Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-17
CONSULS DENY THE RUMOR
Ro Alliance Formed Between Japan
and Spain.
The HikRdo Only Wants tho Rights Of
Hts subj ec,s Protected in
Inv Islands.

| NEW YORK, July 1.-THE Times
Gays high Spanish authority in this
city, Consul Arturo Bsldlslno, arc
high Jspalese authority, Consul
| Uchidl, sgres that no cit nee has 10
be given TO the report that an ALLAN ce
aealnst the United States had been
formed by ihoir respective govern.
ment,. Seuor Bsldssano, however,
doet not regard the Relationship be.
tween the U nii1 d States and his coun.
try as Other than slrsined while MIR.
Uehida thinks that matiers csn be
r0iiened with the empire oil Japan by
graceful acquieeceBce on tue part OF
the new ruler OF Hawaii in the claims
which his government makes Tor
continuance Of such Japanese rig h TO ami
privileges AS al preseLt exist. When
senior Baldassno WAS asSed to give
his opinion on the alleged ALLIANCES h.
assumed an appearance OF iucredulity
ss he said: "lhere 10 no Truth what.
ever In any such report. 1t 10 Just
ike the statement which The filibus.
teIs make"
edo you think, thon, that the rels-
tons betwet Spain sud this clu.lfy
81 cannot cay that they lave im-
proved. They are not " rec than they
were. They are in sialu quo.D
"Of COURSE" he sdIeu, 81 cannot
eiy anything as to what may ue traps.
l!riug. That Ia the province OF SsnoI
DE LONE In Washington. But the
hIibus tsrs will exsggetrate everything
and newspapers will DO founu wrong
lully TO cO.stfue the slightest rumors
The fliDustors know they are defeated
and Spain Is uOmlnsnt la Cuba. TDey
must get up some lew excitement.
W&knOw they have many friends in
this country. When the American
struggle for Independence was going
on Spain helped the colonist.. / think
we are being Treated In an upgrsteiui
manner"
When reminded that Japan was ac-
cused recently of having designs upou
the Philippines 3 sBOr Bsidasano said
tbat idea mt vsrprevaileu IN Spain. He
the Cpl L ion OF the Lon
don newspaper which saiu that Japan
could essily Tavsse the Pacific cuast
while Spain attended TO the Atlantic
seahuaru, as nonsense. At the japan.
ese consulate MIR. Ufchida saw the
reporter. 1t was quite evident that he |
regarded any trouble between MS |
country anu the U0itrd States as a |
serious matter. awe are anxious TO |
friendly relations with this
he SAID, Sand the papers at
home are surpri,ed to hear OF the ia.
mors that are current You may oou.
trauiot all this talk about an aIiiauce
with Spain. We have no thought OF
war.
"Whst rights have the Japanese In
Hawaii which they have fear to lose
n case the United States takes sover-
oigpiy of the ISLAM ?" he was asked.
swell, they have vested righu-
tights o! resiu eDoe ana property, l.
he United States respects our rights
we would have no objection 10 an.
care you afraid that this govern.
nent would not treat you as fairly gs
lid the Hawaiian repubiic?"
1--WE know that we have certain
lights now" he replied, "and II they
re continued the diplomatic objsc.
ion VIII pass away. Do you not
hink that the Japanese government
3 DESTROYS OF assuming authority of
What coca on in regard TO the isla nds
4 the Pacific and that 1t wishts to
ssert itseif as arbitrator of their ues-
Inies."
"Oh 10, we don't mean to annex
he islands"
"Does not the Japanese government
rant to be consulted Al an important
arty TO the creation Of a balance o.
over In the Pacific even where 1t
oes not claim treaty fight2"
"No, we are simply trying to keep
|
'ilh Hawaii"
Mr.. Uchid admitted that the Japan.
se In Hawaii are mostly laborers and ,
.norant. H0 said they all went there /
} make money AMI IsIuin TO Japan. {