The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-18
JAPAN IS
READY TO
RETALIATE
Discrimination in
Examination
DispIeases.
ALL INTERCOURSE
MAY BE ENDED
Belief at Yokohama that United
States is Not Treating That
Nation Fairly.
YAPAN awaits with much feeling the

| EAPAN awaits with much feeling the
disposition of the United States
in the matter of the diserifnina-
ton, in the examination of men and
women of that nationality at the ports
of our country. While the Cofer affair
has been practically settled. the Jap
anese agreeing that there was nothing
in it which of itself should break the
relations of the two countries, the min
listers of the Emperor insist that there
should be no discrimination against the
people oftheir country, and unless there
is a change in the methods of the quar-
antine service, 1t is likely that reprisals
will result
The latest advices from the Island
Empire are to the effect that the min
istry has decided to take steps to as
certain just what is the intention of
the United States in regard to the ex-
animation of Japanese upon their ar
rival at the ports of this country, and
that the reply to the diplomatic rep
resentations is awaited with great in
terest. While there have been no Of
ficial announcements Of an intention to
make this country feel the displeasure
of the smaller one. 1t is understood at
Yokohama that in case the United
States refuses to recognize the justice
of the claims of the. Japanese. that their
people should be treated in exactly the
same manner as those of other nations.
a complete stoppage of all intercourse
between the nations may follow.
The America Maru affair. as it was
known in Japan, was one of the most
celebrated cases in the recent history
of the empire. There was behind the
outburst more than the mere feeling
aroused by this matter, owing to the
fact that there had been in many in
stances in the past similar action on the
part of the examining physicians. The
Japanese readily gave their belief to
the report made by the examining
ptiSSlSiSI mere $HdL tile eHdHlludIlOH
in the case of the women on the Amer
lea Maru was as careful and considerate
as possible. There was no official CON
tention that there was any undue Sc
verify in the examination, but the claim
was a reiteration Of the oft-made con-
tention that there was no ground for
the discrimination.
The Japanese have become very
proud Of their success IN the stamp
Ing out Of the plague in their seaports.
There have been no authentic cases
since the Kobe outbreak, some nine or
ten months back, and the suspected
cases were taken In hand at once and
such steps taken as precluded any
spread of the dread disease. Lying as
it does within few days journey of
Hongkong, where there Is plague all the
year round. with steamers plying all the
time, the Japanese have been exposed
greatly to the pest In fact II is as
serted that there never has been a case
OF the disease In the north OF the island.
and the epidemics In the seaports of the
south have been stamped out with des-
patch.
These facts have caused the Japanese
to believe that there is felt some secret
enmity against them in the United
States when an exception in the Sc
verify of the examination IS made. The
officials of Yokohama are now con-
tending that the tourists who go to the
lowest part of the cities to see what
Is to he seen, are brought into closer
contact with possibilities Of Infection
than the high class Of the cOuntry-bred
coolies, who come to a seaport only to
embark for some destination outside the
islands. Especially is this true OF the
second class passengers who are pass