The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-09-20
CAUSE
EXCLUSION
VANCOUVER's RIOTS LIKELY TO
GIVE AMERICA THE TREATY
SHE WANTS.

WASHINGTON. Cd CO. September
1O-There seems to be a general i'm
preston among diplomats and near
diplomats here that prospects for Jap
anese exclusion by treaty or by act of
Congress are much better than they
were before the Vancouver riots Even
some Boston and other Eastern papers
which have been disposed to look on
the opposition to Oriental immigration
as sporadic and localized in "hoodlum"
infested cities are sobered by Vancou-
ver's experience and admit that the
coming Of Asiatics makes a grave pro-
blem
WASHINGTON, September 10--That
a stringent exclusion treaty between
America and Japan is measurably near
err realization than the most optimistic
administration official could have be-
lieved forty-eight hours ago, is the
judgment of the members of the diplo-
matte corps here. This long-sought
object is expected to be attained, per-
haps, as an indirect result Of the MOP
bling of Japanese at Vancouver last
Saturday night
Officials here deplore what they view
as an unfortunate and unwarranted
infraction of the treaty rights of the
Japanese. but they do not fail to per-
ceive at once the important bearing
that this incident will probably have
upon the negotiations between the
State Department and the Japanese
ambassador looking to the drafting of
a treaty that shall limit the in-com-
ing Of Japanese coolies instead of al
lowing the subject to be dealt with in
the present loose fashion by what
amounts to semi-official undertakings
on the part of the Japanese govern
ment to withhold passports to coolies
coming directly to the United States.
The belief that a treaty is now with
in sight is based on the conviction
of officials that the Japanese govern
ment will now be brought face to face
with the fact that as it cannot dis
criminate between Great Britain and
America in the matter of demands for
fair treatment for it's subjects and
must by this time be convinced that the
problem presented is really a radical
one, the only solution will lie in the
formal recognition by Japan of the
right to restrict coolie immigration
not only in America, but in British Co
lumbia Australia and other British
colonies
To take any other view it is pointed
out here, would mean breach of the
alliance with England Of which the
Japanese have been so proud, ana
which they regard as so necessary to
the development of their ambitious
schemes for the exploitation of the
East. For though the British govern
ment may and doubtless will apologize
for the Vancouver affair and even pay
an indemnity, a repetition of the in
| cident is believed to be almost GER
tain unless the British government
yields to the demands of the British
Columbians in the matter of restrict
ing Japanese immigration.
AS matter of fact negotiations are
already afoot between the British and
the Japanese Governments to regulate
the influx of coolie labor into the
British colonies The Vancouver Incl
dent will. it is believed here, hasten
these negotiations to a conclusion and
If Japan enters into treaty relations Of
that kind with Great Britain it can.
not refuse to do so with America, sc
that there is after all, a prospect that
Secretary Root and ambassador Aok
will soon again be in conference or
this subject.