Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-28
H A w All AND JAPAN
The Latter's Acceptance of Arbitration Not
Wholly Satisfactory.
4 Proposition Compltcates the Ca.e-
Island Republic VIII Not Jeopar-
die Her Sovereignty.
From the New York Herald

From the New York Herald
HONOLULU. Hawaii. August 10 via San
francisco. Cal. AugIsst &C. lSa1-Minister
snmamura has laid before the Hawaiian
government the communication from la
pan In which the principle OF arbitration ,s
accepted President Dole has been sufer-
ing from slight Illness. and there has been
no meeting CT the cabinet TO consider the
subject.
so far as the Hawaiian government has
ahalyzed the formal proposition OF the
Japanese government, IL seems to be taken
as limited or conditional acceptance of
the original suggestion of arbitration.
Japan wants the arbitration to cover the
whole broad question of Hawafia's right
to limit the immigration of Japanese SUBJ
Jects Ii would have the arbitrators In
terpref the treaty obligations of Hawaii.
and. having settled that point, pass on her
right TO enact and enforce laws which
seem to be an infrsction of the treaty.
This is statement in general terms. but
IL will be found c.rrect
Japan, Furthermore. includes the prin-
ciple of Naturalization as an. incident of
the arbitration, but does rot present any
specific claim on behalf of the immigrants
who were refused permission TO land IN
Honolulu.
HAWAII Will Not Agree.
1t can safely be taken for granted that
Hawaii will not acquesce in the arbitra-
ton proposal laid down by Japan.
There will be no blunt refusal Instead.
the diplomatic correspondence will 20 for
ward on the theory that. Hawaii having
first suggested arbitration il is to be had,
but on a different basis from that which
Japan is following. A counter suggestion
VIII be made that Japan set forth speciii-
cally the damages IL claims TO have suf-
fered. and that the arbitration pass on
these claims
The gist of the Hawaiian objection to
Ji pans proposition is that il would let a
third party determine Hawai's sover-
eighty. If an arbitrator should hold that
japan has treaty rights under which its
subjects can come into Hawaii in the face
of a governmental opposition, the result
VIC uld be easy to foresee. There would be
no means of preventing the colonization
OF the islands and the japanese could pour
In by the thousands.
IL annexation should fail, then the Ha-
vivian government would have no means
to stave OF very long the Japanese con-
troll of the islands through actual prepon-
derance in numbers. II annexation should
come, n decision in advance of IL by arbi-
tration that the existing government had
no power to shut off the immigration of
japanese would add to the difficulties of
the United States in Incorporating the
islands into the Union. IL would also
strengthen the hrounds which Japan
protests against annexation. So the Ha-
waiian government is determined that
whatever happens, the arbitration shall
not be permitted to take shape where a
Judgment could he given which would seem
to put a limitation on its right of sover-
eighty
Nature Of Iltimatum.
Interest i'm the situation is heightened by
the tone of Japan's communication. L
gather that il is in the nature of an arbi-
ton is substantially changed from that
taken in the beginning of the controversy
Minister Shimamura then laid down the
position of his government that Hawaii
was responsible, Notwithstanding the law,
IL il infringed on international precedents,
while Hawaii denied that her immigration
laws were in contravention of the treaty.
Recent steamers from Yokohama bring
word that the government is feeling the
sentiment regarding an Anglo-Japanese al
lance. 1t is done in cautious way In con-
nection with Hawaii and annexation. The
arguments for and against set out,
but in a manner TO test and even to pre-
pare public sentiment for such PROPOSE
ton. The surprising thing is the tacit as
sumption that Japan has only to decide on
such an alliance and England will be ready,
even to the extent of opposing the anneNa-
ton of Hawaii by the United States. Per-
soEs returning from Japan tell me this idea
that England could be relied on TO uphold
Japan is likely to be harmful in causing
the radical talk against annexation to
spread.
What Australians Think.
Australian statesmen who stopped over a
day on their return from the queens ju-
biee looked into the annexation matter.
Among them were j. T. Reid, premier OF
New South Wales, and c. c. Kingston,
premier of South Australia. Mr.. Reid is
quoted saying:
In Australia are firmly of the opin-
ion that the destiny of Hawaii is either to
become part of the United States or to
become the prey of influences that will be
her undoing. We have watched with deep
interest the struggle you have made
against Japanese encroachments. and are
happy, indeed, to see the United States
step forward at the critical moment to
wrest you from your peril.
Some of the great powers on the At
lantic do not realize the important posi-
ton which the Pacific ocean countries
cupy at the present time. Every pin head
on this ocean is pivot around which
wolves some mighty influences. for between
your shores and those of Tasmania on the
north and south and America and Asia and
Africa on the east and west will appear
the theater of the greatest struggles of
the future times.
1T will be the line upon which Chris
tianity will have its final battle with
heathenism, and occidentalism will have to
meet the wave of orientalism and hurl it
back into the natural corner, where it
must eventually perish