The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-25
THERE We ARE.
JAPANESE QUESTION NOW IN
STATU QUO.
Minister Sherman Anxious to Have
the Differences Settled Amicably,
and With as Little Trouble as
Possible.

San Francisco. July 24.-The steam
ship China arrived from Yokohama
this morning, via Honolulu, bringing
the following advices TO the Associated
Press:
Honolulu, July T.-Counsellor Aki-
yama. who was sent to Hawaii by the
japanese government as special COM
missioner in the Naniwa, returned TO
Toxic on the 18th.
The Japanese question remains IN
statu quo," said Attorney General
Smith. I'VE have given our views,
which happen to be Numerically OPP
posite to those OF Japan, anu there we
are. The last phase was submitted TO
Minister Shimamrra about two weeks
ago and he felt it his duty to inform
his home government.
In all of our intercourse with MN
Minister Shimamura has shown him
self TO be anxious to have the differ
ences settled amicably and with as
little trouble as possible. Both publicly
and privately he has been all that any
one could desire. He is carrying out
the instructions of his government IN
asking us to accede to certain Things,
which we cannot do. He does not feei
THAT lie CdH give way, anu tAAe~~ - 49,
position. We have certainly made no
Roadway, and it does not look as
though we can under the present con-
ditions.
You understand that we claim the
right to pass and enforce laws when
regulate the immigration of this coun-
try. In one of the first communlca-
tons received from Minister Shima-
mura on the subject he admitted that
- Il Lot he o1afr cd f.ly-
eminent that the enforcement OF sucn
a law was in direct violation of the
clause in the treaty which gives SUD
jects of Japan the same rights as those
of the most favored nation.
What do l think if Japan would
sever her treaty relations with Ha-
wall? Why, she would be thrown out
of court so far as this difficulty is
concerned. l do not know what the
general result would be- The treaty
has been mutually beneficial. Our IN
terests have been benefited by the
Japanese and those people having ben
Gifted through earning money for them
selves and their families
When arbitration was suggested as
the only solution of the dilemma, MI
Smith ventured no opinion.
Admiral BeardSlee has notified cap.
tain Book that he has no intention OF
sending the Marion away. The vessel
is now being thoroughly repaired at
this port.
The schooner Norma arrived from
the south seas on the 10Th. While the
vessel was cruising on the long voy-
age Captsin Rosehill secured sufficient
evidence to warrant the belief that
has been taking formal pos
session of a number of small fertlle
islands in that portion of the globe,
without stopping to inquire who the
owners might be. There are many Ia
COON islands that are very fertile. but
These are now being
brought under cultivation for English
who are planting cocoanut
groves and other tropical fruits for the
EXPORT trade.
The most marked evidence of En-
glish possession was found on the Pal-
myra group, situated in something like |
latitude north. longitude 100 west. !
This is considered more remarkable be-
cause the islands, which are OF the Ia /
COON formation, and some IA in num- |
oer. have been owned by the Hawaiian |
since 1862, and are pub
ished as such in South Sea Island ge-
,graphies They were taken possession
IF formally in the name OF the HaW-
,iian government in 1852 by master
mariner. who was given to exploring
At that time a house was erected on
he largest island, vegetables planted
lbout the place, and a white man and
several natives landed there as a col
INV. The venture did not succeed at
ne time. and all evidence of the oi'-
iwelling has disappeared
Il had not visited Palmyra island Tor
perhaps a dozen wears until MI. coz
ms. a planter who came with me from
Hull island, and l went ashore there
ew weeks ago. said Captain Rose
I'LL Almost the first thing that at
racted our attention on the island was
he remnant of an old flag pole, at the
cot of which a proclamation, writte'
n cloth. but for the most part efacec
" the weather, was nailed to stout
ieee of planking. We could only make
ut enough of the wording to indicate
hat the sign was a proclamation ia
laring the islands among the posses
ions of Great Britain. Evidently
arty had landed from man of vs.
here a short time ago and remained
ere for some time, for the tent stakes
7ere still in the ground, and heaps OF
shes remain where camp fires rad
lerrily blazed Bits of clothing and
rapping picked up about the place bore
he initials of the H. Nj. s. Penguin.