The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-06-22
Says He Has Not With.
drawn Request.
No Correspondence With Foreign
office for Two Weeks-Ex-
poets Answer Daily.

You may say that the rumor that
Japan has withdrawn its request from
the Hawaiian Government for an ex-
PLANTATION OF the reasons for rejecting
the Japanese immigrants is unquali-
fedly false"
This was Minister Shimamura's re-
ply to a question by an Advertiser re
porter yesterday regarding the rumor
that the request for a settlement had |
been withdrawn by him, and that Ha-
waii would come out top side high in
the unpleasant affair, which has occu-
pied the attention of diplomats all
over the world.
There has been no correspondence
between this Legation and the Minister
of Foreign Affairs since June +th,"
continued Minister Shimamura. AT
that time I addressed a letter to the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, and, as
yet, though il seems a very long time,
I have received no reply"
The reporter suggested that a great
many letters might be written in Il
days.
Quite So" ventured member of
the Legation: long enough time in
which to write book"
The position is this" said the Min
lister: Before the steamer having the
immigrants on board left Honolulu I
made q formal protest to the Minister
OF Foreign Affairs. His answer was in
complete and unsatisfactory. In due
time I received instructions from my
Government, and sent a request TO the
Minister of Foreign Affairs for the
reasons for the expulsion OF the Japa-
nese laborers. Extracts of the contents
OF my letter and this Governments an
swer have already been published in
the Honolulu papers. I considered the
answer vague and indefinite. On June
4th I wrote again. and for TWO weeks
the letter remains unanswered. I am
waiting for q communication 10 ar
rive, have been waiting for several
days and I think now that it must
come today or tomorrow.
'One paragraph in your leading edi-
JOrial today is rather misleading. Does
your paper believe that Japan has
taken Hawaii by the throat and said:
Give me your money! Such thought
is prepOsterOUs- I may say an object is
black; you will insist that it is white
would not take you by the collar and
shake you for your opinion: I would
ask your reasons for saying so. An
other misleading sentence is the one
regarding indemnity. No demand has
been made, and that phase in the con-
troversy has not been mentioned, be-
yond my saying that I would like this
Government 10 recognize the princi-
pies Of indemnity, as governed by in
ternaional law. Japan has shown no
hostility toward Hawaii in this mat
ter. We ask, simply. that justice be
done if it is proven that Hawaii is
wrong Indemnity TO the Japanese i'm !
migrants will be asked only in this /
event If the affair is settled satisfac- |
torily. then immigration may continue |
from Japan as formerly, not otherwise. !
Those japanese left their homes IN
u.
they are innocent of any wrong intent |
in coming here. II the agents of the |
immigration companies in Honolulu
committed q wrong in bringing them
here against the laws Of Hawaii, then, !
il occurs TO me, it is the duty of the
Government 10 punish them, not their
dUpes. The men who were connected
with the companies were tried in the
courts and acquitted. If there was
nothing wrong in their actions, upon |
what grounds were the immigrants |
sent back2 That is the question am
endeavOring TO get an answer TO from |
the Minister Of Foreign Affairs
~One would infer from the editorial |
that We have made a peremptory de-
mand, but such is not the case. We l
have given the Minister of Foreign I
Affairs an excellent opportunity TO ex-
plain why the japanese were not per-
mitted to land; il was the main ques-
ton in my first letter TO Minister |
Cooper and was repeated in the second, /
mailed June 4, and yet I have had no
reply. You have been misinformed if |
you think I have not given the Gov |
eminent an opportunity TO furnish me
with reasons for sending back the i'm |
migrants"
Counsellor Akayama and Secretary
OF the Legation Koya were present |
during the interview and expressed |
themselves very emphaticaIly in sup
porting Minister Shimumura's denial |
Of the rumor that he had Withdrawn |
his re1ueSf for an exclamation
There are all kinds of rumors float
ing around" said Counsellor Akiyama- |
zone ridiculous one was that the Japa-
nese sailors were to land and take