Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-22
Present Japanese Ministry Re
asserts Itself, Reinforced By
Two Leading Parties
Aok, NOT TO BE RECALLED
Ambassador May Change His Attitude
on Presents Difficulties - Pressure
/ from Abroad Brings About Rad
/ ieal Change in the Japanese Diff
1 culties.

announcement by NlScOunL ndytsiii'
the Japanese minister for foreign af-
fairs, in Toxic dispatch, that Am
bassador Aoki is to be retained at
Washington is regarded here as clear
" establishing the fact that the pres
ent Japanese minister, headed by Mar
quis Saionji, has secured itself OF the
support of both the unionist and con-
servative parties in its present attl-
tude toward America. For time
there was some doubt in Washington,
even in the minds of the officials at
the japanese embassy as to the power
behind the demand Of Count Okuma
for the substitution for Aoki, at Wash
i ington Of strong man. by which
term 1t was understood he meant a
Japanese committed in advance to the
policy Of demanding from America full
rights of citizenship. Of residence and
OF immigration for jl-nese.
Aoki had realized early the impos-
sibility Of securing all Of these rights
at this time, because of the inability
Of the national government to domin-
ate state administration. His reports
to his own government to that effect
with the plain intimation that 1t was
advisable to seek, instead Of unlimited
rights. only those that might reason
ably be expected to be conceded at
this time--an opportunist policy - at
first caused disagreeable impression
in Japan. The successful outcome Of
the recent war with the national in
f1ation of Japanese pride tended to
make the ambassadors policy Of
doubtful popularity.
It is quite certain that the Saienji
ministry was for a time somewhat
taken aback at the ebullition Of popular
irdignation evidenced in the publica-
tons in the opposition newspapers
in Japan, and it even surmised that
there was a slight weakening and a
disposition to make some concessions.
But soon after the agitation had
reached its height the Japanese busi-
ness interests began to feel very
strong pressure from abroad, convey
ing clear warning that quarrel with
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and certainly would discourage the in
vestment of foreign capital in Jap
anese enterprises.
With this favorable influence the
saionii ministry found little difficulty
In securing the adhesion of the two
great parties in Japan to it's policy,
and the announcement made from
Toxic. thru the Associated Press rela-
tive to Ambassador Aoki's tenure is
regarded as convincing evidence that
Count Okumas onslaught has failed,
and that the settled policy of Japan
from now on wilEb to discountenance
lingo" agitation, as directed against
America, and to endeavor to strength
en- the friendly relations between the
two countries.
Secretary Root left Washington yes
terday for his summer home near
Utica, N. Y. and Ambassador Aoki in
tends to remain at Buena Vista, Nd.
during the heated term, so that 1t is
not to be expected that there will be
any important diplomatic exchanges
between the governments at Toxic and
Washington in the near future.
$50
The United States has established its
right to place among the leading
commercial nations of the world. Ac-
cordina to report issued this week
by the department of commerce and
labor the foreign trade Of this country
for the eleven months ending May 81,
for the FIRST time In history in such
period, passed the three billion dollar
mark, exceeding by 1920, $50 the to-
tails for the corresponding months of
the last fiscal year. OF this enormous
business, $1,322.005.432 represented i'm
ports and s1,742,959,21o were exports.
A large increase In imports reduced the
balance of trade in favor of the Un-
tied States. but this loss, if it can be
terrned a loss, was more than ball
anced by the excess of gold imports,
which totaled $S4,777,5s7, This mar
velous showing. It is fully expected,
will be outdistanced and eclipsed with
IN the next decade once the Panama
canal is completed.
In a report issued this week by AS
sistant Secretary OF the Navy Newber-
ry, it Is shown that the total strength
Of the naval militia in the United
States, according to the returns of
July i, 1906, is 5,097, OF whom 473 are
officers and 1924 are enlisted men. H.
linois leads the list with total of 65S
OFFICERS and men, while Ohio has 1S2,
Minnesota NJ Michigan 191, Calffor-
MIA 452, Connecticut go. District of
Columbia o19, Louisiana 544, Maryland
237, Massachusetts, 493, New Jersey 500.
New York SIG, Rhode Island 1877, South
Carolina 161, and North Carolina LII
Reports reaching the navy depart
ment indicate that the middle western
Etate organiza lions are looking forward
eagerly to the naval maneuyers to take
place next month on Lake Erie. These
maneuvers will be on a more elabor-
ate scale than ever has been attempted
before on the Great Lakes.
Is the hurried departure of Senator
Foraker for Ohio this week the begin
ming of sanguinary political war or
Is it feint under cover of which ne
gotiations for an amicable peace will
be pushed. This is question that
students of national affairs here are
asking. During the last week there
have been a number of mysterious de-
velopments which have set political
prophets by the ears. No one would
be greatly surprised If the Foraker
Taft forces got together" and effected
some sort of a compromise; neither
would any one be surprised If bit
ter feud were waged in Ohio, with the
ultimate political overthrow of both.