The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-18
TOXIC REPORTS
RECALL OF A0K|
THE JAPANESE PRocREssIvEs
CHARGE AMBASSADOR WITH
MISREPRESENTATION.
KANEKo WANTS PLACE
And has Seized Upon Frisco Trouble
I as Political capitaI--Famous jap
Lawyer Says countrymen
.s Are Responsible.

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washington. Juhe 1.-THE state
department officials and members o
the diplomatic corps were much in.
terested today In the statement in I
TOXIC newspaper, The Hochi. that the
Japanese government probably would
recall Aoki, Japanese ambassador. and
appoint Baron Kaneko as his sic.
cessor Officials of the Japanese em.
bassy say the progressive party has
taken the San Francisco disturbances
as pretext In an effort to bring
about the downfall Of Aoli and In this
connection 1t is pointed out that
Marquis Ito has been inimical to Aoki
Tor many years. 1t was stated au-
thoritatively tonight that "if the Jap
anese government has any intention
OF recalling AoSi the news would not
ne first announced to the world
through sthe columns Of the Hochi."
and that "Aoki does not attach any
oredence to the report"
A Concession to Ito.
The recall of Ambassador Aoki, IL
II takes place. it is believed here, will
be In the nature Of concession to
Marquis Ito and other Japanese
statesmen who have strongly criti-
cised the administration of diplo-
matte affairs in this country by Aoki.
Aoki also has been strongly opposed
by the Japanese on the Pacific coast.
all Al
sentative of Count Okuma. who
visited Seattle several weeks ago and
later returned to Toxic with the re.
port of Takahashi and Noda, special
ENJOYS to Washington to negotiate
with the Japanese embassy, has had
several interviews with Foreign Min.
ister Hayashi and elder statesmen re-
gardlng the conditions in this country
According 10 cable advices received
here Yomaoka has charged Aoki with |
misrepresenting the conditions to his |
home government and has submitted /!
to the Japanese government what
purports to be statement made by !
Assistant Secretary of State Bacon
and Secretary of Commerce and |
Labor Straus to Takahashi and Noda |
in which they asserted that Aoki |
agreed TO the exclusion clause in the |
immigration bill.
At the Japanese embassy Secretary
Katahira said:
Aokl Denies Stories.
Ambassador Aoki does not care to
dignity the stories emanating from
his political enemies even with a de-
NAL The Progressive party in Japan
have taken the San Francisco dis
turbances as pretext to stir up agi-
tstion in Japan which is directed at
the present ministry and they. no
doubt, would be glad to see Aoki re-
called.
Baron Kanako has long had de-
sire to enter the diplomatic service
and IL Is very natural that he should
desire the Washington mission. Aoki
has received no intimation from
Toxic that the government contem-
plates his recall" K
Discussing the proposed recall of
Aokl, Masuiu Miyakawa, Japanese /.
lawyer. who next to the officials of
the Japanese embassy is perhaps the
best posted man in Washington on
domestic politics of Japan and with
public men OF the empire, today said:
''Takagi. an influential member of
the bench and bar and owner of the
Tokyo Law journal. on his way to
London after investigating the Ameri-
can judicial system, besides the Jap
aaese situation in San Francisco,
called on me last week and in conver-
sation spoke of Roosevelt as spec
ial human being who can make or un-
make the things japanese.
Purely An American Question.
"The San Francisco japanese ques-
ton is not an International question,
but a simple American constitutional
question. A change OF ambassador
could not change the constitutional
republic of America. The dual fea-
ture Of the federal and state system
Is the cause for triumphs Of American
government. Potentially co-independ-
ent existence Of the nation is an in
lesson for American people,
II not for the worlds people
Changing of ambassador would
not solve the conflict and trouble be =
tween groups of Japanese races and
zroups Of other races in San Fran
cisco. Conflicts and troubles will
never end. but on the contrary will
multiply more and more. for the 2
trouble in San Francisco is not a D
question for vigorous diplomacy
Trouble With Jsps Themselves
"A solution is all up to the Jap Z
anese themselves. So long as they 0
who reside in San Francisco. speak .
r. their own language. write in their
,wn language. think in their own
aneuaee appreciate environments 4