New Immigration Bill Signed by President Coolidge for Political Reasons Despite His Disapproval of Failure of Congress to Postpone Effective Date Washington, May 26. ident Coolidge has signed th new Immigration Despite the provision in the Bill making the exclusion of Japanese effective as from July 1, which was inserted in spite of the' President's vigorous opposition, he decided to give his executive approval because of certain other considerations of which the chief "was that, as the present Immigration Law' expires fon June 20, his veto might have made it necessary to rush through emergency measure during the closing hours of the session of Congress. Such a step, the President felt, would not be practicable view of the tangled legislative nation and the certainty that any emergency provision would be met by many attempts at amendment and would possibly be blocked al together. As soon'as he signed the Bill, however, the President began to prepare a statement expressing his disapproval at the failure of Congress. to provide longer delay in the date for makin Japanese exclusion effective.
Later. instructions to Mr. Hanihara, [Japanese Ambassador in Washin ton, requesting him to. lodge protest with the America Government. It is expected that the Japanese Ambassador will return home when all his other business has been settled.—"Enstern News Agency.
Tokio, May 28.
The Cabinet to-day decided to protest against the immigra tion legislation on the ground that it was in violation of the "Gentlemen's Agreement" as well as the America-Japanese Treaty.
Tt was further decided to allow Mr. Hanihara, Japanese Ambassador Washington, to return home. rate Presidents storm of criticism not only against 'America "but also against the Government's alleged—dipl failure. Though signature generally considered inevitable' view of America's domestic political situation, the news that it had been done was received with very deep disappointment, voices alarm as to!
President Coolidge has issued a statement in which he says that, in the Immigration Bill," heartily approves of its features, put regrets the" impossibility of severing therefrom the exclusion provision affecting J Danese. The President gladly recognizes that the enactment pro-ion does not imply any change the American sentiment of miration and cordial friendship for the Japanese people, which—will continue to have abundant ma infestation, and says that the rather expresses. the determination legislation instead of leaving it to international arrangements.
The President points out that the Bill_ makes many exceptions, Bi he is of opinion that it would have been much better and more effective if they had continued to invite the ce-operation which Japan was ready to give and thus have avoided ground for misapprehension by un-Necessary statutory enactment. In conclusion, he says that, if the exclusion provision had stood alone, he would have disapproved of it nhesitatingly, but the Bill was comprehensive and therefore he was compelled to consider it in its entirety and the imperative need of general _logislation—Reuter's American Service.
Special Deliberation by Japanese final action with regard to. the Immigration Bill, which it is general ly believed, will take the form of a formal protest against the Bill on the ground of violation of the Amejea-Japan Treaty of Commerce and Navigation.
expected here. that Mr. Hanihara, the Japanese Ambassador in Washington, will now ask ible grave consequences unless prudence and sincerity characterise the efforts of both nations for wise adjustment and counsels for Japan "patience and ceaseless Appeal to the American conscience."
'On the other hand, other papers declare that lodging' protests sheer waste of time. Thus the Viehi Nichi," while appreciating President Coolidge''s efforts for Japan, asserts that it is no use resorting to arguments and that it is time for Japan to do som thing and act with very fir resolution if she thinks she has any honour to protect.
he "Yamato," in a more bellicose vein, declares that the inevitable impression of Japan must be that America does not regard the feelings of others seeing that she could have reached the same ends without hurting anyone.. The Journal declares that Japan has never been faced with a more serious crisis in her history, justifying her protecting her prestige at all costs.
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Japan's protest against the tion Law, mentioned been sent to America. yese Government deeply regretted the enactment of the exclusion provision in the Immigration Law of its frequent representations since the introduction of the Bill into the House last December and in spite of "vigorous repeated endeavours fon the part of the President and Secretary of State Hughes to delusion of the dis says Baron Matsui the Foreign Minister, in Official statement. "The Japanese Government remain shaken in their opposition against the discriminatory logislati against Japanese and have structed Ambassador ment in that connexion.'
Formal Protest Lodged by Cabinet Tokio, May 27.
Representatives Houses and the Diet a resolution strongly protesting. against the exclusion legislation and pledging their best effort for restoration of two In an interview with press representatives to-day, Baron Matsu Minister of Foreign Affairs, with reference to the passage of the U.S. Immigration Bill, said, in the measure which, it is believed, would clearly represent the wi the general body of put pinion in America—Iteuter's Pac That the new Immigration Bill of the United States is about to be put in force as from July 1 asa result of the President's signature is to be greatly regretted. The Imperial Government of Japan has decided to hold an extraordinary Cabinet meeting to-morrow, when some conerete counter-measures will be decided upon. Tt es the intention of the Japanese Government fon the one hand to ask for the American Government's reflexion, and to point out the unreasonableness of such a law in view of the Tapanese-American treaty of commerce and navigation, and on the other hand to study measures to be. taken in connexion with the Gentlemen's Agreement. The Japanese Government will, as soon as. some
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