Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-17
CONSULS DENY THE RUMOR
no Alliance Formed Between Japan
and Spain.
The Mikado Only Wants the Right. Of
Hts subjects Protected In
the Islands.

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE Tiniet
esys high Spanish authority in thi.
city, Consul Arturo BsldAsino, al d
high JHparese authority, Consul
Uchid,, agree that no CIT nee has 10
be given TO the report that an ALLAN CO
against the United States had been
formed by their respective govern.
ment,. Senior Baldasano, however,
doet not regard the Relationship be-.
tween the U uittd States and his cpu q.
try as other than srsihsd while Mr.
Uchidh thinks that mAtters can be
s0iteDed with the empire oil Japan by
graceful acquiescencc Oh tue part OF
the new ruler OF Hawaii in the claims
which his government makes Tor a
continuance Of such apanese righte ami
privileges as al preset exist. When
Senior Baldassno was assed to give
his opinion on the alleged ALLIANCES he
ass umed nm appearance or iucredulity
30 he said: "1'heIs 10 no truth what.
ever III any such report. 1t 10 Just
like the statement which the filibus.
tiers make"
"Do you think, than, that the rels-
tions betwst n Spain and this csustry
are impioviDe2" asked the reporter.
~ cannot cay that they bave i'm
proved. They are not W, rec than they
were. They are IN slatu guo."
"Of COURSE" he sIIeu, 81 cannot
say anything as to what may be trans.
piring. That Ia the province OF Senior
De Lome In Washington. But the
tIibusters will exaggerrate everything
and newspapers will be found wong
lully TO coAstfue the slightest rumors.
The filibustors know they are defeated
and spain ID dominant Ia Cuba. Tney
muet get up some new excitement.
We know they have many friends In
this country. When the American
struggle for Independence was going
on Span helped the colonists. thinE
We are being treated In an uugrsteiui
manner"
When reminded that Japan was &C.
cuaed recently OF having designs upon
the Philippines 3 snor Bsidasano said
that idea n. verprevaileu in Spain. He
characterized the opiCion OF the Lon
don newspaper which said that Japan
could easily ravsge the Pacific coast
while Spain attended to the Atlantic
seab0ard, as nonsense. At the Japan.
ESQ consulate Mr.. Urchida raw the
reporter. 1t was quite evident that he
regarded any trouble between his
cGuniry and the Unitrd States as a |
serious matter. "We are anxious to
maintain friendly relations with this
county," he SAID, "anu the papers at
home are surprit al to hear OF the Iu, |
mors that are current. YUu may cou.
trauiot all this talk about an aiiiapce |
with Spain. We have no thought of |
war.
"Whst rights have the Japanese In
Hawaii which they have fear to lose
In case the United States takes sover-
oignty Of the isIant ?D lie was asked.
"Well, they have vested right,-
rights o! resiu eDoe Ena property, Il
the United States respects our rights
we would have no objection TO an.
nexatioB."
"Are you afraid that this govern.
nent would not treat you ss fairly rs
lid the Hawaiian repub lie2"
1--WE know that we have certain
lights now," he replied, land II they
ne continued the diplomatic objec. |
ion will psss away. Do you not
hink that tho japanese oysrumeni
3 DESTROYS Of assu ming authority of
What goes on In regard to the islands
" the Pacific and that II wishts TO
Isssrt itseif as arbitrator OF their des-
inies,"
"Oh no, we don't mean to annex
he Islands,"
"Does not the Japanese government
want to be consulted as an important
'arty to the creation OF q balance OF
iower In the Pacific even where It
Ioes not claim troaiy tight2"
"No, We are simply trying 70 keep
What we have now under our treaty
vilh Hawaii"
Mr.. Uohiu admitted that the Japan.
SO In Hawaii are mostly lsborers and
lnorant. He said they all went there
D make money and return TO Japan.