The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-06
AOKI IS GOING HOME
Japanese Ambassador Is Sum.
m0ned to Toxic.
RETICENT AS TO HIS FUTURE
Diplomat Says He Does Not Know
Whether He Will Come Back to the
United States-Returning to Make a
Verbal Report to His Government.

Verbal Report to His Government.
Washington, Dec 4.-Viscount Aoki,
the ambassador of Japan, talked brief
ly and reservedly regarding the in
structions given him by his govern
ment to return home for the purpose
of making a report on affairs in which
Japan is interested jointly with the
United States. The ambassador cor
daily received press representative
and appeared to be in a cheerful
mood
Il am going home" the ambassador
said, ''for the purpose Of making a
verbal report to my government
There are many things to report on
things that l have heard and seen in
this country. They can be made bet
ter verbally than in writing. There
is no other significance to the visit.
! shall discuss immigration in addi-
ton to other questions in which my
government is interested. My return
cannot be construed in any way as an
indication of unfriendliness on the
part of Japan for the United States.
The American government knows very
well that Japan is disposed to be one
of her best friends and to remain on
terms of the greatest amity with her.
Any other idea or suggestion is fool
ish to entertain. The question of the
adjustment of the immigration Difficult
ty is not at all a serious one and in
my judgment it will be settled salts
factorily.
MY return, l repeat, has no bear
ing on the relations between the
United States and Japan. Our rela-
lions are friendly and l hope will re-
main the same. There is no reason
why they should be otherwise, but on
the constrary, every reason why they
should continue good"
How long will you remain in
JAPAN"
THAT l don't know"
uniformed as to His Future.
"Are you coming back?" he was
asked.
THAT l don't know" replied Count
Aoki.
Count Aoki, if time permits, will
look into the general question of Japa-
nese immigration on the Pacific coast
before he sails for home He had in
tended doing this earlier in the year
and had practically made all arrange
ments for a trip to the coast For
what seemed good reasons, however,
the trip was for the time abandoned.
The Japanese government is anxious
to hear from the ambassador personal
ly the real situation on the coast as
he views it and the ambassador indi-
Gated that he would make it a matter
of inquiry on his way home.
At the state department it was
learned that Count Aoki did not pre-
sent any letters of recall, but that
what he had received was summons
to come home for consultation with
his government. 1t is not known at
the department whether Aoki would
or would pot return to the United
States and the impression there was
that the ambassador himself was not
aware as to what his future move
ments would be. Count Aoki re-
ceived word late Saturday that his
government wanted him to come home
and he lost no time in acquainting
the state department with that fact.
The most positive statement is
made at the Japanese embassy that
Count Aoki's recall is not the result
of any diss" tisfaction at his course on
the part OF his government or that
his recall in any way disavows his &C.
tions while here.