Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-22
ATTITUDE OF JAPAN.
Regrets War Duty on Tea--Does NOT
Hanker After Philippines.

WdSulDRtOH, June 10. - lne
Japanese Minister, Mr.. Toru
Hoshi, talked in an informal way
today on some of the recent
phases of the war as they relate to
the interests of the United States
and japan.
Mr.. Hoshi expressed regret at
the recent action of Congress in
placing duty of 10 cents per
pound on tea. The effect of the
law, he says, was comparatively
small on other countries, as against
Japan, where trade in cheap teas
would be hurt by uniform tax.
Mr.. Hoshi does not question
the right of the United States to
make its own scheme of internal
taxation, although he thinks a
large tea tax will not be expedient
at this time, when the United States
Is embarked in large enterprises
in the Far East. The United
States and japan are on very in
innate terms, and Mr.. Hoshi feels
that it would have been expe-
dient for the Government to cult
vate the friendly relations, both of
sentiment and of commerce, with
japan at the expense of the reve-
nue. to be derived from taxing,
Japanese teas. While it is not SO
intended, the people of Japan
will regard the duty as discrimi-
nation on the part of the United
States against japan, as it will
bear most heavily on it.
Mr.. Hoshi says that Japan has
no longings toward the Philip
pines. On the contrary, he says
the acquisition of the big island
OF Formosa, which China coded to
Japan after the late war, has
given japan quite enough colonial
territory to develop. Already it
has cost the japanese Government
enormous sums to lay cables con-
Meeting Japan with Formosa, to
build roads and to provide ade-
quate military and naval defenses
for this new colony. The returns
from this island have gone to pri-
vate merchants and owners o.
land, and none of this return has
flowed into the government treas
ury. AS result the government
is spending far more than it has
received or ever will receive from
Formosa. This fact, he added,
shows that there is no ground for
the reports that japan may be an
xlous to acquire the Philippines
in case the United States sees fit y
to part with them.
Success of War Loan.
Washington, June Is. = If
there was ever any question about
the success of the new 3 per cent
war loans it has been set at rest
by the way in which subscriptions
are already coming in at the
Treasury Department. The as
surance of the success of the loan
has, however, been made absolute
Iy certain by two propositions,
each covering the entire present
issue of $200,000,000. The sub
,cription of the National City
Bank, the Central Trust Company
and Vermyea & Co., made the
lay the loan was opened, was for
any part of the total issue that
should not be taken by the public.
Another proposal was formulated
The same day covering the entire
It came from j. Pier
pont Morgan and a number of
associates.
General News.
President Mckinley urges
liberal appropriation for the Paris
Exposition.
Senator Aldrich has been re-
elected in Rhode Island.
Officers implicated in the jane
son raid, excepting Major Sir
John Willoughby and Colonel
Francis Rhodes, will be rein
stated on half pay in the British
army and navy.
Lieutenant General Lord Free
lerick Ernest Seymour has been
yazetted commander of the British
troops in Canada, to succeed
General A. G.. Mont
yomery Moore.
Sir Arthur Laurence Halibur-
,on, who was permanent Under
Secretary for War from 1896 to