The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-27
ulations for the protection of her rights

tivities Is in the Pacific. Her trade with
Hawaii is important, and nearly $4,000
japanese subjects are now residing
there. Her commerce with the United
States and Canada Is constantly increas-
ing. In Mexico and Central America,
Japanese immigrants are welcomed and
trade is springing into existence.
The, Importance to Japan Of the stable
and we'll recognized commercial, resi-
Dental and industrial status which her
subjects have gained in Hawaii Is con-
sequently evident. The growth and
growth and prosperity of the interests
have enumerated depend in no small
measure upon it, and hence 1t must be
acknowledged that the concern with
which the Japanese government feels in
the maintenance in the rights that ur,-
derlie the welfare Of japanese subjects
in Hawaii and the prosperity of Japan
ese commerce in the Pacific is both legit-
innate and commendable.
In the note under reply you intimate
"that vested rights if any be abolished"
Japan or japanese subjects in Hawaii
"will be respected" AS germane to this
branch of the subject 1 have the honor
to call your atten ton to note addressed
on March 4, 1896, by your honorable
predecessor Mr. Bayard, to Mr.. Won
Albenselben the German minister to the
United States, in reply to the official an
nouncement of the protectorate estab-
lished by Germany over certain island
groups in the Pacific.
Referring to the declara tion made on
behalf of the German government, that
we'll esta blis'hed rights of third parties"
were to be respected Mr Bayard replies
that in tEa absence of precise knowledge
as to the meaning Intended to be given
to the term "well established rights he
believed that he interpreted it rightly
as a declaration that American citizens
who already had esta blished or might es
ia bislh thereafter themselves on the isl
land in question in peaceful accord with
the natives and on a footing of perfect
equality with settlers of German and
other nationality would not be disturbed
in their rights of residence or otherwise
disseminated against as compared with
German subjects by reason of the es-
Establishment of a German protectorate.
Without pausing to consider the anal
ogy in many essential places between
the principle thus announced by the
tained by Japan, have the honor to state
THAT If the United States government
attach to the expression vested rights
the same rights govern in Mr.. Bayardfs
note the term well estab abishedI rights"
the imperial government would have lit
tie to complain of under this head
But the absolute extinction of Japan's
treaties and conventions, without even
= <o,
very different situation, not alone by
removing conventional privileges and
| exemptions but also by substituting 6
therefor new and burdersome changes.
In that case the application of the
United States customs laws to Hawaii
would check the further development of
Japanese trade, the extension of United
States naturalization and immigration
laws would be detrimental to the flu
ture residential and industrial rights of
Japanese subjects and enforcement of
| Urited States navigation laws, making 6
the carrying trade between this country
and Hawaii part of the coasting trade,
would probably prove fatal to the inter-
ests' of Japanese steamship lines crossing
the Pacific
should signally fail in the duty which
has been intrusted to me if l did not add
that this full and frank explanation of
the views of the imperial government is
due, not alone to their wish to protect
the interests confided to their care, but
also to their desire to remove all possi-
bic cause for misunderstanding between
the government of the United States and
themselves. 1 should also add that I
have received with great pleasu your
courteous acknowledgment of the dis
claimer l had the honor to make on be-
half of my government in regard to the
false report that Japan has designs
against Hawaii
/ regret to say, however, that similar
reports constantly appearing, even in
the reputable section of the American
press. are coupled with baseless or dis
torted accounts of occurrences in Japan
and Hawaii. and are now, am credibly
informed, being urged in responsible
quarters as pretext for immediate ac-
ton upon the treaty of annexation.
Therefore 1 have the honor to repeat
that Japan has absolutely no designs of
any kind whatever inimical to Hawaii,
and no motive in her dealings with that
country except to secure by legitimate
means the due observance of just obli-
cations.
(Sgned.) TORU HOSHI.
ENGLISH COMMENT
LONDON, July 27.--The Daily Chron-
icle says, with reference to the question
of the annexation of Hawaii by the
United States: In the present state of
public feeling in the United States, ia
pans dignified protest might as we'll be