The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-06-11
LIKE ANY OTHER NATION
Followed Diplomatic Custom in Matter
of San Francisco Affair.

/ the guarantee of the naturalization
right of the Japanese residing in this
country. These additional facts in
the international plot were vouched
for in semi-oficial circles tonight. The
enormous fund. which is being collect
ed will be used to arouse a feeling In
the Japanese empire antagonistic to
the American government.
Notwithstanding the sweeping de-
NAL Of the existence OF the alliance
between the japanese Of the Pacific
coast and the progressives, the anti
administration party Of Japan, given
out BY Chas. Takahashi Of Seattle. the
Associated Press today secured the
text Of certain reports which he for
warded to Yamaika in Seattle and the
Japanese society of Seattle. In one
Of the reports, which It was authorita-
lively stated today was afterWard
read by Takahashi, at secret mass
meeting Of Japanese, in Seattle on
the evening Of May 26, he quoted Am
bassador Aoli's statement in regard to
the relations between the United
States and Japan growing out OF the
recent disturbances in San Francisco
and the adoption by the congress OF
the United States Of the immigration
law excluding coolie labor from con-
tinental United States. Takahashi's
report in part follows:
My object in discussing the Japa-
nese immigration Limitation law with
Ambassador Aoki was: First, the
notification Of the present immigra
ton limitation law. Second, opposing
the Would-be immigrant law (proposed
new treaty., said to be contemplated
by Japanese and the United States.
Third, acquiescence in the Japanese
naturalization right in the United
States
To these discussions Ambassador
Aoki said:
Japan has ample grounds to OPP
4 e 4 : Z II if4
pose the immigration limitation law,
but If we go to extremes, / fear war.
Regarding this Japanese limitation
law, the Japanese government abso-
lutely disagrees with the United States
and will ask the naturalization rights
for the Japanese people, which the
United States government will have
eventually to grant. AT present the
reelection of president is nearing.
SO we are hesitating at this time to
bring up these questions which are
unpopular in American politics.
What we must call especial atten-
tion to is the fundamental antagonis-
tic statement that the embassy made
compared with those of Secretary
straus, (interview of May We can
not ourselves be satisfied with such
uncertainty and the contradictory
Istatements are many
Before the departure of Takahashi
from this city he sent to Yamaoki,
who had not then sailed for Japan,
and in a letter he told of a conference
with Secretary straus OF May s, re-
garding the immigration laws. In
this report Takahashi quoted state
ments made by Secretary Strans
which he said were directly contrary
TO those made by Ambassador Aoki
as to the agreement Of the two gov
ernments on the clause excluding Jap
anese coolie laborers from this coun-
try.
Secretary Straus,' the report says,
s'told us the exclusion clause in the
immigration bill, as well as the rule
promulgated by the department Of 4
commerce and labor on March az.
were made with the consent OF the
japanese embassy and the Japanese
government. Compare my previous
kilograms and reports and you can
clearly see the differences and CON
tradictions from what was given Am
bassador Aoki. The Japanese ambas-
sador as we have stated in our tele,
grams and in our reports assured us
fhaE the Japanese government never
for one moment agreed with the lim-
itatlon oe immigration as presented to
lus today"
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