Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-30
JAPAN And HAWAII.
The Dispute Between The Two COun-
tries 10 DO AFbllTaltd.
orHER PROCEEDINGS SUSPENDED.
The Mikado's Representative THAI Ks
Warsbips May b. sent 10 the
Islands as a Preliminary.

WASHINGTON, July 30.--The Japan
csc government has scceplei tho cner
made by Hawaii to arbitrate the dis
pute between the two countries. The
state department has boon informed Of
the offer and the acceptance. The
subject OF arbitration will Include not
only the difii Guilty over tho landing OF
The Japanese Immigrants, but also will
include other Engagements between
the two countries, the most important
Of which is the sake tax imposed upon
Japanese liquor largely imported
sud consumed by the JSpanese In
Hawaii.
The acceptance Of the of or OF arbl-
trstioD, briai synopsis OF which has
been oabIed to the Jspsnese minister
here aHu given to the etato depart
mont, states that the Japanese g0vera-
ment accepts arbitration Ia principle
and liz prepared 10 enter upon the
terms for a settlement OF peudlng dis
putes. The i0tmal letter Of ACC pit
ance has been sent to Hawaii and the
conditions of arbitration Will be cor-
tanned therein. These conditions nIe
not known here. Pending The ar
rangement OF detaiis, all other pro.
ceeJings looking to u settlement Will
be discontinued.
When tho officials OF the state de.
partmeut were iaformed OF the ofl5r
aud acceptance of arbitration, the
secretary of the Japanese legation
here was informed that until the an
neXstIon treaty was concluded the
United States would not assume au-
thority in the matter and that the
present dispute must BIO considered as
between Japan aud Hawaii.
The secretary In reply said he was
glad to learn that auoh was the posi-
ton OF the United states as 1t would
permit Japan sending two or three
war ships TO Hawaii pending n nal &C.
ton on the arbitration treaty. This
Interpretation Of the situation rather
surprioed the state department off Gals
who answered that the United States
would consiier In q different light n
agreement II arbitration nnd the seud.
log OF warsnips anu animated that
nor -interfsrence by the Unitou States
In one case could no. be construed as
pss,ive acceptance OF the latter posi-
ton.
Tho Japanese eeoretary was told,
nov ever, that In the abseAcB OF Sec
rotary sherman and Assistant Secre-
tary Day, nothing could or would be
| saiu officially upon tbs subject and
any conversation must be co nsidered
as wholly unofficial.
The sake tax OF which the JspRIels
com plain is an Increase of the duty
90 this liquor from l5 cents TO 81 per
gsllou. The tax was pasted by the
Hawaiian legislature AMI vetoed by
President Dole on the ground that 1t
was unconstitutional anu in violatio OF
The treaty with Japan who hal rights
under tho most favored nation clause.
The lax was pnsssd over bis veto al.
II ost unanimously, only one vote be.
Ing cast to sustain the president. The
pressure from taxing the sake was
rom the saloon-ke epers and the
| manufacturers OF liquors as the Jap.
anese Use thie liquer almost wholly, 10
the exclusion OF other beverages.
II is no. expected that the state de.
paItment viii make more than q
tormsi acknowledgement Of the tesi
communication from japan upon the
subject OF the annexation OF Hawaii
the understanding being that all future
ues citations will be conducted by
Munster Buck anu the japanese
oreign officers at Toxic.