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Show - ..on NEW JAPANESE TREATY IN SENATE Washington, Feb. 22 The new Jap-' Jap-' anese treaty which was sent to the i senate yesterday for the purpose of superseding that of 1S94 In relation to trade and. commerce, was ordered favorably reported today by the coin-, coin-, mlttee on foreign relations. Secretary j of State Knox explained the provl-' provl-' slons of the treaty and answered many questions to satisfy members of tho committee that tho proposed change affecting Immigration would not lot 'down the bars to unrestricted Immigration Immi-gration of coolie labor. Tho committee finally adopted a resolution of ratification, the terms of which satisfied members that there is no danger of difficulty with Japan over tlie immigration of laborers by reason of tho now treaty having omitted omit-ted the provision of the convention of 1S94, which recognized tho right of either country to make regulations on tho subject of immigration. This recommendation rec-ommendation declares that tho request re-quest will bo left absolutely to diplomatic dip-lomatic notes between the governments govern-ments of the United States and Japan. Senator Lodge gave notice In tho seuate today that he would ask for an executive session at the earliest possible uiomclit. lie did uot stnto I the purpose of the session, but It was shown that ho Intended to press the Japanese treaty for immediate consld-1 oration and ratification today If pos- i slblc. One or two senators inquired of i Secretary Knox what would happen j under tho new treaty If a japaneso colony In Mexico attempted to move over to tho United States. Secretary ' Knox replied that only such Japanese as had passports could onter tho United Uni-ted States, and, therefore, auy attempting at-tempting to come In from Mexico would be stopped at tho border by American immigration officers. Senator Lodge was authorized to make the report favoring th gratification gratifi-cation of the treaty. He Is said to have canvassed the sentiment among Pacific coast senators and to have found that there wonld be no opposition opposi-tion to the measure. The Pacific senators, it is asserted, have , been , brought to see that the exclusion of undesirable aliens novor has been accomplished ac-complished by treaty, but by the regulations reg-ulations of this government. The omission of any referenco to immigration immi-gration was made an a trlhuto to Jap-anoso Jap-anoso national honor. For a year past, according to assurances given to the department of state by immigration immi-gration officers, Japan has been cooperating co-operating with this government in reducing immigration of laliorora to the United Elates. Through the Japanese Jap-anese system of viselng passports, that government has kept a firm rein ' on Its subjects v.o desired to come to the United States. |