New-York tribune., 1907-06-18
RECALL OF A0KI.
Thought in Washington To Be Con
CcSSiOn to PrOgreSsiUes in JQpan.

Washington, June IA private cable dis
patch received here to-day says that Marquis
Ito and the Elder Statesmen OF Japan held a
conference with Foreign Minister Hayashi in
Toxic last Wednesday. when, at the urgent re-
quest OF Marquis Ito. II was decided to recall
Niscount Aoki. the Japanese Ambassador 10 this
country. The statement was made in an au-
thoritatve quarter that Marquis Ito and Alb
bassador Aoh have not been on friendly terms
for many years.
Ambassador Aokl came TO Washington on May
3. 1905. that his service here is brief. even
for Japanese diplomatic agent whose official
lives have been notably short in Washington.
compared with those of European ambassadors
and ministers His official relations here have
been pleasant from the beginning But looking
backward over his record. Il will be found that
no large accomplishments can be set down to
his credit. so far as the facts are revealed in
the published correspondence of the State De
partment What the secret records of the For
esn Omce at Toxic. however. may show is
other story and owing 10 the seCretive methods
pursued there. In contrast TO the comparatively
open ways of American diplomacy IL may easily
be that Ambassador Aoki has been doing much
valuable work for his own government that is
unknown here. But il Is known that the out
come of the discussion OF the Japanese Ques-
tlon before Congress at the last session was
not satisfactory 10 the Japanese government.
though this failure never openly charged
against the ambassador. In fact the anti-Jap
anese element rather turned the tables their
opponents for while the President in his mes
sage to Congress in December rather severely
denounced those who would infringe the civil
rights OF the japanese, and even urged the pas
sage of a naturalization bill in their behalf. the
outcome was the plssage by Congress OF an act
practically excluding Japanese coolie labor from
the country adding further TO the restrictions
imposed on the japanese and Withholding the
right of naturalization. which up TO that time
q controversy
II is believed here that. far more than the trihlng
enisode of the attack on the hathhouse and res
taurant in San Francisco and the larger Ques-
ton Of school rights of Japanese children, this
limitation of the right of the japanese TO come
% America freely and the positive discrimina-
t,on against them as a race involved III TINS
legislation gave rise to bitter feeling In Japan
II &c nrobabIe that Ambassador AOd has secret
~ been held responsible by the Japanese lead
ers at home for failure to prevent such discrim-
ina+ion against the japanese: hence. news of the
intention to recall him finds ready acceptance
here .,, l.. J. !.
,,o,ad here will be in the nature Of conces-
- 80 NIorouis Ito and other Japanese states
80, ,ybo have strongly criticised his admins
tration of diplomatic affairs IN TINS country.
viecount Aoki has also been strongly opposed
~, the Jopanese of the Pacific Coast ototaka
yomaoxa the personal representative OF Count
o,.,o rrbo visited Seattle several weeks ago
ord ,ater returned TO Toxic with the report or
N1cssrs Takahashi and Noda, the special ENJOYS
.bo ,yere sent 10 washington to negotiate with
~ Ianopese embassy. has had several inter-
,ia,,e with Foreign Minister Hayashi and tie
17,dar Statesmen regarding conditions In thiS
country According 10 cable adv1ces received
here. Yomaoka has charged Ambassador Aokl
-, ,l,terenresenting conditions to his govern
,oant md has submitted 10 the Japanese gov
eminent what purport to be statements nade
~, Assistant Secretary Bacon and Secretary
ctrous IN Messrs. Takahashi and Noda, in which
80 escorted that Viscount Aoki agreed to the
axciusIon clause In the immigration bill. The
Ionanese Society. of Seattle has within the last
sa,,, davs received a telegram from Yomaoka Il
or,, Of which was transmitted to Washington,
as follows:
Met leaders of Shinpopo PrOgressives). II Is nee
essary to have all papers concerning our matter
also communications to and from Aokt Greatly
boneful TO succeed In purpose for which came
here.
At the Japanese Embassy Secretary Hanahira
said:
stories emanating from his political enemies even
with n denial The Progressive party in Japan
have taken the San Francisco disturbances as the
nretaxt 10 stir up agitation in Japan, which is
directed at the present ministry ana they no douot
wouId he glad 10 see Viscount Aoii recalled Baron
Kaneko has long had desire TO enter the diplo-
matte service and II is very natural that he should
desire the Washington mission Ambassador Aokt
has received no intimation from Toxic that the
government contempates his recall
DIR. Masuiu Miyakawa, the Japanese lawyer
and author, who, next to the officials OF the
embassy Is perhaps the best posted man in
Washington on the domestic politics of Japan
and public men of the empire said to-day:
Speaking about the careers OF the two men. Aoki
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