Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-18

ders have been received from the
quartermaster generals office at
Washington to double the capac-
ity of the Kahauiki army post
near Honolulu and to build
general storehouse with offices
in this city.
BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. June ia
private cablegram was received here
today stating that the Marquis Ito
and the elder statesmen of Japan held
a conference with Foreign Minister
Hayashi last Wednesday, when at the
urgent request of the marquis. it was
decided to recall Viscount Aoki, the
Japanese ambassador to this country
The statement was made in authori-
tative quarters that Marquis Ito and
friendly terms for many years.
Ambassador Aoki came to Washing
ton May 8, 1906. His official relations
here have been pleasant, but looking
over his record 1t will be found that
no large accomplishments can be set
down to his credit so far as the facts
are revealed in the published cor
respondence of the state department
here.
What the secret records of the foreign
office at Toxic may show may be
another story. But it is l-nown that
the outcome Of the decision of the
Japanese question before congress at
the last session was not satisfactory to
the Japanese government, though the
failure was never openly charged
against its ambassador here. In
fact the anti-Japanese element rather
| turned the tables on their opponents.
for whereas the presidents message in
December indulged in a severe de-
nunciation' of those persons who would
| infringe the civil rights of the Japanese
and even urged the passage of a
NATURALIZATION bill in their behalf, the
| outcome was the passage OF an act
| that practically excluded Japanese
coolie labor from the country, adding
| further to the restrictions imposed upon
the Japanese, and withholding the right
of naturalization, which up to that
moment had been a matter Of con-
troversy, from the courts.
Feeling Deep Rooted
1t is believed here that far more than
the trifling episode of the attack on the
bath house and restaurant, in San
Francisco, and the larger question of
school rights of japanese children, the
limitation of the right Of Japanese to
come into America free and the positive
discrimination against them as in
volved in this legislation give rise to
bitter feeling in Japan.
1t is only too probable that Am
| bassador Aoki has secretly been held
chargeable by the Japanese officials at
home for failure to prevent such dis
| elimination; hence news of the in
tention to recall him, while still un-
verified. finds ready acceptance here.
officials of the Japanese embassy
are ignoring the report from Toxic
Of the reported recall of Viscount
Aoki. They say they have no in
formation on the subject and discredit
| the report.
The ambassador himself pleaded in
disposition today when the Associated
Press reporter sent in his card.
| The recall of Ambassador Aoki, it Is
reported here, will be in the nature of
a concession to the Marquis Ito and
other Japanese statesmen who have
strongly criticised the administration
| of diplomatic affairs in this court by
| viscount Aoki. Viscount Aoki has also
| been strongly opposed by the Japanese
on the Pac1f1c coast, ana accoEuinB "
cable advices received here, Yomaoka
| has charged Ambassador Aoki with
lmisrepresenting conditions to his home
government, and has submitted to the
Japanese government what purports to
be statements made by Assistant Sec
retary of State Bacon and Secretary OF
| Commerce and Labor Strauss to
Messrs Takahira and Noda, in which
| they assert that Viscount Aolxi agreed
| to the exclusion clause in the i'm
migration bill.