Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-06-08
OFFER FROM FRANCE
Paris Government Tenders Aid to
United States and Japan.
FIRST FRUIT OF NEW ENTENTE
French Hope to Prevent Possible
Future Complication.
PRoFFER CORDIALLY RECEIVED
1t Cannot Be Accepted, as Incident is
Closed.
JAPs CAN RECOVER DAMAGES
way Pointed Out for Injured to
Collect Damages from City
Under the California
Code.
JAPs CAN RECOVER DAMAGES

PARIS, June lone OF the immediate
results Of the Franco-Japanese entente
which is on the point of being signed has
been the tender by France of It's good
ofices to the United States in case 1t can
be OF service in promoting complete
understanding between the United States
and Japan covering their respective in
terests in the far east.
France believes that the United states
should become a party to the series OF
ebtentes recently arrived at between the
pawers guaranteeing the status quo In the
Gar east as the best means Of avoiding
possible future complications and misun-
derstandingH, and has formally co1nmuni-
Gated 10 the United States government its
readiness, now or In the future, to fur
Their negotiations in that direction.
The washington government, while not
availing itself of Frances services, ex-
pressed IN it's reply it's deep sensibility and
appreciation OF the friendly offer.
ORer Not Accepted.
WASHINGTON, June 7-While the
American government admits receiving the
French tender OF good Offices to promote
q stable understanding between the United
States and Japan, the practical use to
garded as apparent at the present time.
The French representations, however, have
been received In the same cordiaI spirit
IN which they were extended.
The French-Japanese treaty. a compact
in the nature Of an alliance. is regarded
here as entirely out of the scope of Amer
lean diplomacy, preeluded by the firmly
nxed policy OF the United States against
alliances.
Tho only negotiations between the United
States and Germany which can be said to
be pending relate to a possible immigration
treaty. Nothing has arisen between the
two nations to preclude the most straight
forward and direct dealinH on this question
end consequently tine point at which the
5fer Of France could be ayailed of is not
y,pparent ~ tE
SAN Francisco Incident Closed.
From a diplomatic viewpoint the San
Francisco incident is closed. The way has
been pointed out whereby Japanese who
were injured by the mob attack can recover
damages from the city under the gate
code OF California. II is pointed out that
the one regrettable reminder of this incl
dent is the use which a portion of the
press IN both countries is making OF It TO
create hostile sentiment.
with diplomatic ,,elations between the
United States tad Japan not only uninter-
rupted, but with nothing on the horizon
which leads to apprehension, the French
Offer is accepted as II was extended. as
marking a most happy addition to the cor
diality between the two nations.
OBI Sects to Cha@ge in Treaty.
TOXIC, June IA rep '1sentative Of the
Japanese residents in America arrived
here recently and called upon the foreign
minister, Viscount Hayashi. He has re-
ported that the latter assured him that the
proposal made by he American govern
msnt to enter into a mutual agI sment
for the restrictions OF labor emigration
would be rejected by Japan and that every
effort would be made to expunge the last
clause OF article 2, OF the present treaty,
when It comes up for revision in 1903. but
that It was not expected that America
would yield easily on this point.
A special commissioner probably will be
dispatched 20 America to investigate the
actual conditions prevailing thers.