The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-06-15
THROUGH LONDON
COMES OUR NEWS
About Our Relationship With
Japanese Empire
Secretary Root Is Given Sight of
Treaty Between Japan and
France.
IN EASTERN SEAS.

Washington, June 15.- The ex-
Ipected visit of the Japanese ambas-
sador, Viscount Aoki, to Secretary
Root today only increased the mys-
terry of the relations between Japan
and the United States.
Count Aoki precluded all CONVERSE
ton with the press on Japanese sub
jects by hastily volunteering the
statement that he had nothing to say.
He had an interesting talk with
Secretary Root for the reason that
the secretary showed him the report
of Federal Attorney Devlin at San
Francisco on the alleged outrage
|against the japanese and the ambas-
sador handed Secretary Root copy
|of the recent treaty between Japan
and France.
1t was by reason of this treaty that
France made bold some few days ago
to offer mediation between the United
States and Japan. The mere fact that
lViscount Aoki took that document to
the state department today may war
rant the statement that the state de-
partment wanted to know if there
were any obligations on France by
reason of the treaty to make the tenn
der. Whether the document explain
ed the fact was not revealed.
London Knows Our Secrets.
AS usual, the news that is ordinar-
lily expected from the state depart
ment is given out today in London by
Baron Komura. The ambassador
makes it plain that there are con-
slant exchanges between the United
States government and the Japanese
foreign office, and that the ambassa-
dor here is not acting as plenipo-
Tertiary at all, although he is the
personal representative of the mi
kado.
The baron's statement shows that
all of the explanations and in fact the
whole correspondence upon the San
Francisco affairs and the immigration
question are being laid before the
japanese cabinet as they develop
Count Aoki, in the few remarks,
(which have been credited to him here
lately discusses the relations of ia
pan not particularly to the United
States, but to all nations.
1t is known that the embassy, re-
Inecting the view of the Japanese for
Ieign Office, believes that Japan is the
|arbiter now of affairs in the east.
Frances Position Mysterious.
That position now really excludes
the. United States from any co-part-
|nership, as it is doubtful that there is
to be another Japanese-American
treaty If there should be an impasse
on the question of immigration. ia
pan has solidified herself by treaty
with England, which is offensive and
defensive, and no one yet knows what
is in the Franco Japanese treaty
which was brought to Secretary Root
today.
Nevertheless it is certain Japan
|creates the impression that she is
sovereign in the Asiatic waters and
that other nations must look TO her
as the primary power for the proven
ton of the integrity of China, and for
other 'favors so far as the posses
sions" or concessions to other nations
in the far east is concerned.
The position of the United States
now Is one of apparent repression or
resentment against Japan. The mat
tiers in dispute between Japan and the
United States, so far as the public is
informed by Secretary Root, are so
simple that If there were not some
unknown quantity in the equation
(Which caused France to act) both
Root aud Aoki could long since have
made statements that would sudden
ly stop all talk about future trouble
with Japan.