The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-01-20
PACIFIC NOTES.

COMPLICATIONS WITH JAPAN-MR. BINGHAM's
NEUTRAL ATTITUDE-YEDDo AGAIN VISITED
BY THE FLAMES.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18.-The steamer
Colorado arrived this afternoon. She brings
Yokohama dates TO December %. The
diplomatic disagreement between the gov
ernment of Japan and certain foreign repre-
sentatives continues unsettled, and has, in
deed, been complicated to some extent by
events not yet made public. I5 is still urged
that the whole country should be thrown
open at an early period, a proposition which
the Japanese steadily refuse to entertain un-
less the condition OF eX-territorial jurisdic-
ton be abandoned. Three ministers of the
nations concerned in the Simeonoseki in
demnlty, of which s., 000, 600 remains unpaid,
will press their claims ii their desires are
not acceded to. These are the envovs of
Holland, France and England.
The United States Minister, Mr.. Bing-
ham, holds aloof from the conferences,
and has even informally notified the
government that he desires no part of
the amount due to be offered to him.
His action is understood to imply that
while the United States will not accept
their share, they are not disposed to appear
to offer a rebuke to the movement of the
other parties concerned. Mr.. Bingham
simply wishes to take no part in the pro-
ceedings. and to have none forced on him.
The others are met in their demands first,
by statement that the surrender of the 81
000, 600 indemnity would be no fair equiv
alent for the opening of the country,as such
an approval as that could be purchased by
money at all; and secondly, that the repre-
sentatives of three powers alone have not
the
RIGHT TO NEGOTIATE
For opening the Empire at all; or, in other
wordssIthat money compensation offered
by France, Holland, England and the United
States, even if it would entitle them to ad-
mission. could not affect Germany, Italy,
Russia and the numerous other nations with
which Japan has a treaty. At the same
time they show the impossibility of making
any discrimination in the matter, and they
therefore express themselves ready to pay on
demand.
IL is semi-officially announced that the
British Minister has no wish to receive the
money, but 10 use his claim as an instru-
ment toward affecting his design. The
Dutch and French representatives on the
other hand desire payment. Meanwhile the
amount being ready for delivery, the
Japanese have taken occasion to express
their opinion on the whole question of
Decentralization in manner unusually
forcible for them. They have issued a circu-
lar dispatch to the ministers, rehsarsing all
their own objections to the system with IL
lustrations OF its dangers, and showing that
the European governments have declared
against it in strong terms, as in the case of
other Asiatic nations. The document is the
most energetic yet issued, and though not
declaring in positive terms that exterior
iality, as it now exists, shall not be applied
tn the country generally, it is understood TO
ex press the final decision of the Japanese
government to that effect. The result Of its
reception by foreign ministers has not yet
transpired; but there is little doubt that it
will arise In formidable opposition of the
whole body. The Mikado and Empress con-
tinue their visits of inspection to the public
institutions. On the 9TH instant they sailed
in state to the dock yard and arsenal of Yo-
kossuka, south OF Yokohama, and after ex-