Heated Debate in U. S. Senate:
Immigration Not a Subject for Treaty Negotiation Washington, May 8, 'The Senate to-day heatedly. de: bated the Immigration Bill, 'Both sides bitterly assailed the Conference Report postponing Japanese exclusion. Senators Robinson, Borah, Johnson, Lodge, Reed and' other maintained lat immigration was purely a dom matter and ought rot to be made a subject for Treaty negotiation. The Californian Sena~ for Shortridge announced his intention of moving a point of order that the Committee hnd exceeded its authority in recommending the extension of the and lowering Asiatic immigration,—Reuter's American Service, Cleveland, May 8.
A plenary session of the United States Chambers of Commerce today. unanimously adopted opposing the exclusion of Tapanese by Legislative enactment, jeuter's American Service, Tokio, May 9.
As regards the prospect negotiations over the Exclusion Law public opinion here is rather pessimistic. 'The Tokio "Avaki" says, that even if an opportunity offered itself for the reopening of negotiations, it would be premature to suppose' that the effects of the Bill would be mitigated—Eastern News gency.
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