The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-08-22
Has Demanded Suffrage of the
Provisional Government
for Japanese Here
so FAR THE MATTER REMAINS
IN ABEYANCE


journal with additional information
concerning the recent scheme to in
duce japanese laborers to immigrate
to Guatemala from these islands, and
to ascertain, if possible, to what an
extent the scheme had been carried
out, an ADVERTISER reporter called
upon the Hon. Saburo Full, H. l. J.
MS diplomatic agent and CONSUL
general, at his office and residence ON
Nuuanu avenue Tuesday afternoon.
After being received in q very cour-
teous manner (for which the japanese
are so famous), and replying to a
question propounded by the reporter,
Hon. Mr.. Full said: ~ have no hesi-
fancy in saying that am opposed to
the subjects of our country going, or
being sent, to Guatemala, or to any
other portion of Central Amer
lea, at this time. for the very
sufficient reason that no treaty exists
between the two governments, and |
have so informed both Captain Fergu-
son and Mr.. Paul Neumann. / was
met by the reply that treaty was
now being negotiated at Washington
City between the ministers resident
of the two countries at that place, in
which treaty ample privileges and
protection would be given and gram
ted Japanese subjects who might de-
sire to immigrate to Guatemala from
these islands or emigrate from their
own country. 1 have not received any
official notice, either fro mmy govern
ment or from our minister at WASH
ington, in regard to any treaty being
prepared, and cannot, therefore, speak
authoritatively on that subject. Cap
tain Ferguson informed me, further,
that it was his intention to proceed to
Japan and secure several hundred
laborers from there as soon as
the treaty between Guatemala
and Japan had been ratified by the
two governments" Replying to
question, the honorable gentleman
said ''he informed the captain that he
thought it improbable that he could
procure Japanese in Japan for the
class of work he required of them,
even if a treaty existed; and that at
least years time would necessarily
be required in which to conclude and
ratify treaty between my govern
ment and Guatemala.
"While / desire to say, and wish
you to understand, that | am opposed
to Japanese going to Guatemala, lam
not in a position to prevent them from |
doing so and can only advise them on
that score, which have already done,
against going there. 1 was stationed |
in New York and San Francisco for |
several years, and when in the |
latter city, some five years ago,
I was approached on similar |
to this, and | posi- I
lively refused to sanction any |
such measure. 1 believe" said he,
"that about fifty of my countrymen
have already been induced by Captain |
Ferguson to go to Guatemala, and the |
captain told me he desired to employ !
about $50 more from these islands,"
Regarding the right of suffrage
being granted to japanese on these
islands, with property qualification,
the Hon. Mr.. Full stated that he had
made such a demand upon the Pro-
government, which demand |
had been replied to by that govern
ment and had been forwarded by him
to the japanese government. The
nature of the reply from the Provis-
ional government, the honorable
gentleman very correctly refused to
make public. Up to the present time,
he had received no reply from his
government touching that made by
the Provisional government to his de-
mand. 1t was quite possible, he said,
that some news might arrive by the
steamer City of Peking, due today.
So far as he was aware of honor
able Mr.. Full said no reply had been
received concerning the matter of
the refusal of the Hawaiian planta-
lion owners to agree to an additional
cost of SD or Sl3 consequent upon the
of contract laborers in Japan
10 work on their plantations. He did
not know anything about these mat
.ers, and, consequently, would rather
not be quoted in regard to them
A few moments spent in a social
chat on various subjects, ended one of
the most interesting and instructive
interviews in which the reporter ever
5oOk part.
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