Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-12
STRAUS WILL co WEST
Intends to Study the Oriental
immigration Question.
NEW TREATY WITH JAPAN
Situation One That May Take Years
to Settle.
EFFECT OF JINGO POLITICS
Secretary Root Declines to Discuss
Published Rumors-Ambassado
Aoki Postpones Trip to Frisco.

| Secretary Straus OF the Department OF
Commerce and Labor will go to the Pacific
| coast soon to personally study the oriental
| immigration problem there. His observa-
! lions will have considerable weight in shap-
| ing the treaty that this country is trying
| TO negotiate with Japan. The treaty sit
| uation is difficult. though not impossible.
| but 1t is rendered more difficult by the
| attitude of portions of the press both here
| and in Japan. 1t is question that cannot
| be settled Immediately. and. 1t is claimed.
| will require some decades for Its ultimate
| adjustment. The situation Is tiresome and
irritating and can easily be rendered worse
| by the development OF politics in either
country.
| MIR Miyaeka, counselor Of the japanese
| embassy, authorized the statement that
| Viscount Aoki. the japanese ambassador.
| has decided TO postpone his proposed visit
| to the Pacific coast until later IN the sum-
| mer. The ambassador has reached this
| decision said Mr.. Miyaoka. because of
the present agitation in both the American
| and Japanese press. II he should visit the
| coast at this time the newspapers would
magnify the Importance Of the visit and
| might place the ambassador I'm the EN-
barrassng attitude of trying to adjust
through diplomatic channels grave diplo-
matte questions which do not exist
Viscount Aoki had announced his inten-
|
| mer, before the recent disturbances oc-
| CURED in that city. The purpose Of the
proposed visit, as he explained at the time.
| was to talk with the japanese of San
| Francisco and the Pacific coast. and to
| satisfy himself to the true conditions
existing in that section of the United States
where thousands Of Japanese subjects re-
| side. 1t Is probable that the ambassador
| will go TO San Francisco after the agita-
| ton growing out of the recent ant-Japan-
| csc demonstrations subsidies.
Refuses to Notice the Rumors.
Secretary Root positively declined to make
| any statement respecting the Japanese sit
uation. That is done with full knowledge
! of the uneasiness in financial circles as the
| result Of circulation of sensational war
| rumors.
| 1t may be said. however, that the Secre-
tary's refusal was based solely upon his un,
| Willingness to accord the rumors official
| notice. and not upon any belief on his part
| that there Is the least danger Of war or
| even breach of the friendly relations that
| now exist between the United States and
| Japan. The fact is that in the official mind
| the present agitation is nothing more than
| the working of internal Japanese politics.
| A strenuous opposition party in Japan, in
| seeking for weapons to attack the party in
| power. is appealing 10 the populace and to
| the pride Of the Japanese to affront the
| United States. The ground of complaint. 1t
4 IS stated here. might easily be made popu-
lar, In view of the overpopulation of japan
and the demand for admission to foreign
countries for the coolie class.
In view, however, OF the assurances that
| have been conveyed to the officials here
| that Count Okuma's party in Japan (Which
is behind the present agitation) Ia not likely
| to secure control of the government In the
immediate future, not much apprehension
| Is felt here.
Official View Of the Situation.
| The situation is summed up by a very
| tiy co1 in, the inc IN
| question as to what could be said to allay
| the uneasiness in this country:
IF the administration has any fear OF
| trouble with Japan growing out Of the dis
| turbances in San Francisco, no responsible
| official is willing to admit 1t. On the con-
| trary, State Department officials profess
| to feel hopeful that everything will come
out all right and that the situation be-
tween the two countries will gradually be-
| come normal That Japan has made no
statement made most positively in RESPONSE
BILE quarters today: there is no trouble be-
tween the two countries and there is no
The greatest fear is from the agitation
carried on by certain newspapers In both
countries, and from this officials admit
there Is constant danger. Aside from this
officials will not admit there is anything
which cannot be adjusted in the ordinary
diplomatic way
japanese Embassy Maintains Reti-
cence.
The Japanese ambassador and his SUBJ
ordinates at the embassy have apparently
decided that one of the best ways to prevent
the development of further friction between
the people Of Japan and the United States
is to observe strict reticence as to the San
Francisco incident. The ambassador is not
accessible to the press, and 1t Is not possible
to confirm the report that he has approved
the plan for settling the matter OF damages
sustained by the San Francisco japanese
during the recent disturbance through a
civil suit directed against the municipality.
1t is known, however, that such course
had been suggested to him by persons
whose position made their opinion worthy
of consideration, so II is believed that TIE
ambassador would gladly allow this San
Francisco incident to pass out of the realm
of diplomacy into the quiet waters Of the
civil courts
DevIin's Report Here.
The report of District Attorney Devin of
San Francisco into the facts connected with
the attack upon the Japanese bath house
and restaurants May 20 last has reached
Washington, and is now in the hands Of
Secretary Root, to whom it was transmitted
by Attorney General Bonaparte. The report
has been forecasted by Geographic abstracts.
so that the main interests in the document
from an official point of view will be found
in an analysis of the great mass of testi-
mony collected by Mr.. Devln. Meanwhile
it is reasonably certain that the State De-
partment will make no publication of the
report
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