The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-18
JAPAN YlCKLES Us.
sMainischi Schinbun" Wants
Us to Arbitrate the
Hawaiian Dispute.
SIBERIAN AND THE FUR SEALS
Gross Injustice which Dingleyism
lnaicts Upon a Friendly
Nation.

WASHINGTON, Aug. IS. lSs7.-Minister
Hoshi. of Japan. has returned from q
| visit 10 Marquis Ito. at New York, ana
after going over the last official mail
from Japan, left for his summer cottage,
al Berkley Springs. Madame Hoshl ana
her children nave utilized the hot sea-
son for a trip to Japan and will return
in The autumn.
Tbeye are no Developments IN the Ha-
aiian-Japane controversy and no re-
nlv has been received TO Secretary Sher-
mans last communication. Tne press
opinion of japanese has become n'ucn
more concilia&ory, and the aFpitla. iol.
negotiations between Japan and Ha"aii
are regarded az disposing Of the chances
of trouble between the United s1aEes ana
Japan. The Japan Mail explains tnae
the man of war Naniwa was not DIS
Matched to Honolulu for the purpose OF
making an armed demonstration, bus
simply to secure the orderly behavior OF
Iananese subjects inE Hawaii. II adds
tbat .Iapan is to be-<congratulated tnat
arbitration. the only civilized exit from
an international difficulty, has peeh Sc
lected as a means of settling q mere
question of compensation. .
The ..Mainischi Shimbun' urges Ihat
the United states should be compliment.
ed by being named as a~rpltraloI, lathst
than Norway and SWeoet; ! ! Scaosld he
relied upon as fair, and un0er eAislitlS
circumstance II there were any plas g.
all it probably would be N japan
favor. ra,sad discussion
in Japanese papers and the Japan MAIL
while approving the plan. says lne 9nia,
ed States would NOT pc &c ar
considerations OF oeiicaey, - = 81
There are. however, some exceptions tg
this cordial expression. Inc haspan
Zasshi," a high class peraouieai'
ITO American Citizens Concslnihs ~.
Annexation of Hawaii Moan
It has the appearance O lavang De q
written by a Japanese nayal otflcer; - :
the writer speaks Of being aRoara q q
Japanese naan-of-war at Samoa WnEn
Germany attempted to annex tnal @9s HI
Samoan incident, "EngIand, France scr,
many and Japan have the right 70 forplo
the annexation. and we demand inal en en
powers shall proceed 70 agt - a,so that
there are reasons why Amefiea WI No.
dare to annex Hawaii. Specifying gne
Monroe doctrine, the expense .oa 2 Y
Hawaiian sugar with the cane .proouct ol
Iouisiana. He a the nation. OF the
Pilgrims, william Penn. and TX, Y a5 shadr 1 na,
ftnnal vanity. and thereby sacrince Ihe
benefits of the three. race Of the Worlo;
the Kanakas, e Yellow. ana tGe Wnit5
United States was shown recently ygnen
ex-TJnited States Minister Dunn took tls
departure from Tokyo Many oH1eials
MARQUIS Saigo, Count okuma Baron San
nomiya. as web as the ministers from
italy. Great Britain; Spain. Holland ana
China. a+o tba
British Government on the seal queseloh
the Japa ~ papers point out tpat Ihe Ia
terests OF Che United States, Japan anu
Russia are alike in protecting the EYE
Seals and sea offers. The Japan Man
A all events Japan has to be consult.
Tokyo journals think she May not show
any strong ~inclinationD to entertain pro
Losals coming from the Mckinley govern
ment, We should ns s nisg by vents enln
Japan is concerned in the preservation Of
the seals and offers. and the discussion
Of me snsngsnd to that "a e iaaeley onsh1 matters It rs
ike the DIngley tariff bill the annex
The Tokyo Chamber OF Comrgerce mas
received from the Japanese Minister az
Washington, Mr.. HQshi, q reply 70 Us
telegram concerning the United States
tariff act. In the course OF Inc repiy LIE
An Increased tariff was affirmed al.
onost simultaneously with the victory o.
the Republicans at the election of the
new President in November last. Con-
~ferences have been frequently held by
the Republican party since that time
with regard to the tariff question. and
1 have from the outset requested the
authorities not to levy heavy ax4 llpon
the imports from Japan. Moreover.
after Congress met in special session, 4
openly approached the United States Cow
ernment on the subject and presented q
memorial to both Houses, pointing out
the gross injustice that the. revised tariff
would fnfiict upon Japan; also intimating
that should the tariff be enacted. not only
would it injurfously ,infuscSe Japan's
with America, 5ut it would
also bring about iamentabfs
tries. In fact / did all 10. my power to-
ward affecting the curtailment OF the
tariff"
The Minister speaks with satisfaction
on the prospect of a recession of the in
creased duties on tea and fancy mating.