Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-11
AOkI SILENT
As TO POLICY
OF JAPANESE
Progressive Party Is
Active
Subjects of Mlkado on Pacific Coast
Said to Be Raising Large Sum
of Money to Foment
Trouble
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, June 1O.-Continu-
ing his policy of adding nothing In the
way of comment or facts to the dis
cussion of Japanese American Incl
dents, viscount Aoki, the Japanese
ambassador, today as usual denied
himself to the newspaper men ana
proclaimed against any statement
emanating from the embassy relative
to the reported development of
strength in the opposition party in
Japan. Ambassador AoN is under
stood to take the view that there are
no matters of difference between the
United States and Japan which are not
capable of adjustment if allowed to be
considered on their merits. 1t is said
to be this view that leads him to de-
precate the publication in this country
of the propaganda which is being used
in Japan to. influence votes in the fall
for members of the lower house of
the Japanese legislative body.
At the state department it was said
that there were no developments in
the situation, and in fact, some sur
prise was expressed that any should
be expected in the near future.
1t is true, that what is regarded as
the opposition press in Japan has in
duged in some rather extreme Ian
guage and has clamored without rea-
son for action by their own govern
ment that would surely lead to grave
consequences. But as for the Japan
ese government itself, and in this it is
believed to represent the majority of
the Japanese people, 1t is said at the
state department that it has pursued
practically such course as is followed
by every self-respecting civilized ma
ton in dealing with cases of attacks
upon their citizens in foreign coun-
try These cases occur frequently,
and it is said to be the rule where they
exceed the ability of the police powers
for the diplomatic representative of
the nation, whose subjects are affected
to courteously draw the attention of
the general government to the situa-
ton in order to guard against any ex-
tension of the disorder.
Action on Treaty Postponed
One result of the extreme newspaper
agitation of the friction in San Fran
| cisco, 1t is believed. will be the definite
postponement Of the plan to initiate
negotiations this summer looking to the
conclusion of a treaty between America
and Japan that should definitely regu-
late the immigration Of Japanese into
the United States, and 1t is suggested
by one of the officials that probably
this result is exactly what was sought
to be accomplished by the opposition
agitators in Japan and on the Pacific
coast The report of District Attorney
Devlin of San Francisco upon the
mobbing Of the Japanese restaurant
and booths is expected to reach this
city within a day or two. But the con-
clusions have already been anticipated
by telegraphic advices and brief pre-
liminary mail advices, so that all the
state department looks for when the
report is at hand is a mass of detailed
testimony taken by Mr.. Devlin as to
the facts connected with the incident.
Certainly, it is not expected that the
departments policy in this matter will
be changed in any respect as to result
of receipt of the complete report.
1t is pointed out also to correct what
the officials regard as the impression to
the effect that the Japanese have made
much more of this San Francisco trou-
BILE than was warranted by the facts'
that actually the conduct of the Japan
ese government in the matter has been
extremely modest.
SAN FRANCISCO, June I'D. 5.
Richardson, IOrelSH SeCIStdry " tiiS
Japanese consulate, was closeted WIN
United States District Attorney Dew
lin today in a long conference. 1t is
understood that the meeting was the
outcome of the reception by the Jap
anese consul of an important cable
message from Toxic Both the Of
ficials of the consulate and the district
attorney maintain the greatest secrecy
as to the matters discussed at the con-
ference or contained in the dispatch
from Japan. the district attorney con-
fining himself to the admission that his
report, embodying the exhaustive evil
dence relating to the restaurant wreck
ing episode, had been forwarded and
would be in the hands of the cabinet
tomorrow.
Richardson absented himself from
the officials denying all knowledge of
his whereabouts.
WASHINGTON, June 10.-Thou-
sands of dollars are being raised by
the Japanese of the Pacific coast to
carry out the compact they have en-
tered into with the progressive party
of Japan for the overthrow of the
Saionii ministry, the annullment of the
exclusion clause In the immigration
bill and the guarantee of the natural
ization rights of the Japanese residing
in this country. These additional facts
in the international plot were vouched
for in semi-official circles tonight.
The enormous fund which is being col
lected will be used to arouse feeling
in the Japanese empire antagonistic to
the American government.
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