New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-25
A0KI GOING WEST.
PLANS IMPORTANT TRIP.
WiU Bear on Relations Bet1geen
United States and Japan.
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington, May 24.-Viscount Aoki, the Jap
anese Ambassador, will leave here for the Pa
cifc Coast on June u for the purpose of making
a careful study of the questions that resulted In
The agitation against his countrymen and may
have an important bearing on the future rela-
tons Of this country and Japan The Ambas-
sador win be accompanied by Second Secretary
Masanao Hanihara and possibly one or two
other members OF his staff, and it is his inten-
ton TO spend several weeks on the task in order
TO make the investigation as thorough and as
comprehensive as possible. His trip on the
coast viii include practically all the large cities
from Los Angeles TO Seattle.
This Western trip of the Japanese Ambassador
may have far reaching consequences, and will
urobatly find expression in certain paragraphs
Of the next treaty negotiated with Japan. The
present treaty. known as the Treaty OF Com
rnerce and Navigation made effective on
july i. 1895 and TO be in force twelve
years Il will, therefore, expire on July H. 1911
and in order that commercial. social and polti-
cal relations with the Emperor's subjects may
neither come 10 abrupt termina lon nor suf-
fer a severe shock. il will be necessary TO have
another treaty so into effect Immediately after
the expiration of the old one The japanese
residents Of the coast, we'll as the representa-
tives Of the Emperor's government in Toxic and
Washington are anxious that the new treaty
shall contain no exclusion clause
They assert that the anti-Japanese agitation
on the Pacific Slope has been created and kept
alive entirely by the corrupt representatives of
labor, Of which Schnlitz and Ruef were fair ex-
amples and that the people of the coast states
as whole are on the most friendly terms with
the Japanese among them. They offer as proof
Of this the fact that while the recent troubles
were al their height the President received q
communication from the Los Angeles Chamber
OF Commerce, protesting against any discrimiua
non against the japanese and giving them an
excellent character for citizenship. The Presi-
dent has been assured by prominent Japanese
on The coast that the feeling Of antagonism
against their countrymen has died out in a
great measure, and that most of the Caucasian
business men would be willing to see the raneaI
OF the exclusion paragraph in the immigration
law "hich was passed by the last Congress II
Is lot me purpose Of ascertainins the truth NJ
lhese statements and Of substantiating them &,
possible that the ambassador will make +ha
journey Of inquiry.
Inc mere fact that Yiscount Aold is to r,ata
me trip proves that the plan has the cordial on
provo! OF this government, for no renresenta+,,,o
OF foreign power would dream of taking srcb
q step without first propounding MANY dtnIo-
lhallc questions TO the State Department and OBJ
tanning the sanction Of the Secretary of State
IT may De confidently stated that the ambassa-
dor Is acting under instructions from his home
government, for it is a proceeding far out of
the beaten track and one that no Ambassador or
minister would think Of undertaking until his
nome office had viewed the matter In all lights
and had figured to the last traction the possible
results OF the move. The ambassadors trip TO
the coast VIII doubtless be marked by many
brilliant social affairs. He will be lavishly en-
tertained by members OF his own race as well
as by representative Caucasian business organi-
Zauons. but the fireworks and froth of enter
tanment VIII not interfere In the least with the
serious diplomatic problems he hopes to solve
and when he returns to the capital he will un-
doubtedly have a report that is accurate and in
teresting.