Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15
JAPANESE PRESS STIRRED UP
ACCOUNT OF ASSAULTS IN SAN
FRANCISCO TO APPEAR.
Bellicose Utterances Renewed Because
Of Continued Reports From
the Pacific. Slope.

KOBE, Japan, June 16.-Continued
dispatches from San Francisco giving IL
Illustrations Of the inability or the I'M
willingness of the American police to
protect japanese there are bringing re-
newal of Chauvinistic utterances.
Count Itagaki is quoted as declaring
hundreds of warships should be assem-
bled in Toxic bay and that Japan should
confront America in the attitude of be-
ing ready to meet the Americans in bat
tie forthwith If they reject the just and
legitimate demands Of Japan.
These utterances are extreme" Count
Itagaki is quoted as saying, but I am
compelled to make them by the present
state of the relations between Japan and
the United States"
Similar bellicose utterances are quoted
in the lingo" press, but all are from IT.
responsible persons.
From an official standpoint the danger is
that men like Counts Itagaki, Okuma and
Mani, who are old and respected former
leaders, may influence popular opinion.
So far, however, the agitation has been
confined to the press The matter has been
received with Indifference by the people at
large.
May Arouse Japanese.
TOXIC, June ia consular report dated
May %, which tells in a graphic but un-
with the recent assaults upon Japanese in
San Francisco, will appear in all the papers
here today, and some expression of public
indignation is expected.
1t is likely however, that the papers will
conform with the official advice given them
Thursday on refraining from the publica-
ton of any infammatory matter, as any
action In defiance thereof means punish
ment provided for in the press law.
Tc Nn$ niol
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June 15.-Japa-
nese Consul General Uyeno, when shown the
cable dispatch from Toxic, said the report
referred to doubtless was the statement re-
garding recent occurrences in San Fran
cisco, which was prepared by the japanese
Association of America and sent out on
May %.
1t simply told Of attacks on japanese es-
adjustments and expressed the hope that
the local authorities would prevent further
similar occurrences in the future.
Diplomats See No Danger.
LONDON, June 15.-Thomas ]. O'Brien,
the American ambassador to japan, who Is
now passing through London on his way
to the United States from Copenhagen,
where he recently held the post Of Ameri-
can minister, has had long talk with
Baron Komura, the japanese ambassador
mere, and mas also seen torelgn secretary
Grey and other British diplomats.
The relations between the American and
Japanese officials in London continue to be
most cordial and diplomatic circles gen.
orally regard the San Francisco incident
as being unlikely to lead to strained re-
lauons between the two countries.
No Diplomatic Action.
TOXIC, June 15.-It has been learned that
Foreign Minister Viscount Hayashi, at a
conference on the American question held
yesterday by the elder statesmen and min
listers, announced that the last incident re-
ported in connection with the attacks upon
Japanese residents in California was not
grave enough to warrant diplomatic action.
The views of both governments are fully
in accord, and the trust is expressed that
the federal government at Washington will
furnish a speedy solution of the question at
issue.