Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-06-20
MONEY TO STIR WAR.
Thousands of Dollars Raised by
laps in This Country.
Insist Upon Their Government TAX
ing Steps to Put u Stop to Alleged
Outrages in this Country.

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A dispatch from Washington
says thousands of dollars are being
raised by the Japanese of the Pacific
coast to carry out the compact they
have entered into with the Progress
sive party of Japan for the overthrow
of the Saoinji ministry, the annul-
ment of the exclusion clause in the
immigration bill and the guarantee
of the naturalization rights of the
Japanese subjects residing in this
country.
These additional facts in the in
ternational plot are vouched for in
semi-official circles. The enormous
fund which is being collected will be
used to arouse a feeling in the ia
panese empire antagonistic to the
American government.
notwithstanding the sweeping de-
nial of the existence of the alliance
between the Japanese of the Pacific
coast and Progressives, the aanti-ad-
ministration party in Japan, given
out by Charles Takahashi, the Asso-
| ciated Press has secured the texts of
certain reports which he forwarded
to Yamaoka in Seattle and to the ia
panese Society of Seattle. In one
OF the reports, which il is authorita-
lively stated was afterwards read by
Takahashi at secret mass meeting
of Japanese in Seattle on the even
ing of May &c he quotes Ambassa-
dor Aoki'S statements in regard to
the relations between the Uuited
States and Japan. growing out of
recent disturbances in Sanfrancisco
and the adoption by the Congress of
the United States of the immigration
law, excluding coolie labor from coc-
tinental United States.
Before the department of Takaha-
ashi from the city, he sent to Yama
Okla. who had not then sailed for
Japan, report in which he told of
conference with Secretary of Com
merce and Labor Straus on May z
regarding immigration law. In this
report rakahasGi quoted statements
made Secretary Srausus which he
said were directly contradictory to
those made by ambassador Aoki as
to the agreement of the two govern
mments on the clause of excluding
was after the interview with Secre-
tary Straus that Takahashi Noda
and Kawawami received an invita-
ton from Viscount Oki, to dine at
the embassy. Takahashi's answer
was:
I'VE did not come here to eat, but
to settle grave diplomatic questions"
Just before Yamaoka's departure
for Toxic on May IA, Takashashi
sent him a telegram from Washing
ton as follows:
Depart from Japanese instantly
and arouse public opinion as we un-
derstood before. There is no hope
with the Japanese embassy here"
A dispatch from Toxic says the
council of the Progressive. at a
meeting Wednesday, adopted a res
; olution the substances of which is as
, follows:
, The anti-Japanese feeling upon
the Pacific Coast of the United
: States, especially in Sanfrancisco,
, eliminated in an assault upon Jap
anese trading places last month, con-
stituting a most flagrant violation of
| the rights guaranteed by the treaty
concluded upon an equal footing be-
tween the two nations.
, These anti-Japanese acts are not
/ of Il temporary nature, and the Fed
eral government at Washington
must be held responsible for it's fail
r ure to prevent such outrages.
I THE attitude of our government
= towards that in Washington has sc
2 far been unsatisfactory to the nation
I and IL is necessary that proper steps
a he taken by our government in or
j der to maintain the national dignity
o and permanently ensure the safety o
/. he rights and property of our com
- patriots in America"