the jB report after Its provisions had been V oxplalncd by Secretary of Stato 9 Knox, was unablo to satisfy tho ob- ,W jectors. ' - fm Considerable feeling was exhibited h by Mr. Lodgo in answering tho Malno 'M senator's criticisms. It had been ex- IS liectcd thero might bo some opposition ,gl from Pacific coast senators bocauso of M the elimination of laborers as covered M by the existing treaty of" 1894, Tho vestorn senators, howovor. offered m no arguments against ratification be- jond demanding time in which to obtain ob-tain nn understanding of Its provisions. provis-ions. Surprised at Haste. An executive .session of tho Senate was convoned shortly after 6 o'clock tonight o consldor tho now treaty. Several senators wore curious to know why thero was such haste 'to havo tho treaty ratified. Although this reason was not given, tho general belief was tho committee-desired committee-desired action beforo the western states had tlmo to memorialize their representatives to oppose it. Senator Lodge said tho administration administra-tion desired prompt ratification aa an additional proof of the cordiality of this government toward Japan. The treaty might have slipped through had It not been for Mr. Hale. Mr. Lodge had made a speech declaring declar-ing there was no danger of objectionable objection-able immigration under tho treaty because be-cause that question would be taken care of by laws and police regulations and for the additional reason that Japan, through diplomatic channels had assured this government of her Intention to exercise the most rigid control of passports. At this point, however, Mr. Hale Interposed objection objec-tion to ratification. No fault was expressed by tho Malno senator with tho immigration feature but he charged it Involved reciprocity with Japan as objectionable to orthodox ortho-dox protectionists as that contemplated contemplat-ed In tho reciprocity 'agreement with Canada. Mr. Hale 'scommont aroused great Interest. On overy sldo sonators, who had been disposed to accept without question tho report of the committee en foreign relations, pressed blm for nn explanation. Mr. Hale told colleagues colleag-ues that they would do well to "tako nothing for granted" sinco tho Canadian Cana-dian ngreoment was brought in. Attention was directed by Mr. Hale to tbo absence from tho new treaty of the protocol of tho treaty of 1894 In respect, to tho Japanoso tariff to be nppllcable to tbo United States. Undor that protocol tho present statutory sta-tutory tariff with Japan would bo ap-pioved, ap-pioved, u now and higher tariff would go into offect nt once. Lodge Urges Action. Mr. Lodge said tho treaties which Japan bus with nil countries other than tho United Statos will expire within a very short time and that In negotiating now treaties that government govern-ment has Incorpcratod therein tho "friendly nation" clause. Ho also said Japan Is about to undertake un-dertake a uow fiscal plan and to adopt IM new j;enornl tariff law, but that It would bo compelled to postpono Its operation of these needed reforms for another year unless tho United Slates showed Its frlendnhlp permitting tho abrogation of tho treaty with this country at tho same time tho treaties with other countries oxplred. He said the effect of this refusal would be great loss of revenues to Japan, but of comparatively small benefit to tho United States. Sharp passages are said to have occurred between be-tween Messrs Lodgo and Halo. Attor a lort debate, It was realized that rat-lllr rat-lllr itlon today was Impossible, and the F-nnto adjourned. |