New-York tribune., 1893-12-23
ANTI FOREIGN MEASURES IN JAPAN.
EXCITEMENT CAUSED BY TIE INTKoD,CiioN
OF TWO BILLS IN THE LOWER HOUSE,
WHICH BODY HAS BEEN ADJOURNED.


OF TWO Bills IN THE LOWER HOUSE.
| WHICH BODY HAS BEEN ADJOURNED
| Vancouver b. c. Dec 22-The steamer Princess
OF India from Singapore brings news that the
| acting Japanese consul, Mr.. Shmezu. has reHeiVeu
| cable advces from his Government stating th't the
House Of Representatives has been ad)ourhtu io'
two weeks on account OF the excitement raiSeu Wy
the introduction OF two anti-foreign bills lh ."c
| House When asked for explanation concerning
the coolness which has arisen against foreigners
he said that the people were only endeavorms 10
get their rights Treaties with foreign Powers were
made thirty years ago, at time wneu II, '1l" Sln,,
saa nst sfeed pGne hs osn Should
by the laws Of their own country. and that so"su'S
shPSa TSese ssees EXPIRED Several
Japan has been endeavorins to secure reVisra "a
E%s 56s 6s ~ ee Enrops ana
fitted for the government OF ioreSners as Wen az "a
much power and this discussion In the House ap-
pears 10 be an outburst Of popular feeng' WHICH
has long been growing
This dispatch confirms absolutely the views ex-
pressed in The Tribune of December l5 when COM
menting on a dynamite plot reported from japan
It was said in this place: THE last session OF the
Chambers was tenpestuous. and Prime Minister Ito
knew that he would have TO face during the present
session an opposition still more nmical to him han
oyer before The Opposition will ask Count
Ito what has become OF the promised revision OF the
treaties concluded with 1OrelRn NdlloHS'
Consular jurisdiction especially Will be declared
again to be an insult to Japa" and the enemies oil
Count Ito will attack him savagey. not as
politcal Adversary but traitor 10 his country
These attacks have gone far as to cause the
adjournment for two weeks OF the TOXIC iai"a 4,
m.nt and they were caused not by any question OF
home politlcs but by the Introduction OF Two anti
foreign bills II IL likely that. no matter no" ae
gressve these bills may have been. the} never
theess appeared too lcnient to thc HenlVe' ,
of the ultra japanese party The SANE i'irm "l
already caused the rupture by Japan IN ,esi' . 81
negotiations begun In 1856, with the dlpioinau NC
CORPS The MikadO's Government refused 10 ueat
with the corps as n unit. and only consented 70
sign special commercial convcntons with the hlcd
States Germany and Russia But the pohticaai
status Of foreigners In Japan was hot ilhp, ~ ~
they are still confined in the opened ports ana my
have 10 procure passport In order 10 UhNel oI .
than ten leagues from the European concessions
or territories. ,., ..,,ce,
Practically some Of the measures adopted aBainss :
foreigners cannot be enforced. and this Is why .ne
ultra-natlve party want to have positive ana PR.
They ask the insertion In the new treaties OF
clauses prohibiting foreigners from living IN ee
interior of the country, owning reil eSta,e'
fishing mills and factories and investing IN mines,
railroads and other Industrial enterprises. Ihey
demand also that foreigners shall be under Japa-
nese Jurisdiction exclusively. that their CONNER
cial houses shall be especially taxed, and that
many other measures shall he applied. the adop-
lion OF which would close Japan 10 Foreign inter
course even more tightly than 1t was shut In the
time of Marco Polo. or when the Dutch ana the
porfuprlesc were the only foreigners allowed 10
enter the two three japanese ports not entirely
closed commerce