The record-union., 1897-08-06
JAPAN-HAWAN
CONTROVERSY.
A
The Former Desires Belgium to Act
as Arbitrator
In the Questions in Dispute Between the
Two Governments.
Japan Will Also Insist That the
United States Assume a Contin-
gent Responsibility in the Mat
ter of Her Differences With Ha-
wall on the Subject of Immi-
grafton and the Tariff.

YOKOHAMA Aug BIT is semi off
cially stated that the Japanese Govern
ment has announced it's desire that Bel
GUM be selected to act as arbitrator in
the questions in dispute between Ha-
wall and the Japanese Government.
UNITED STATES MUST STAND Sc
CURITY.
NEW YORK, Aug. "a special to
the Herald from Washington says:
Japan viii insist that the United States
assume a contingent responsibility in
the matter of the arbitration of her diff
ferences with Hawaii on the subject of
immigration and the tariff.
1t is understood that this is one of the
essential conditions upon which Japan
viii consent to arbitration, and that if
this responsibility is not assumed by
the United States Japan viii break off
negotiations by looking to arbitration
and back up her demands by a naval
demonstration in Hawaiian waters.
The State Department has not yet re-
ceived any official communication from
the Japanese Government on this mat
ter and the administration has not indi-
Gated whether or not it will comply with
the Japanese demand when made.
An official of the Japanese Legation
said in an interview: Z am not Off
cially informed concerning the limits
Of arbitration, but that Japan should
ask the United States to take recogni-
ton of it and assume an ultimate re-
sponsibility for the decisions of the ar
bitter as regards Hawaii being carried
out, seems to be very natural.
eff the United States refuses to give
us a guarantee it is probable that the
arbitration proposition will fail. We
prefer to entertain a grievance and to
indemnify our subjects ourselves than
to arbitrate after the indignity of the
refusal of the United States of SO just
a request. Neither the United States
nor the Hawaiiansi can justly plead dis
interestednesS. Frequently in the Ha-
waiian- Japanese correspondence of late
the pending annexation has figured as
a factor in the situation This should
operate in the arbitration case as vel"
STRONG ANTI-AMERICAN FEEL
ING IN JAPAN.
NEW YORK, Aug. 0.-Recent letters
from Japan state that a strong anti
American feeling still exists in that
country, and that Americans are be-
ing boycotted on all sides by Japa-
nese. First the Hawaiian question STIR
red up the i'll feeling, which was after
ward heightened by the discussion in
the United States Congress on the tar
if, when the proposition was advanced
to tax severely certain Japanese goods.
The Japanese took this as direct af-
front, and they have not lost an OPP
pOrtunity since to belittle Americans
and all that pertains to this country.
James A. Morse, President of the
American Trading Company, who went
to Japan two months ago in the inter-
est of the Cramps and other companies
here wrote a week ago that the out
look for American interests in Japan
was not encouraging. Mr.. Morse eX-
pected to secure the contract for the
building of the last battle ship which
the Japanese Government ordered con-
structed. He was about to close the
contract, when negotiations We're sud
denly stopped and the contract award
ed to an English firm within twenty
four hours.
President Morse is still in Japan
awaiting a subsistence of the apparent
antagonism to the country. He is
hopeful, he declares, that the anti
American element will soon come to
it's senses, when it may be possible for
American interests to be advanced in
that country