Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-06-27
WOULD INTERMARRY
JAPANESE AMBASSADOR FAv-
oRS INTERMARRiAGE.
JAPANESE SHOULD AMERICANIzE
Japans Talk of War Caused by Ex-
citables Aoki Talks at Last =
Japanese Rapidly Take up With
Adaptation.

Washington, June "a. = That the
best of relations between Japan and
the United States exists, that he does
not expect to be recalled as ambas-
sador, that Japan not only wants
peace with the United States. but
that he believes this government
should allow naturalization of Japan
csc and that Japanese so naturalized
would become good citizens of the
United States were statements made
today by the Japanese ambassador.
Viscount Aoki.
For the first time the renewed dis
cussion of relations between the two
countries Viscount Aoki received
newspaper men and permitted him
self to be interviewed. The eff
feet of all he said was to minimize
the idea of possible war.
There is no situation he said,
between Japan and the United
States The best relations exist and
there is nothing of diplomatic
character under consideration. 1t is
very distressing that there should be
agitation over trifles which are pure
ly of local import, if not import at
ALL
rs the progressive party strong
enough to secure your recall?" he
was asked.
Il do not credit the story of my
recall" he replied. The progress
sives do not have a majority in the
national legislature. | do not know
what their strength really is, but l
think not very great. 1t is bad that
a few excitable persons should cause
the impression to go out that Japan
is af1ame with indignation over al
legged. perhaps imaginary, results OF
course, the government could stop
such talk, but to do SO it might not
| be justified. Some of our people are
very sensitive and also impulsive.
1T is a mistake, however, to imag-
inc that Japan is anxious for trouble.
We want no trouble. We have a
population of about 50.000.000, and
your country. has perhaps more than
SO,000,000, with much more wealth
than Japan. The conquests we seek
are those of peace. We have entered
on a constructive era. AS far as the
status of my countrymen in the Uni
ted States is concerned, it is possible
that they are not we'll understood,
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become used to the ways of the coun-
try, they could not assimilate with
the people here
Would you advocate their inter
marriage and naturalization?
Yes replied Viscount Aoki 81
think it proper, if they individually
see fit to marry here | would leave
it to them. AS for naturalization
Japanese became subjects of other
countries, and Europeans. in many
cases. have become subjects of
press that they would not be likely
to renounce their allegiance to their
own country, but that idea is exag-
gerated.
THE Japanese are not so patriotic
If they go to another country. in
vest, become interested in the admin.
istration of governmental affairs
there, they are Japanese no longer
Their interests are all with the com
munity where they have their
homes"
The ambassador declared that il
was fallacy to suppose that any
country could ever dominate the Pa
cific.
at is too big" he declared, land
there are too many countries border
ing on it. The interests of all must
be conserved. And it is idle to sup
pose that Japan can ever hope tC
control such a vast commerce as
even the Asiatic countries will fur
nish.''