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TO ARBITRATE.
MADE BY HAWAIIAN
GOVERNMENT TO JAPAN.

uo Not Japan Makes
Tor Indemnity for Improper Treat
{ Rer Subjects.
blowing advices were received
francisco Thursday, per steam
lameda, which left Honolulu
ID instant:
tier of Foreign Affairs Henry
per has given out a synopsis Of
rrespondence in the Japanese
rant controversy. This was
b Difference to the wishes Of the
tiers of Hawaii, who are at a
know why this government
In offer to arhitrate with Japan.
liter of June 2Sth, written Ey
Ier Cooper, containing tbs offer
trate, remarks:
Herring to the subject Of CORE.
ence between his imperial J&pa-
naiesty's government and the
hment of Hawaii, relating to the
Iyersy that hiss arisen in regard
rejected immigrants, permit me
to my letter of the 25th instant
while still maintaining the In
of the position taken by the
hment, yet should the parties
3 arrive at a settlement of the
on I am authorized by this gov
bnt, in view Of the friendly rela-
hat have so long existed between
10 countries and the mutual ben
{ a continuance of such friendly
curse, ard the fact that impor-
questions involved have to do
Reconstruction of the treaty and
convention existing between the
Countries. as well as discussion
b laws of this country, to suggest
The matter at issue be referred to
Interested arbitrator or arbltrators
settlement, and in case such sus-
BIN is accepted by his imperial Jap
) majesty's government to say
the Hawaiian government will
5 the result"
enext mail from Japan will be
on the 9th, when it will be
|Fn definitely whether or not ia
will accept Cooper's offer.
speaking of Count Okuma's doc.
ht, Cooper said:
Under date of Toxic, April 10, and
by me at the hands Of Mr.
namura on May II, was a letter
ten by Count Okuma, Japanese
ister of foreign affairs, in which
the fact of the nature of the
by the Shinshim Maru or
~. In this communication Oka-
the government that he
given thoughtful and deliberate
Iteration to all the questions in
ed, and although influenced by a
ldly desire to accord due weight
very existing circumstance, the
,rnment considers that the inhos-
Die acts complained of were in de-
ton of the conventional rights Of
lnese subjects.
Directly under the treaty of 1871
Indirectly by application of most
red nations principal to treaties
In force between Hawaii and 9th
japanese citizsns are at
freely and severally to enter
their ships and cargoesall places,
8 and rivers in Hawaii which are
/ to foreign commerce.
!. They have the right to travel,
., reside and exercise every pro-
on or industry in all parts OF Ha-
!. They are entitled to constant
protection from the Ea
an government for their persons
property as well as in regard to
:ivil rights.
|. They are also entitled to free
easy access to the courts Of justice
in prosecution and defense
leir rights in every instance and
of jurisdiction established by
avs,
They are at liberty under any and
to choose and en-
lawyers and solicitors, advocates
from any class who they
see fit to authorize to act for them
| their name. In disregard of
Q rights wrote Count Okuma, 460
Inese subjects, after being confn-
Or some considerable time and
out any judicial determination,
lout having access to the courts.
lout having permission to consult
our representative, were igno-
expelled from the country.
is not suggested that similar
would under any circum-
ces be melted on. to Hawaiian citi-
In fact, the action was based
q the fact that the persons con.
ed are all aliens who by statutory
IN were deemed to be without the
limits of Hawaii.
punt Okuma said also that his
arnment was convinced that act II
1895 and act sc of the proceeding
!, if correctly interpreted by Haw-
4 authorities, is in contravention
le existing treaty bet ween the two
srnments. The proper regulation
he admits, is the legiti-
Q exercise of the police power Of
the reasonable laws on the
iect reasonably administered by
will provoke 70 remon-
nee from Japan. In the present
he laws were a reversal of the
ting precedence, arbitrarily and
.iciously enforced and that extra
cial proceedings of the Hawaiian
lorities were not conclusive and
Of the court appealed to. to
rvene was a denial, of justice.
conclusion being that the Japan
government entertained the ex-
alton that this government will
the principle of indemnifi.
on and, further they ask for the
ional assurance that these acts will