The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-21
.AOKI WILL STAY.
Japan Changes Her Mind About
Recalling Him.
Concludes He Is the Right Man
in the Right Place.
RECEIVED SOME HINTS
Other Powers Intimated That a
Quarrel With America
Would Leave Her to Fight 1t
Out Alone.

Washington, June 21.-The formal an
nouncement by Viscount Hayashi, the
| japanese minister for foreign affairs in
Toxic dispatch published today that
| Ambassador Aoki is to be retained at
Washington, is regarded here as clearly
establishing the fact that the present
Japanese ministry, headed by Marquis
Saionji assured itself of the support of
both the unionist and conservative par
ties in it's present attitude toward Amer
lea. For a time there was some doubt
in Washington, even in the minds of the
officials at the Japanese embassy as to
the substitution for Aoki at Washington
Of a strong" man, by which term it
was understood he meant a japanese
committed in advance to the policy of
demanding from America full rights of
citizenship, of residence and of immt-
grafton for japanese.
Aoki had realized early the impossi-
bility of securing all of these rights at
this time, because of the inability of the
national government to dominate state
administration. His reports to his own
government to that effect with the plain
intimation that it was advisable to seek
instead of unlimited rights, only those
that might reasonably be expected to be
conceded at this time-an opportunist
policy-at first caused a disagreeable
impression in Japan The successful
outcome of the recent war, with the
natural imitation of japanese pride,
tended to make the ambassadors policy
of doubtful popularity.
1t is quite certain that the Saionji
ministry was for a time somewhat ta-
ken back at the ebullition of popular
indignation evidenced in the publica-
tionS in the opposition newspapers in
Japan and it is even surmised that
81 % o. q u r7d
disposition to make some concessions.
But soon after the agitation had reach
ed its height, the Japanese business in
terestS began to feel very strong
pressure from abroad conveying a clear
warning that a quarrel with American
would leave Japan friendless and GER
tainly would discourage the lnvest tment
of foreign capital in Japanese enter
prises.
with this favorable influence, the
Saionji ministry found little difficulty
in securing the adhesion of the two
great parties in Japan to its policy and
through the Associated Press relative
to Ambassador Aolxi's tenure is regard
ed as convincing evidence that Count
Okuma'S onslaught has failed and that
the settled policy Of Japan from now on
will be to discountenance lingo" agi-
tation as directed against America and
to endeavor to strengthen the friendly
relations between the two countries.
day for his summer home near Utica,
N. Y, and Ambassador Aoki intends
to remain at Buena Vista, Md, during
the heated term, so that it is not to
be expected that there will be any i'm
portant diplomatic exchanges between
the governments at Toxic and Wash
ington in the near future.
Aoki Considered Unfit.
Toxic, June 21.-While there is
of opinion here that Am
bassador Aoki is untitled for his present
post at Washington, it is certain that
attempts have been made to remove
him. he has a very powerful political
support and moreover being the senior
Of Viscount Hayashi, the foreign minis
ter in the diplomatic service, it would
be a very delicate matter for the latter
to recall him. Unless strong proof can
he furnished that Ambassador Aoki is
Dersona non grata at Washington 1t is
not likely that Viscount Hayashi VIII
take the initiative in removing him
from the position. There are rumors,
however. to the effect that the japanese
is very unpopular not only
with the japanese, but among the
Americans generally, and should this
nrove true his removal might be deemed
necessary, despite the strong influences
now supporting him here.