St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-24
UNCLE SAM Censored
For Giving Up Alleged Japanese
SDies.

| VICTORIA. B. c.. Sept. 23.-Iuforma-
ton just brought by steamers from the
two countries says: BY arrangement
between Japan and England, supple
mentary to the new treaty, the former
government proposed that the judicial
codes of the empire shall be put into
effect and full operation before the
treaty is made practically etfe ctive. Ii
is also agreed that the provisions OF the
second article in the treaty relating to
military service shall apply to British
colonies. Japanese courts were opened
Sept. IA, the highest at Toxic under the
presidency Of Viscount kawase. late
minister to England, the other at
SaSche. a naval station near Nagasaki,
under the presidency of Judge i1itc-
min, chief of Nagasaki court of ap-
peals.
The cause of two alleged Japanese
spies. who have been given up by the
United States consul-general at Shang-
hal to almost certain death at the hands
of the Chinese, attracts much attention
and causes 10 little ill-feeling among
Americans and Europeans in China.
These two young men had for SOME
time been pursuing their studies IN
Shanghai, and like the majority of the
Japanese residents were in the nabit of
wearing Chinese dress. With the idea
of serving their country in some indeiin-
lite way, they undertook, at the out
break of the war, to collect Information
which they thought would be valuable
TO their government. What they gave
to the government has not yet trans
pired. but it is charged that they made
drawings IF defenses IL i'll cOnSe-
quence of which they were arrested by
native officers in the French quarter OF
the settlement. Upon the Japanese
consulate closing it was arranged that
all Japanese remaining in the country
should hook to local representatives OF
the United States for such aid and adj
vice rs could be unotficially voucn-
safed.
Explanations were given that absolute
protection could not be extended, but
that something might be done to rescue
these foolhardy young men from their
perilOuS position, II they were handed
over from the French consul to The
American cOnsul-general, in spite of
the protests and demands of the Chinese
government, which insisted OH their sur
render. Mr.. Jernigham. conSul-general.
soon discovered the suspected men had
no connection with the Japanese au-
thorities and they acted wholly on their
OWL responsibility. 1t is understood
that after due investigation he was dis
posed to ship them TO Japan, but on
reporting the incident to Washington
he received peremptory instructions to
deliver them to Chinese custody. This,
the telegraph announced, was done on
Sept. 5, to the dissatisfaction of the
great majority of aliens dwelling in
Shanghai.
The ordinary procedure with accused
foreigners who have NJ consular repre-
sentative is to bring them before Il
mixed court under the control of a chief
magistrate and foreign safety, but no
II believes the prescribed course will
he followed in tne present case. unless
strong demonstration is made by several
consuls and supported by ministers at
Picking against the removal of the
prisoners from the settlement. Without
regard to this question of legislative
prOpriety, it is regretted by Americans
that their government felt it imperative
10 intict what was virtually a sentence
OF death upon these over-zealouS Jap
aneSe.