Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-01-05
JAPAN NOT LOOKING FOR WAR
DIScOURAGES IMMIGRATION TO
THE UNITED STATES.
Fears II Would Develop a Sentiment In
Favor Of The Passage of a
japanese Exclusion
Law Here.


oncial information has been re
| ceived in Washington concerning
Japan's attitude toward the emigra.
ton OF her subjects TO the United
States that may or may not be deeply
significant.
The authorities have in their pos
session reports which, however, did
not come through diplomatic channels,
showing that while Japan encourages
her subjects TO settle in Hawaii it dis.
courages migration to the Pacific
Coast mainland. In fact, passports
are freely issued TO laborers destined
for Hawaii, but they are denied 10
those who express a desire to 90 to
the United States proper.
Japan's willingness TO permit ma
tive laborers to go to Hawaii is ex-
planned on the ground that Japanese
are heavily interested in various en-
terprises in the islands and that
Japan for that reason is DESTROYS of
cooperating with view TO supply
ing the demand for labor in Hawaii.
Japan, il is further, explained, is
not looking for trouble with the
United States. For that reason she
will not issue passports to Japanese
who give this country as their desti-
nation. This attitude is assumed by
Japan with a desire to prevent sit
uation whereby sentiment would de-
velop in the United States for Japa-
nese exclusion. The enactment of
such law, ii is pointed out, might
rupture cordial relations between the
two governments.
Despite the refusal of the Toxic
Government to issue passports TO the
United States to Japanese laborers,
that class Of immigration continues TO
increase on the Pacific Coast, with n
resultant prejudice in that section
against the Far Eastern Yankees. In
fluences ut Hawaii and in this coun-
try, il is understood, are responsible
in large part for the practice of the
Japanese in going to Hawaii, and
then, after brief sojourn there, ship
ping to San Francisco and other Pa
cific Coast ports. What these influ-
ences are the officials decline to say.
1t is intimated, however, that rail-
road contractors and others in the West
interested in securing cheap labor are
responsible.
Interesting information rs to Japan's
Commercial development has been re-
ceived at the Department of Commerce
and Labor from Special Commissioner
w. A. Graham Clark. lie points out
how the Japanese Government is
striving to encourage the establish
ment of all necessary manufactures in
order that the nation may be practi-
cally independent. Great progress is
being made in the establishment of
textile factories and Japan is already
t.,...
is some uneasiness in business circles
because of the national debt and the
necessity for increased revenue. The
national debt is given at 1891 900, 900,
which, it is said, does not include
the cost of removing the army from
Manchuria and other special disarm-
ing costs yet to be met, so the final
debt will be brought up to about a
billion and an eighth at least. Special
Agent Clark continues:
1.-THE Government realizes that to
carry this load without stumbling not
only the Government but the people
must be ECONOMICAL and buy as few
luXuries as possible and at the same
time increase their exports. AS much as
possible. AS illustrating the first may
be noticed an incident that just oc-
Cured. The soldiers who returned
from the war were Toasted by their
neighbors and the veterans started in
to give feasts in return, but the Minis
ter of Finance publicly discounte-
nanced the practice and warned them
that II was necessary for all to econo-
mize. The Government in all ways
and by all means, oven TO the extent
of becoming an active partner, is
striving to increase the exports and
so attain not only industrial indepen-
dence at home, but bring in n favor
able trade balance that will nelp in
carving the burden of national debt. =