The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-30
HaWaII'S POSITION TIlADE PLAIN.
rIinister Cooper Gives Out the Correspondence

SAN FRANCISCO July 29.-The
steamship Alameda arrived from Aus
tralian ports this morning via Samoa
and Honolulu. On July %, Foreign
Minister Cooper made public the Ha-
Waiian side of the recent diplomatic
correspondence with Japan. The Ha-
Waiian government in. this crisis main
tains its right to regulate japanese
immigration, and finally offers to
leave the settlement Of the difficulties
to arbitration
The letter of June 28, written by
Minister Cooper, containing the offer
to arbitrate, remarks: Referring to
the subject of spondence between
his imperial Japanese inajesty's govern
ment and the government of Hawaii,
relating to the controversy that has
arisen in regard to the rejected i'm
migrants, permit me to add to my let
ter of the 25th inst. that, while still
maintaining the integrity of the posi-
ton taken by this government, yet,
should the parties fail to arrive at a
settlement of the question, am author
lied by this government, in view Of the
friendly relations that have so long
existed between the two countries ard
the great benefits off the continuance
of such friendly intercourse, to sug-
gest that the matters at issue be re-
ferred to a disinterested arbitrator or
arbitrators for settlement, and, in case
such suggestion is accepted by his i'm
perial Japanese majesty's government,
to say that the Hawaiian government
will abide the result"
The next mail from Japan will be
due on the 9th, when it will be known
definitely whether or not Japan will
accept CoOper's offer. In speaking Of
Count Okauma's document Cooper said:
Under date of Toxic, April 10, and
received by me at the hands of Mr..
Schimammura, on May II, was a letter
written by Count Okauma, Japanese
minister of foreign affairs, in which
he informs the government that he
has given careful and thoughtful con-
SideratiOn to all the questions involved,
and, although Influenced by a friendly
desire to accord due weight to every
eXtenuating circumstance, the govern
ment considers that the inhospitable
acts complained of were In derogatiOn
Of the convention at rights of Japanese
subjects. Count Okauma said that his
government was convinced that the act
of 1895, if correctly interpreted by the
Hawaiian government authorities, is in
contraventiOn of the existing treaty
between the two governments. The
proper regulation of immigration, he
admits, is the legimate exercise of the
police power of the state, reasonable
laws on that subject reasonably adj
ministered by Hawaii will promote no
remOnStrance from Japan.
I'm the present case the laws were
a reversal Of the existing precedence,
arbitrarily and capriciously enforced,
and that the extra judicial proceedings
of the Hawaiian authorities were not
conclusive, and the refusal Of the
court appealed to to intervene, was a
denial of justice"
Mr.. Cooper added: you will I'M
derstand that my first letter was not
one Of argument or defense 1t was
a mere statement of facts. The CORE
spondence which has followed has
brought out other points, and now
this government has been charged with,
shifting its policy to suit the occa-
Sion."
The Alameda brings from Sydney
papers describing the trial and con-
viction of Butler, the murderer, who