The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-02-07
JAPS' SPuNKY STAND
HAS BROUGHT on CR'sls. cAus
ING MUCH UNEAsiNEeS.
SWARMING TO HAWAII Nj tAfE5
And Are Reported Forming M.ltir5
Hosts-An InVestic atom by United
States Now on Foot.

Washington. Jan 3l.--Dcspite tnt
most vigilant pgcGs q .ods o. tnc pres
ont anu h,. diyise.s n Ke 1ns
nforn!a ion TO t.-I selves. tie iat
LAS lceEci Ont t.a; ne relations he
wCen The tJ.tei .,tltcs and Japan
ave reached NO * critical stage
\,cording 20 one pl tie president 5
dviscrs, tie two countries seem tc
drifting rapidly toward war, and
eft and vigorous diplomacy must be
Serci'cd II certain new developments
re to De disposed Of without explo-
on. \ conference was held at the
white house between the president
md the California delegation. looking
oward a solution of one phase of the
ifficulty.
Bluntly stated, the administration is
n possession of information which
orces il to assume that the Japanese
government is attempting to Withstand
tremendous pressure tending toward
a rupture of friendly relations with the
united States. This ominous situation
n Japan is made doubly critical by
the attitude OF the Pacific coast, which
'efuses to bulge an inch in its posi-
ion Of hostility toward the Japanese
rhe San Francisco school authorities
lave not only prepared to make a fight
galnst the federal government In the
lurts, but the California senate on
tuesday adopted 2 resolution strenu-
Jusly protesting against the "uuwar-
anted Interference by government
with the constitutional rights of a
'overeign state" and requesting the
,overnor and attorney-geueral to take
Il steps necessary TO protect the state
md save its rights.
In the face Of this stubborn attitude
f the people Of Japan and those Of
'olifornia comes tho ugly rumor from
IGwaii that thousands of Japanese
veterans of the Rus O-Japanese war
e fomenting a movement in secret
% organize military companies on
imeriCan soil This information Is
s'id 10 have reached the war depart
ucnt from authentic sources. An in
testlgation Is now reporter to be on
loot. which. II II should verify the cur
rent report, would necessarily pro
riptate a crisis which might other
wise be avoided.
II is now understood that the Jap
nese government has instructed Wis
urt Aoki 10 insist unon certain stip
Diations as a preliminary to the max.
ng Of a new treaty The most i'm.
portant OF these Is that the tregty
hall expressly grant japanese In the
n'ted States all rights granted TO
'l'izens or subjects Of the most ia
vored nation. which includes, OF
curse, the privilege Of Japanese chill
lren to attend the public schools, a
privilege that is enjoyed by the chill
1ren OF other nations. The admins
ration Is greatly embarrassed by this
lomand on the part OF Japan, as II Is
not in a position to be certain that
he school privilege can be granted
by treaty as against the OPPOSITION of
a state. This question Is pending In
the courts. and until II Is decided the
scope OF the governments authority
ls unknown. Moreover, the admins
tration fears that II II should win its
contention with California and should
yrant school privileges to Japanese.
here would be such disturbance on
the Pavifs coast as to bring about war
with Japan.