The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-22
JAP QUESTION
WILL NOT DOWN
The Administration Is Kept
Busy Denying the
Rum0rS.

LONDON, July 10.-The correspon-
dent OF the Daily Telegraph at The
Hague sends in a column dispatch
which purports to reflect the views
prevailing there on the Japanese
American situation, which he declares
to be more absorbing than the confer
ence itself.
The correspondent says that as a re-
suit of his inquiries he learns that the
situation is really strained although
both governments are trying to con-
ceal the fact. He asserts that since
June goth the question has entered up
| on an acute phase. Japan has been
sending the United States extremely
categorical notes stating without BIT
| terness but in the clearest terms that
unless Washington is able to control
California Japan will consider herself
free to act directly against California.
aNothing, however, yet has been ex-
changed precluding a pacific settle
ment, but many of the Japanese at
The Hague are of the opinion that the
Japanese government ought to act
without delay and not give America
time to utilize her vast resources and
economic potentiality, a hundredfold
greater than Japan's to perfect war
like preparations.
In an editorial article the Telegraph
says it does not identify itself with
the statements of its correspondent at
The Hague, believing them to be
charged with undue dependency. At
the same time the paper continues,
they are made upon a notable author
ity and they cannot be read without
profound uneasiness.
The Telegraph is convinced, how
ever, that the craftsmanship of both
countries will be strong enough and the
instinct of the two great nations sane
enough to hold mad chauvinism in
leash
Nevertheless" the paper declares,
sit is impossible to deny the danger
of the situation. The present peace
conference, from it's opening has Great
ed disagreement and friction tending
to make worse instead of improve the
relations of the powers. The last as
sembly at The Hague was followed
by great conflicts: we can only pray
that the present one may not be sue
ceeded by more terrible caIamities.
REPORT DENIED.
WASHINGTON, July 10.-F'r1m the
State Department and japanese I'm
bassy came swift and conclusive denial
today of the accuracy of the statement
cabled from The Hague to the London
Daily Telegraph and reprinted in this
country to the effect that Japan has
made categorical demands upon the
T-pi+a7 States Government for S3 tjSfac-
ton in connection with the treatment
of japanese in San Francisco and has
served notice of her intention to deal
with the Californians herself if the
national Government fails to do so.
At the State Department it is said
that the American public is fully aware
of the nature of all the exchanges
that have taken place on the subject; !
that there has been no correspondence |
of recent date and that there are no |
negotiations in progress between the
two governments.
The statement is confirmed at the /
japanese Embassy. The japanese EN-
bassador and his staff deprecate the re- |
cent newspaper publications as mac |
curate and misleading, about the rela- |
tions between the United States and |
Japan, and have patiently denied daily |
stories calculated to unfavorably af-
feet the friendly relations between the
two countries. This statement from
The Hague, where there is no good rea-
son to suppose that information exists |
that is not known in Washington or
Toxic, is regarded as particularly lack |
ing in foundation.