The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-05
AOKI TO CALM
JAP COLONY ON
PACIFIC COAST
Efforts to Make OrientalS
Understand Immi-
grafton Law.
Hostile Americans Also
To Be Placated by
Ambassador.

Soothing, healing oil is to be poured
on the troubled waters of the japanese
colonies and the Americans of the Pa
cifc coast by Viscount AoSi, the Japa-
nese ambassador TO the United States.
After having been i'm consultation at
different times last week with repre-
sentatives of the leading japanese as
sociations ,of the Pacific Coast States.
the ambassador has finally consented
TO accede to their urgent requests to 20
before the people OF his country in that
section and urge them 10 accept grace
fully and without further ado the en-
actment Of the American Congress bar
ring Japanese immigrants.
o. NOda, vice president of the Japa-
nese Association of San Francisco, and
q. T. Takahas1i. president OF an asso-
citation OF the same name at Seattle,
came to Washington week ago as
special ENJOYS of their respective asso-
Citations to lay the true situation before
the japanese ambassador and seek his
aid I'm pacifying the Japanese, and at
the same time, by his presence and pub
lie utterances there. try to allay what
is described by them as the strong anti
japanese feeling among the Americans
generally in the Pacfic Coast States
This sentiment is especially strong In
San Francisco. the people there not be
ing content with the Governments solu-
ton OF the school question, and some
thing must be done and done without
delay. it is said, 10 prevent a further
spread of the feeling.
Head Of Resentment
sons, the two japanese association Off
ciaIs have informed the ambassador. If
the anti-Japanese sentiment grows
deeper and spreads, and If the resent
ment Of the immigration law on the part
of the japanese grows deeper. the rela-
-tiols of the two peoples win become so
strained as 10 injure seriously the bust
ness of the japanese. and may lead to
the development of an anti-American
propaganda I'm Japan, which would
menace the friendly relations of the two
governments. 1t has been pointed out at
both the State Department and the Jap
snese embassy. that the California
school incident did not in the least even
threaten TO affect the peaceful relations
OF the two governments, and all confer
ences and written exchanges on the sub
ject were marked by perfect harmony
on the part OF all concerned: II was
declared here that the whole trouble
was with the people OF San Francisco
and State OF California. and Japan I'M
derstood, and readily accepted the eX-
PLANTATION.
Mr. Takahashi and Mr.. Noda pointed
out TO Ambassador Aok that the dis
contented japanese on the Pacific are
exchanging communications with their
relatives and friends in Japan. which will
only tend 10 create feeling such as
Will be difficult To suppress. if prompt
action IL not taken. While the ambas-
sador is pouring the oil over the Japan
csc colonies on the Coast the govern
ment at Tokyo will cause TO be published
and TO be delivered from platforms in
different parts Of Japan the real situ-
alton. the danger of unfriendly talk, and
the necessity for calm judgment on the
action of the American Congress bar
ring the labOTers of the island empire
from American opportunities. 4
Japan Appreciative.
Japan. it is pointed out not only ap-
preciates the friendly Offices OF the
American government in relation to her
war with Russia. but also the sincerely
friendly feeling and sympathy Of the
American people. When the war was
over, new field was opened to her
commerce. and she appreciates the value
Of an increased trade with America too
much to run the risk of i'll feeling get
ting beyond control
Just when the ambassador will go TO
the Coast has not been determined His
visitors have insisted that he go at once.
hnt this i- fpanoGefbTa
duty that falls upon him of entertain
ing General Kuroki and the other Jap
anese officers upon their arrival here
next Thursday and Rear Admiral Ijuin
and the officers of the two Japanese
cruisers upon their arrival at Hampton
Roads about the same time. All the
officers will be elaborately entertained
while in his city and at the jamestown
Exposition, and the ambassador will
personally devote much attention TO
them. A big dinner and reception will
be given at the embassy in n street
Entertaining Visitors.
The preparations being made by this
Government 10 entertain the Japanese
officers are being gratefully appreciated
by the japanese diplomatic officials The
President viii give them a big dinner
and reception, and Secretary of War
Taft will entertain them at an official
dinner and reception. Secretary Taft
takes this special interest inasmuch as
the japanese war department was par
ucularly hospitable to the Secretary and
MS matrimonial party" on their trip
TO Japan. Lieutenant General Mac
Arthur, the senior officer of the army.
VIII personally escort General KurOki
ana his party from Seattle TO Washing
ton and jamestown and back TO their
port OF embRrkation; Rear Admiral
Evans, The senior line officer Of the
navy, will personally escort the naval
0Ihclals 20 Washington and back to
Hampton Roads.
Chance for Kuroki.
Ii Is hoped by Messrs Noda and Taxa
haski that General KurolIi and his staff
Nill visit San Francisco and other points
before returning nome. They consider
his visit To America peculiarly fortunate
AZ TINS time and his stoD of a day IA