New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-11
NO CLASH WITH JAPAN
4GIT4TION DEPRECATED
administration appreciates the
Toxic Governments Troubles

washington, June 1O.-The administrators,
strongly deprecates the Japanese agitation
which IS occupying so much space IN the ,,ress
and declares that many Of the statements SOL
EMMY put Iorth are not only groundless. but
worse than useless. because they tend to stir nm
trouble and create Observation-Disclosures The dir-
fculties Which beset the present administration
in Japan are 1uIy appreciated here. and, instead
OF being resentful, the tone of the officials =,
sympathetic. The Secretary Of State. when he
was Secretary Of War. had his full share IF
trouble with certain anti-imperiaIists He kno,rs
from experience how easy it is for an irrasnop-
sible minority to promote agitation and fo,,ept
trouble, and he is aware that the japanese an
thorities are encountering difficulties of n sim
liar character
With regard TO the recent unfortunate affair
in san Francisco, in which a japanese restar-
rant and bathhouse We're wrecked attention g.
called 10 the fact that. instead of nresentin,y
captious objections, the Japanese Ambassador
merely called on the Secretary Of State and
made an informal statement to which the Sec
rotary replied with a promise to look into the
case and do everything possible. This state
ment appeared TO be entirely satisfactory, 20
Niscount Aoki. BY this course the ambassador
placed himself in the position of beine ablo %
say 70 his government should it call the AFFAIR
10 his attention, that he had already taken ALI
necessary steps. and thus doubtless forestaIIa7
any criticism from the troublesome minority
Secretary Root viii call. or has called tba
attention Of the San Francisco authorities ..
the necessity o. taking special precautions To
protect japanese citizens in time Of disorder as
Il has been proved that when, as a result Of
streetcar strikes or other disturbances. the CITY
police are oXeTtaXed, a certain lawIess element
IN San Francisco will invariably seize on the
occasion 10 attack the japanese
or course, the danger OF Lingo" party. e,Sn
though II be now in the minority, which seizes
on every opportunity to make trouble and at
tempts 10 disrupt the friendly relations between
Japan and the United States, is appreciated
lingo parties have more than once brought on
war ana such an unfortunate consequence might
result from the agitation in Japan, provided,
especially, that a section of the American press
aFails Itself OF every opportunity to print exag-
gerated and sensational reports, but the admin
lstraton IN Washington still believes in the sin
certify Of the majority in Toxic and is confident
that II is doing everything possible to avert
Uoup-e ana 10 minimize the influence Of those
agItators who are attacking the government and
ism Jul VI JiAeO-
The officials IN Washington express the esrnesr
nope that the San Francisco authorities Iii
awake 10 a realization of their responsibiIjrIJ
ana that they will strive TO prevent outhreaLys
OF race prejudice which, II is believed here are
Cofnheo 10 the worst element in the community
whose attacks on japanese subjects are danger.
0us 10 the friendly relations OF the two nations