Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-01
GOOD FAITH ADVISED
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Baron Ishii Returns from His To.
United States and Canada.
SHEDS LIGHT ON SITUATION
Finds Some Race Prejudice and Some
Friction Due to Labor Agitation.
QUESTION NOT 0NE-SDED ONE
Many Japanese in United States Pros
QUESTION NOT ONE-smED ONE
Many japanese in United States Pros
pering and Contented.
OBJECT TO INFLUX OF LABoRERs
Ishii Advises His Government to
Prohibit Their Coming to United
states and Restrict Number
to Canada.

TOXIC, Nov. 9O-Baron Ishii. chief of
the bureau of commerce of the Japanese
Foreign .offlce. who visited America and
Canada for the purpose Of investigating
the emigration problem, arrived in Toxic
today and conferred with the officials Of
the Foreign ofice, with whom he arranged
a thorough canvass of the situation for
the coming week. In an interview Baron
IshlI said:
MY visit TO America and Canada con-
vinced me that the opposition to the
Japanese is based partly upon race
prejudice. though considerable Of it is due
to laborers, instigated by agitators. I
found Japanese residents in America and
Canada who resent the incoming of their
countrymen from tho Hawaiian islands
and Mexico. While It is proper for Japan
to conserve the interests of the japanese
now residing abroad. many of whom are
prospering and living peacefully in Amer
lea, in my opinion 1t will be necessary in
order to keep absolute faith with the
United States to prevent immigration OF
laborers thither altogether, because an ex-
clusion act would be disagreeable. We
should send laborers to Canada in great
moderation"
The Foreign office is now engaged in tn
vestgating the representations of the
American ambassador, Thomas ]. O'Brien,
concerning the character and number Of
emgrants. The Indications are that the
Japanese government will give formal but
verbal assurances of a future rigid ex-
clusion Of all that can be termed strictly
labor emigration to the United States,
being careful also in limiting the number
leaving for Canada. II is doubtful IL these
assurances win take the form of written
notes to either country but possibly For
eign Minister Hsyashi will make state
ment in the Diet.
Many Fatalities in FOrmOsa.
Japan is experiencing trouble in the in
terror OF FormoaR. where aborigines from
the east side are continually raiding and
becoming bolder The reports from there
are meager. but according to the best in
formation of the Associated Press the
fatalities during the lighting within the
last sixty days number over 200 on both
sides. The number of Rborigines In the
unconduered section Of the country Is -
timated at 10000.
According to advices of the Associated
Press from Seoul, the reports OF
disturbances throughout the country are
exaggerated. There have been & number
gathering in widely separated places
They commander the farmers, plunder
them of their crops and lntrench them
selves against the Japanese, but are in
variably dispersed The Coreans in large
number arc now assisting the japanese to
secure order. A fight occurred on Novem-
Der 27 between the Coreans and a band
of 500 insurgents, who were we'll armed
The .Coreans were defeated and thirty
killed.
HOnOrs for COreaR Prince.
Unusual preparations are afoot for the
reception of the crown prince of Corea
who sails from Chemulpo with Prince Ito
and suite on December 8. the emperor
having ordered full royal honors to be
paid him. Prince Ito, who is now grand
tutor to the crown price, will arrange the
details of his education while he is here
It Is expected that the action Of the Japa-
nese emperor in according royal honors
TO the crown prince, thus assuring the
Coreans that there is no desire on the
part Of Japan to annex. Corea, will have
a beneficial effect.