The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-08
AGREEABLE TO JAPAN
Proposal to Arhllrate differences with
Hawaii Formally Accepted.
SECRETARY SHERMAN RECEIVES NOTICE
Imperial GOvornment Suggests Linz
sting tho Inquiry to Matters of
Inv and the Question of Damages
King of tho Belgtnus Suggested
us Arbitrator.
Washington, Sept. 7, 1897.

The full text of the formal accent
ance by the Japanese government IF the
proposal to arbitrate it's differences NTH
Hawaii has been received i'll this City,
and copy was to-day delivered 10
Secretary Sherman by Secretary Of The
Japanese legation, Mr.. Matsui ]; Is
from Count Okuma, Minister Of Foreign
Affairs, ito III. Shimamura, japanese
Minister to Hawaii After acknowledg,
ing the receipt OF HaT ais offer to ar
bitrate, it says:
1.-The imperial government are firmly
convinced that their complaints in this
matter are well founded, and that Their
demands are just and reasonable. New
erthclesS, in a spirit of cancellation and
in the hope that their actIun may CON
tribute to the good relations of The
two countries, they have resolved t.:
accept, subject to certain necessary
limitations and qunlifiaati ons :he pro-
posal of the government Of Hawaii
"Accordlngly, on the 2Sth ultima. l EEL
eSraphed to you to the effect that this
japanese government accepted In prln-
ciple the suggestion Of The government
of Hawaii for arbitration. and that the
terms and conditions of such accept
ance would follow by mail. l now con-
firm that telegram, and the object Of this
instruction is to explain tho nature of
to which Is in the estimation of tn, I'M
perial government essential to II sails
factory issue of the Contemplated arbi.
tration.
THE reason assigned by the Minister
OF Foreign Affairs of Hawaii IN favor
Of arbitration makes /; also desirable
that the award, when pronounced, shall
be of the highest aud most : ammanding
character. Consequently The Imperial
{af tl,n
ernmepts shall, when the proper .!me
arrives, unite In requesting his Majesty,
| the King OF the Belgians, may be pleas
ed to accept the nositi) IN of sole arhI-
traitor.
The imperial government ara, more
over, persuaded OF the desirability of
expressly defining the scope ot the ref
erence. not only in ord er to tighten :he
laborS of the arbitrator bul with The
view as we'll that the decision may aG-
| dress itself solely to the actual points Of
divergence.
I'VE, therefore, propose that the Two
governments shall agree to the essential
| facts OF the case and mat the arbitration
shall be limited to specified questions ut
law and lin case the AWARD Is IN farcr
of Japam the measure Of damages suf-
fered by the subjects Of his Imperial
| Majesty.
| IL ID ouc " lldllhUcSS kTat i SnOulu,
| in this connection, state that f3r reasons
| which are fully set forth in anothe; in
struction, the imperial government can
! not consent that the question Of ths
| bona iides of the posse 5sion Of $50 by
! each of the rejected free lahorars, or
| or the applicability Of the treaty OF
1871 TO the japanese suhja>ts other than
those belonging to the merchant class
| Shall be regarded as points Of issue upon
| which the decision OF .ha arbitrators js
| to be invited.
| IF the government of the republic era
| prepared to meet the ilnperial govern.
ment upon the foregoing essential POINTS
| II Is not apprehended that any difficulty
VIII be experienced in arriving at an un.
dersianding in reference to questions q,
| minor Importance.
| You are consequently directed "a
communicate a copy Of this instruction
to the Minister of Foreign Affairs as
the reply OF the imperial government IL
| the suggestion contained in his note OF
the 2Sth of June. You will at the same
time urgently impress upon him the
Importance from every point Of view OF
an immediate response.
am, sir, etc. etc,
| COUNT OKUN.A SHIGENOBU.
Minister OF Foreign Affairs"