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Have Formed No Alliance Against
the United States.
The Report Denied by High Authority of
Both Countries.
While Our Relations With the
Two Foreign Governments Are
Somewhat Strained, Neither
Country Anticipates Any Seri-
Gus Trouble With the United
States.

NEW YORK, July 17.-High Spanish
authority in this city, Consul Arturo
Baldasano, and high Japanese author
! ity, Consul Uchida, agree that no ere
dence should be given to the report
| from Europe that an alliance against
the United States has been formed by
their respective Governments. Senor
Balda sano, however does not regard
! the relations between the United States
and his country as other than strained,
while Mr.. Uchida thinks that matters
can be softened with the Empire of
Japan by a graceful acquiescence on
| the part of the new rulers of Hawaii in
the claims which his Government
makes for a continuance of such Jap
anese rights and privileges as at pres
ent exist.
When Senior Baldasano was asked to
give his opinion on the alleged alliance
he assumed an appearance of incredul-
ity as he said:
There is no truth whatever in any
such report. 1t is just like the state
ments which the filibusters make"
do you think, then, that the rela-
tions between Spain and this country
are improving?" asked the reporter.
Il cannot say that they have i'm
! proved. They are no worse than they
We're. They are in statu quo.'
"Of course" he added, Il cannot say
anything as to what may be transpir-
ing. That is the province of Senor De
Lone in Washington. But the filibus-
ters will exaggerate everything and
newspapers will be found wrongfully to
construe the slightest rumors.
1.-THE flibusterS know they are de-
| feated and that Spain is dominant in
Cuba. They must get up some new ex-
citement. We know they have many
friends in this country. When the
American struggle for independence
was going on Spain helped the colo
nists. I think we are being treated in
an ungrateful manner"
When reminded that Japan was ac-
cused recently of having designs upon
the Philippines, Senior Baldasano said
that idea never prevailed in Spain. He
characterized the opinion of the Lon
don newspaper which said that Japan
could easily ravage the Pacific Coast
while Spain attended to the Atlantic
seaboard as nonsense
| At the Japanese consulate Mr.. Uchi-
da saw the reporter. 1t was quite evil
dent that he regarded any trouble be-
tween his country and the United
States in a serious manner
I'VE are anxious to maintain friendly
relations with this country" he said.
and the papers at home are surprised
to hear the rumors that are current.
You may contradict all this talk about
an alliance with Spain. We have no
thought of war"
What rights have the Japanese in
Hawaii which they fear to lose if
the United States takes sovereignty of
the islands?" he was asked.
Well, they have vested rights
rights of residence and property If the
United States respects our vested
rights we would have no objection to
annexation
Are you afraid that this Govern
ment would not treat you as fairly as
did the Hawaiian republic?"
1--WE know that we have certain
rights now," he replied, ''and if they
are continued the diplomatic objections
will pass away"
DO you not think the japanese Gov
eminent is desirous of assuming au-
thority of what goes on in regard to
the islands of the Pacific and that it
wishes to assert itself as arbitrator Of
their destinies?'
"Oh, no; we don't mean to annex the
islands,
Does not the japanese Government
want to be consulted as an important
party to the creation of a balance Of
power in the Pacific, even where it
does not claim treaty rights?"
mo, we are simply trying to keep
what we have now under our treaty
with Hawaii"
Mr.. Uchida said that the Japanese in
Hawaii are mostly laborers and igno-
rant. He said they all went there to
make money and return to Japan.