The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-15
DUEL
NOW MYSTERIOUS
AMBASSADOR AOki SHOWS ROOT
JAPAN'S TREATY WITH
FRANCE.
HINT SECRET pERILS
tions--Nippones Claim Right
to be Sole Arb.ters
In the Orient.

4 Washington .sune ri Tile ex-
pectel visit of the Japanese ambassa-
/ jdor. viscoani AolJ 10 Secretary Roat
i today only Increased the mystery 1T
the relations between Japan and the
United States.
! Count Aok preeilided all CONVERSE
!, iects by hastily volunteering the
statement that he had nothing to say.
He had an interes ing tax with
Secretary Root for the reason that
| the secretary showed him the report
of Federal Attorney Deylin Ut San
Francisco on the alleged outrage
against the Japanese, and the amhas-
sador handed Secretary Root a copy
io1 the recent treaty between Japan
ana France.
II was by reason Of this treaty that
France made bold some few eavs ago
ID offer mediation between the United
States and Japan. The mere fact that
Nfscount Aoki took that document to-
the state aeRagtment today may war
rant the statement that the state de-
nal ment wanted 10 know II there
were any obligations on France by
reason Of the treaty 10 make the ten
der Whether the document explained
the fact was not revealed.
London konws Our Secrets.
As usual the news that is ordinarily
expected from the sta q department is
eiyen out today In London by Baron
Komura. The ambassador makes ii
plain that there ate constant ex-
changes between the United States
government and the japanese foreign
Eoffiees- ana that tha ambassador hers
is not acting as d plenipotentiary at
all, although he Is the personal rep
resetnative of the Mikado fl
The Daron's statement shows tnat
all of the explanations and in fact the
whole correspondence upon the San
Francisco affairs and the immigration
question are being laid before the
Japanese cabinet as thew deyel p.
Count Aoki. In the few remarks,
lately discusses the relations Of Japan
moi particularly to the United States,
but to all nations
II is known that the embassy. re-
necting the view of the japanese for
eign office, believes that Japan is the
arhiter now of affalds in the east.
frances Pos tion Mysterious.
That position now really excludes !
the United States from any co part
as ii IL doubtful that there is
to be another Japanese.American
treaty If there should be an Impasse
on the question of immigraiion< Japan
has soldified herself by a treaty with
England, which is offensive and de-
fensive, and no one yet knows what
Is in the Franco-Japanese treaty
which was brought TO Secretary Root
today.
Nevertheless 1t is certain Japan
creates the impression that she is
sovereign in the Asiatic waters and
that other nations must look to her
as the primary power for the pleven-
tion of the integrity of China. and for
other "fayors so far as The posses
sions" or concessions to other nations
in the far east are concerned.
The position of the United states
now is one Of apparent repression of
resentment against Japan. The mat
toss in dispute between Japan and the
United States. 50 far as the public is
informed 10y Secretary Root, are so
simp'e that if there were not some
unknown quantity in the equation /
(which caused France to ae9 both |
Root and AoH could long since have
made statements that would slsdlenly 1
stop al he talk about future trouble
With Japan.