New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-18
JAPANESE AND AMERICANS.
NEWS FROM TOXIC.

fPROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT orTHE TRIBUNE
TOXIC, June 13.-When Judge Bingham first
took up his official duties here. the usual diplomatic
methods OF dealing with the Japanese were something
like adopted by half dozen bulldogs In dealing
with spaniel When business was to te transacted by
any nation With tho japanese Foreign Oee the entire
diplomatic body assembled and hurled their combined
wit and wisdom at or two quaklng orienals Many
times right only another term for might No DOUBT
great rmncss was necessary It 10 very doubtful
bullying necessary. Judge bingham SGT nim-
to OF correcting this evil. BY degrees he
induced the various diplomats to present all purely
individual affairs In private way TO the Foreign Ohioe
From thls 1t rapidly besamo popular both with the
Japanese and with the foreign diplomatic body Now all
ordinary business Is transacted In this way. The
American Minister argued that this would lead to
FREQ and full conferences with the Japanese would
lead friendly attachments between the Japanese and
various represented would free purely
local questions from international Jealousy rivalry
aud IN short would enable 10 represent his OWE
nation 10 the nation TO which he accredited without
dragging tho whole corps OF foreign Ministers II Is
we'll for oil that this plan adopted but has proved
10 be especially beneficial to the Uued States It may be
safely said United states Is the only nation that Is
entirely above suspicion with the japanese. The new
Of soriang foreigners the opportunity N
advise the japanese Foreign Office In quot way while
they sin looked after their own interests.
Rumor says that President Cleveland has advised the
acceptance oa plot OF land In the CITY Of Toxic which
tn, Japanese Government oders to deed the United
States for legation purposes That this beautiful
situation IA we'll known TO all Americans IN Japan II is
the site which has been offered several nes but
refused on the ground that United States nation
does not desra acquire property interests IN
foreign andT believe the United States owns but one
legation In the world The Foreign Concession has tried
the site in question for park as 1t f. laid out In
artificial lakes. mountains and groves In fantastic
oil fr hat haVe
Another report COMES that bill has again pro-
posed In Congress looking toward the establishment
Of q complete American Judiciary in Japan. Nothing
could DO fareca foreign to the best interests OF
American residents here There all told about 500
Americans In tho iaud Of the Rising gun. They
located chiefly at four open ports, with few inland
under the employment Of the japanese Government
Nearly ALL about three-fourths. missionaries either
directly oe indirectly and seldom called upon to act
rs defendants In court OF law Again their very posi-
ton wpuli restrain them from actng plaintiff against
the japanese unless in extreme cases. Tho attitude OF
the Government Is ,pen AMI free Ia all matters OF
reli son that thore Is little ground for complaint
either side further ground for objecting to the
establishment NJ United States Courts Japanese SOIL
IL may be mentioned that all this would be swept away
by the revised treaties What effect change OF repre-
senthtlves by tho United States viii have upon the
treaties remains It's to be hoped after
coming the obstinate objections OF England regarding
mixed residence and exterritoriaty; OF France and
Italy regarding tariff OF Russia regarding fisheries etc.
that United States will not change front and render
the work Of half decade null and void Nearly all the
cases coming before Consus consist OF the dsordery
conduct OF drunken seamen There Is rarely any din
Guilty In disposng OF these In the Cons liar courts
TIC sentnent Of the American residents s strongly
against the establishment OF the proposed courts We
can see no motive for creating thom at this unctnre
unloss II he to provide honorable exile for ambitions
politicians II tho judges were here their chief Legal
napers, forwarded to the home Government would con
Stat OF receipts for salaries, rents, etc.
Peace has been concluded with China respecting the
Corean affair. The main point IN ths articles
Of agreement provides tor the simultaneous
from the a. Hermit Nation" They Will all he
removed a bout August |. The codferenoe between
China and Japan conducted In tho English
language. There no lack n Chinese officials With
nation themselves could write the Chinese bcgraphs
WHY then the OF Occidental language In dealing
With purny Oriental afsirsl The explanation is prob
ably found IN the fact that II r. Count to- of japan.
ment according civilized models The event marks
departnre Oriental affairs which may prove q valu
able precedent In the East.
At the opening OF the year the japanese paper cur
rency suddenly deprecated To sixty cent oansed by
The prospect u between japan and COrra Later.
pending negotiations with China rose TO ninety but
at when the prospects for settlement we're
not good dropped g. seventyve. As settle
r1ent esctef however. curreuoy rose TO ninety nc
and II may go above par. measured by sver-for
japanese paper currency has Theoretically gold basis
and silver IA Worth Only eighty seven cents In gold
Al present president OF tho leading specie bank In
homa and 1t Ia reported that they have negotiated
thirty years loan for Slo00oO00. IL is nnderstooi
that ths SUN will be put the market by retiring Ike
amount OF paper currency.