The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-14

forthcoming but it is intimated that
Japan thinks that the memorandum
will form a basis wherein the two
countries will be able to reach final
and satisfactory understanding. Off
Gals of the Japanese Foreign Office
talking to the Associated Press have
said that the system controlling labor
emigration which will be Immediately
enforced would effectually avoid COM
plants which have arisen i'm conse-
quence of mistakes of administration
of the regulations inaugurated last
spring.
While not desiring to shirk the re-
sponsibility for these mistakes the Of
ficials of the Foreign Office point out
that it would be foolish to charge the
Japanese Government with a willful
breath of faith. The japanese Gov
eminent having carefully investigated
the details, has discovered the causes
of the failure of previous plans and
now proposes to demonstrate its abil-
ity to prevent the emigration Of labor
/ ers who are needed in the development
| of Japan.
The consensus of opinion Of Ameri-
can residents in Japan shows conf
dence in the sincerity Of the Japanese
! Government and it's competency to
control emigration as well as its de-
sire to maintain friendly relations
with America.
1t is pointed out that its concession
20 Canada limiting emigration to that
/ country is a part of it's scheme of con-
| troll, because Vancouver afforded an
opportunity for large numbers Of Jap.
anese to cross the border into Amer
lea
A prominent Japanese official said
today to the Associated Press
1T matters not whether America
controls immigration from Japan
! Japan controls emigration to America
Difficulties must arise in administra,
ton, Japan is now confronted with q
difficult situation, resulting from mis-
takes of it's own administration in the
? past. We have discovered the mistakes
and we think that America should al
low us to show that we are willing anC
able to rectify them"
/ PORTLAND. Ore. Jan. 1.-The Ore
/; gonian will say tomorrow that tn
/ Acknowledgements of the three Pacifi
Coast States have been Invited by tn
. War Department to go to Washington
d. c., for conference at he carries
, possible date on the subject OF Coas
/, defenses. Acknowledgement w f
Finer of Oregon and General J. b
. Lauck of California will leave 70
, Washington tomorrow, and Genera
= Otis Hamilton of Washington will
start East Saturday.
The request from the War Depart
) ment for this conference Is regarde
: here as peculiarly significant, inlicat
+ ing that the Government intends t
prepare for any emergencies that ma
] arise. The principal topic of COnsid
[ Grafton at the conference will be tina
of training Volunteer Coast Arrlller
= Reserve to man Oregon, Washingto
$ and California Notifications. The sur
: ject of perfecting the infantry reg
n ments of the three States in coast DC
S Tense operations will likewise
g taken up. 1t is assured that the NEE
e ing win result in assignment of NJ
tional Guard troops to coast artiller
e work The three Adjutant-General
r will very likely return with the tas
: of recruiting new coast companies fC
s this service.
= 1t is understood that Coast Officer
O alone are included in the conference
e which is a fact significant of the go,
Y ernment's attitude concerning the po
d sible need of defending the west shol