Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-10
Alliance Formed to Over
throw the Present
Ministry
State Department at Washington Has
Reason to Believe orientaIs on
Coast Are connIvins with.
Partisans In Toxic
TAM ADVOCATES WAR

By Associated Press.
TOXIC, June 9.-Viscount
Tani, leader of the opposition in
the house of peers and hero of the
defense of Kumamoto in the Sat-
suma rebellion, is reported to have
said anent the American ques-
ton:
"The persecution of the Jap
anese in San Francisco is most
wicked act, Should diplomacy
fail to bring about a satisfactory
solution the only way open to us
is an appeal to arms. Our mind
is firmly made up. 1t is certain
that America will yield, for it's
people are radically commercial
in their sentiment"
How much Viscount Tani
represents public sentiment here
is difficult to estimate at the pres
ent time.
| BY Associated Press
| WASHINGTON. June 9.@That the
Japanese of the Pacific coast and the
i lProgressiyes. a itical party, of Japan.
have entered into an alliance which
has the earmarks of an international
conspiracy, with the overthrow of the
present ministry in Japan and the an
nulment of the clause in the immigra-
ton bill excluding Japanese coolie la
Dor from continental United States as
| the ultimate objects, was learned au-
thoritatively here today. The prelim-
mary steps in this scheme, it is said,
will be to induce the Toxic government
to recall Viscount Aoki, the Japanese
ambassador to the United States, and
| to demand an apology and perhaps an
| indemnity from his government for
| the alleged acts of violence against
| Japanese subjects residing in San
! Francisco.
| With this end in view, representa-
tives of the faction hostile to the
Saonji ministry have been in Wash
| ington to consult with the Japanese
ambassador and the state department
officials regarding the Objectionable
| clause in the immigration bill, the Cali
| fornia school question and the recent
riots in San Francisco. The report
which they have sent to Toxic, it is al
legged. will form the basis of SYSTEM
attic campaign to bring about anti
American demonstrations in Japan and
| to force Minister Hayashi, If possible,
to demand indemnity and an apology
| on account of the Japanese disturb
annces in San Francisco.
These facts became known today for
the first time, when it was learned that
T. Takashi, representative of the Seat
| tie Japanese society; o. Noda. repre-
sentative of the San Francisco jap
| anese society, and K. Kawakami, staff
correspondent of the Yorozu daily
newspaper) of Toxic, came to Washing
ton on April 21 and remained until
May IL, during which they were nego-
tiating with the Japanese ambassador
looking to the announcement of the
Japanese immigration limitation law.
Jap Delegation Falls
This delegation failed in it's purpose,
and it is said after charging Ambassa-
dor Aoki with treachery to the Jap
anese of the Pacific coast and with
misrepresenting conditions to his home
government, they telegraphed to Oto-
TAXA Yamaoka, the personal represen-
tative of Count Okuma, who was await
ing their report in Seattle, with the re-
quest that he Communicate with the
anti-administration leaders in Toxic.
Messrs. Takashi Noda and Kawakami
had an inerview with Assistant Secre-
tary of State Bacon on May 8. They
then telegraphed Yamaokai that they
were dissatisfied with the attitude of
the state department and urged the
necessity of carrying the fight to Japan.
Acting upon this suggestion Yamaoka
sailed for Japan on May Ia on the
steamer Aki, and it was pointed out
TODAY that the renewal of the anti-ad-
ministration agitation in the Japanese
press has begun since his arrival In
Toxic on May 49, 1t is also believed
here that he prompted the, deputation
OF Progressives to call on Foreign Min
lister Hayashi for an explanation OF the
governments apparent "inaction and
want of efficiency in the presence or
the grave diplomatic questions with
the United States" :.
Yamaoka, who brought about the al
lance with the Japanese or the Pa
cific coast, is now one of the recognized
leaders of the Progressives, a faction
which was led by Toru Hoshi, formerly
minister to the United States. who was
assassinated after he returned to Toxic
in 1897 and accepted a place in the
cabinet. Yamaoka is described as one
of the shrewdest politicians in the em-
pire. and it is said that by means of
public meetings and otherwise he will,
as leader of the anti-administratio
forces, continue his fight against the
Saonji ministry with the view of get
ting control of the reins of government
flor the Progressives.