The Cairo bulletin., 1907-06-22
.AOKI PLEDGES HIS
NATION TO PEACE.
SCOUTS CoUNTRYMEN'S WAR
TALK OVER TRIPLES LATELY
ARISEN.
NO CAUSE FOR STRIFE
In the Exclusion Act, He Declares
Japan Seeking conquests of
Peace OnIy--Pacific Too Bio
For One Country.

Washington. June 2l.--Viscount
| Aoki the Japanese Ambassador IN
: Washington. VINO has shown marked
reticonee in discussing for publication
the pending questions affecting Japan
and the United States. today denied
: that there was any Japanese 'situa.
tisn' and expressed the belief hat
the report that he was 10 be recalled
was incorrect.
Only the best Of relations exist be
tween the two countries" Tie Ambas
sadcr said, and there IS nothing OIL
q diplomatic charac er nnder consid
Grafton 1t is very distressing that
there should De agitation over tribes
which are purely OF local import, if Of
import nj all | do not credit the
story Of my recall The Progressiyes
have a majority in the National Les
isis ure. | do not know what their |
strength really is but think not very |
great
+ 1T is bad that a few excitable per
sons should ca Sc the impression 10 |
40 OUT that Japan Is aHame with in-
dignati0n over alleged. perhaps imag
mary. insults OF course, the govern
ment could sop such talk, but to do
SO might seem to give more import
ance to it than would be justified
Some of our people are very sensitive
and also impulsive.
Japan Eager for Peace.
1T is a mistake, however, to mag
inc that Iaran is anxious for trouble
We want no trouble. We have !
: pulation of about 5ooo00a0 AMI
your country has perhaps more than
S0000,000, with much more wealth
than Japan The conquests we seek
are those of peace We have entered
on a constructive era.
"As far as The status of my coun
trymen in the United States is con
cerned, it is possible that they are
not Wen understood here. but ! see
no reason why, when they become
used to the ways Of the country, they |
could not assimilate with the peopl
here They are intelligent and In
dustrious and make good citizens. l
ell them that if they come here with
the intention Of staying here q long J
time they should not remain segrega-
ed. but should assimilate with the PEG /
pie OF this country.
AS for naturalization. Japanese be :
come subjects # other countries and c
Europeans in many cases have be- c
come subjects OF Japan. II hey go c
o another country. invest there, be 1
,ome interested In the administration e
If governmental affairs there, they il
ire Japanese no longer Their inter &
,sts are all with the community where n
hey have heir home. And Japan n b
ows that perfect freedom OF move Il
nent and domioile." 3
No Cause For Strife Exclusion. e
The Ambassador said that it would
ot he proper for him 10 express an
pinion on the policy Of exclusion r
n any otGer question which nigh
ONE for diplomatic adjus ment an Il,
n which his government had not m
iade known It's position. But he die
q believe, he said that any trouble o.,
.ould grow ont of The proper enforce M
tent OF the presidents proclamation er
xcmding laborefs under he imml- M
ration bill passed last winter. 70
Regarding the attcmts OF japanese
, enter the United states By way Of.
.eXico the ambassador SAID. IN
When these immigrants failed % be
et in from Mexico they appealed To 10
BE- commissioner OF immigration and
ere referred TO me and 90 Secretary tn
traus replied TO some of them dc
ot To- AN. ]. as well as Secretary
traus. had to tell them that the
w did not permit them to come in
ON Mexico"
The ambassador declared hat il -
as a failacy TO suppose that any Is
untry could ever dominate the Pa ~
fc. 'n'
Pacific Too Big For One Nation. "a
I'll is too big" he declared. and -
ere are too many countries border 49, ~,
Z on e. And it il easy 10 suppose
at Japan can never hope to control =
oh a vast commerce as ever the -,
static countries can furnish. China co,
IS 300.00l.000 10,
Her commerce alone is sufficient to ba
divide plenty of business for every
e And while in Japan labor IS
cap yet the United States. with its
lchinery can produce more eheaply
an Japan can so that there will al 'iu
Tvs BE- competition.
Aoki and Kaiser Foes. is Report. az
Secre airy Root said to several in
irers today that there was absolute
not truth IN the story that there "a.
IS faud between him and Count 3D.
ki over an alleged demand by The 9
mt for indemnity for the japanese mad
u Francisco AFFAIR. So FAR as Roo
oWs. he relations between 'Aoki
nself and the President ana other Y
.ciais Of the government are pleas hea
/. The Japanese Ambassador would n
comment on the story hat he and y
German Embassy are estranged no
,suse Mr. Aoh married a HAITI Chi
AZ nh b. ra1.4ssa "a ono who is