The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-07-12
WAR STORIES MOSTLY FAKE.
One Small Jap Has Been Responsible
for Much of the Talk.

for Much OF the I ak.
Washington, July lit is about
time American people should under
stand the character and extent of the
political propaganda which is in prog
ress in this country for the overthrow
of the ministry in power in Japan.
The avowed object of this propaganda
is to secure better treatment for Jap
anese in the United States. It's real
object is the establishment by the
people of Japan of new government,
made up of members of the progress
sive party, with Count Okuma as pre-
mier.
The man who claims to be taking
care of the interests of the progressive
party in Washington is DR.. Masuji Mi
yakawa, a clever Japanese, who holds
a number of degrees received from
American colleges and who alleges
that he is graduate of various high
schools in his native country where,
he says, he has lectured on interna-
tional law before the naval cadets of
Japan.
"dhCo ShS''So NS"Sy'
1t is true he has degrees. His home
career is not so well authenticated.
He has been in the United States Off
and on for eight years, though he
spent some time in Russia getting in
formation for the Japanese army and
served as was correspondent in China
during the boxer revolt.
He speaks English we'll and knows
how to make newsy translations of
dispatches taken from old japanese
papers.
This is what he did few days ago
when he gave to the press the sub
stance of an alleged official confiden-
tial memorandum said to have been
issued by Foreign Minister Hayashi,
and describing the attitude of the Jap
anese government on the question of
the limitation of immigration.
Not In Touch With Facts.
The authenticity of this memoran-
DUN is denied in well-informed circles,
and an investigation discloses the fact
that DR.. Miyakawa read the memoran-
dunn which he disseminated in an OPP
position newspaper of Toxic.
Miyakawa claims to be the owner
of paper in San Francisco called the
Japan Tribune, a sheet of no standing,
according to reports here. It's profits
must be small, for Miyakawas supply
Of cash, according to what is known,
is limited.
He is in constant Geographic cor
respondence with disgruntled Japanese
on the Pacific coast. If he receives
any cablegrams, as he claims, they are
few and far between.
Imagined Aoki's Recall.
He alleged recently he had been ad-
vised from Toxic that Ambassador
Aoki was to be recalled, and the pub
1ication of this information gave rise
to a great deal of comment in this
country and caused officials to declare,
If the ambassador were withdrawn,
the action could only be regarded as
an indication that Japan proposed to
adopt the "mailed-fist" policy, and
would necessitate preparations by this
government.
1t has since developed that there
was absolutely no foundation for. the
report of Viscount Aokis recall. The
ambassador is to remain indefinitely
in the United States, and possesses
the full confidence of his government,
which includes the emperor as we'll
as the ministry.
Could Stop Trouble.
Miyakawa said a few days ago that
he could stop the agitation in Japan
in moment If he chose to do so. He
also could stop the agitation in the
United States by failing to give to in
nocent newspapers and reporters some
Of the information he extracts from
Japanese papers. 1t is the knowledge
of Miyakawas doings that is respon-
sible in great measure, for the re-
fusal of the state department to ex-
press concern over the Japanese situa-
ton.
At the same time it is apparent that
the representative of the progressive
party is doing his political work well,
but the officials say that II he were
really patriotic he would not be seek
ing to embIoil his country and the
United States, even though thereby he
might secure the domination of his
friends in the Japanese government.