The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-04-14
JAPAN AND HAWAII
No Trouble Feared Over the Ezolu-
sion Of Japanese Immigrants.
TREATY RIGHTS WE'RE IGNORED

by the Hawniians, snys Jnpan's Rep
rcscn totlvo at Washington -Japnn.
csc wnrship to Sail for Hawaii Only
to Prevent Disorder.
washington. April 1.-THE Japanese
legation has received telegraphic ad-
vices from official sources i'm relation
to the recent deportation from the Ha-
waiian Islands OF a number of Japan
ese immigrants which do not agree
entirely in all details with the accounts
already published in this country II
appears. according to these advices,
that of COS japanese passengers brought
to Honolulu by the steamer Shinshin-
Maru 3O2 voluntary passengers and 146
contract laborers were sent back to
Japan. The Hawaiian authorities re-
fused to allow these people to land on
the ground that the voluntary passen-
gers were not possessed Of $50 in gold
each, as provided in the landing law,
and because the contract laborers had
not complied with the provisions Of
the landing law in securing previous
approval of their contracts.
The passengers thereupon petitloned
the supreme court to set aside the de-
cision Of the collector general of GUS
toms forbidding them to land, but the
court rejected the petition on the
ground that the decision of the col
lector general regarding the landing
of aliens was final and that Japanese
not yet landed in the islands had nc
right to petition.
The Japanese consul general protested
against this action on the ground that
the exclusion of the voluntary emf
grants was in violation of treaty rights,
whatever might be the case regarding
the laborers and their alleged failure
to secure previous approval OF their
contracts. He himself had examined
into the facts regarding the voluntary
emigrants, and had found that they
were all in bonaide possession of the
amount of money required by law I'm
such cases. So far as they, at least
were concerned the decision of the coll
lector general appeared to be in vio-
lation both of law and the facts. While
it is true that one, not two, Japanese
men -of-war as stated in the press dis
patches, has been ordered to Hawaii,
officials of the japanese legation state
most positively that this action has not
been taken for the purpose of menac-
ing the Hawaiian government, but SIM
ply to preserve order among the Jap
anese residents in the islands who
might possibly become excited by what
they regarded as a violation of the
rights Of their countrymen.
The japanese government believes
that the difficulty is susceptible of set
uement by diplomatic negotiations
and it is asserted at the legation thai
that will be the only method resorteC
to. Inasmuch as the Hawaiian gov
ernment would only be liable for in
demnity to the persons sent back fol
/ losses incurred by them, the question
| is not regarded as one liable to pro
| yoke serious international complica
tions. At the legation the statemen
/ that the japanese companies are at
tempting to colonize Hawaii is de
nounced as a fragrant and absolutel.
unwarranted falsehood.
Since japan has never manifeste
any but the slightest indication of an,
Interior unfriendly purpose, the Japan
ese minister SAYS that he is who'll,
unable to understand this sudden man
Hesitation Of a contrary feeling on tn
part Of some Hawaii officials. He i
emphatic in expressing the belief, how
ever, that the crisis is not so seriou
as some of the sensational account
given Of it would seem to indicate, an
that it cannot by any possibility i'm
peril the good understanding which eX
lists between this country and Japan.
The. Japanese cruiser Namiwa Wi
sail from Yokohama for Hawaii mex
Saturday.