The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-06-10
International Conspiracy.

WASHINGTON, June 9.-That the
Japanese of the Pacific coact and the
progressives, a political party of Ja-
pan, have entered into an alliance
which abe the earmarkS of an intrna-
tional conspiracy with the overthrow
of the present ministry in Japan and
the annulment of the clause in the
immigration bill excluding Japanese
coolie labor from continental United
States as the ultimate objects was
learned authoritatively here today.
The preliminary steps in this scheme
Is said, will be to induce the Toxic
government to recall Viscount Aoki
the Japanese ambassador to the
United States, and to demand an
apology and perhaps an indemnity
fro mthis government for the alleged
acts of violence against Japanese
subjects residing in San Francisco.
With this end in view, representa-
| tives of the faction hostile to the
Saongi ministry have been in Wash
ington to consult with the Japanese
ambassador and the state department
officials regarding the objectional
clause in the immigration bill, the
California school question and the
| recent riots in San Francisco. The
report which they have sent to Toxic,
| 1t Is alleged, will form the basis of a
systematic campaign to bring about
anti-American demonstrations in ia
pan and to force Minister Hayashi.
If possible, to demand indemnity and
an apology on account of the Japan
ese disturbances in San Francisco
Beginning of the Plot.
These facts became known today
| for the first time when it was
learned that T. Takahashi, represent
ative of the Seattle Japanese society;
| o. Noda, representative of the San
Francisco Japanese society, and X.
Kawakami, staff representative of
the Yorozu daily newspaper) of To-
kio, who came to Washington on APP
ril 21st and remained until May
18th, during which time they were
negotiating with the japanese am
bassador looking to the announce
ment of the Japanese immigration
limitation law. This delegation
failed in it's purpose; and 1t is said,
after charging Ambassador Aoki
with treachery to the japanese of the
Pacific coast and with misrepresent-
ing conditions to his home govern
ment, they tlegraphed to Otshaka
Yamoaka, the personal representa-
tive of Count Oakama, who was
awaiting the report in Seattle, with
the request that he communicate
with the anti-administration leaders
in Toxic. Messrs. Takashi, Noda and
Kawakami had an interview with
Assistant Secretary of State Bacon on
May Sth. They then telegraphed va
maoka that they were dissatisfied
with the attitude of the state depart
ment and urged the necessity of car
rying the fight to Japan. Acting
upon this suggestion Yamaoka sailed
for Japan on May 14th on the
steamer Aki, and it was pointed out
today that the renewal of the anti
administration agitation in the ia
panese press has begun since his ar
rival in Toxic on May 2Sth 1t is
also believed here that he prompted
the deputation of progrescives to call
on Minister Hayashi for an eXplana-
tion of the governments apparent
"inaction and want of efficiency in
the presence of the grave diplomatic
questions with the United States.
The reports which Yamaoka car
ried to the elder statesmen it Is be-
lieved are responsible for the oppo-
sition newspapers urging the concen-
tration of Japanese national efforts
toward the settlement of the San
Francisco question by FORCING an
apology from this government for
the alleged insults growing out of
the school question and the recent
attack on the Japanese restaurants.
The PrOgressives' Scheme.
Yamaoka, who brought about the
alliance with the Japanese of the Pa
cific coast, is now one of the recog-
nized leaders of the progressives.
faction which was led by Toru Hoshi,
formerly minister to the United
States, who was assassinated after he
returned to Toxic in 1897 and ac-
cepted a place in the cabinet. va
maoka is described as one of the
shrewdest politicians in the empire,
and it is by means of public meetings
and otherwise he will, as leader of
the anti-administration forces, con-
tinue his fight against the Saonji
ministry, with view of getting con-
troll of the reins of government for
the progressives.
Further than to admit that
Messrs. Takashi, Noda and Kawa-
kami were here to discuss the immi-
grafton law with the ambassador,
they refused to answer questions re-
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