Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-06-22
AOKI STAYS IN WASHINGTON
japanese Ambassador Wins Out in
His Fight at Home.
REAL SITUATION MADE APPARENT
Jap Pride Was Hurt at First, but
Monetary Consideration Made
Opportunist Policy Ad-
visable.

WASHINGTON, June H.-The announce
ment by viscount Hayashi. the Japanese
minister for foreign affairs in Toxic dis
patch published today that Ambassador
AoH is to be retained at Washington Is
regarded here as clearly establishing the
fact that the present japanese ministry,
headed by Marquis Saionji. has assured
itself OF the support OF both the unionist
and conservative parties in its present at
titude toward America For time there
was some doubt h Washington even In the
minds of the officials at the Japanese en-
bassy as to the power behind the demand
of Count Okuma for the substitution for
Aok at Washington OF a strong man,
by which term II was understood he meant
Japanese committed in advance to tho
policy of demanding from America full
rights OF citizenship, OF residence and OF
immigration for Japanese.
Aok had realized the impossibility of
securing all of these rights at this time
because OF the inability OF the national
government to dominate state legislation.
His reports to his own government to that
effect, with the plain intmation that It
was advisable to seek instead of unlimited
rights. only those that might reasonably
be expected to be conceded at this time
disagreeable impression in Japan the sue
cessful outcome of the recent war, with
the natural imitation of japanese pride,
tending to make the ambassadors policy
of doubtful popularity.
Ministry Was Taken Back.
IT is quite certain that the Saionu min
istry was for a time somewhat taken back
at the ebulition of popular indignation evi-
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newspapers in Japan and II even is evident
there was a slight weakening and a slight
disposition to make some concessions. But
soon after the agitation reached its height
the japanese business interests began to
feel a very strong pressure from abroad
conveying a clear warning that a quarrel
with America would leave Japan friendless
and certainly would discourage the invest
ment Of foreign capital in japanese enter
prises.
with this favorable influence the 5aionJi
ministry found little difficulty in securing
the adhesion of the great parties Of Japan
to its policy and the announcement made
from Toxic through the Associated Press
relative to Ambassador Aoki's tenure is
regarded as convincing evidence that Count
Okuma's onslaught has failed and that the
settled policy OF Japan from now on will
be to discountenance lingo" agitation as
directed against America and to endeavor
to strengthen the friendly relations be-
tween the two countries.
Secretary Root left Washington today for
his summer home near Utica, N. Y, and
Ambassador Aoki intends to remain at
Buenavista. Nd, during the heated term,
so that II Is not expected that there will
be any important diplomatic exchanges be-
tween the governments at Toxic and
/ Washington In the near future
AoIzi Not Popular.
( TOXIC, June 21.-while there is an
unanimity Of opinion here that Ambassador
Aoki is untitled for his present pest at
Washington and 1t is certain that attempts
have been made to remove him, he has a
very powerful political support. and more
over being the senior of Vsoount Hayashi,
the foreign minister in the diplomatic serv-
| Ice 1t would be a very debate matter
| for the latter to recall him Unless strong
proof can be furnished that Ambas- ado7
Aoki is persona nol grata at Wa h ngton
! it is not Likely that Hayashi will take the
initiative In removing h m from the POSI-
ton. There are rumors. however, u the
effect that the japanese arnbass1dor Is
very unpopular. not only with the Japa-
nese. but among the Anne leans generally.
and should this prove true, his reno, al
might be deemed necessary, despite the
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