Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-03
ENGLAND AND TIE AsIArIcs.

England Is experiencing Wnat mlsnI
W. Re called an almost startling awake
ming to the grave problems caused bs
the immigration Of Asiatics to her white
10 lis. The principal political topic
for weeE past bas been the situation
in the TraDsvsal, where several thou
sand Indians aud Chinese we're given
he alternative IF submitting to what
they consider degrading system of reg
is'rstioD, or of being imprisoned and ex-
PEELED The reports OF further racial
riOtDg at Vancouver come at a partic-
ularly inopporuna time on account of
the negotiations under way between
Canada and Japan, and they are annoy
ing to the British government. officials
have hoped that Jspsn's willingness TO
restrict her emigration would soften the
anti-Jspanese prejudices on the Pacific
coast. The latest outbreak in Canada
may excite popular feeling in Japan and
impede the efforts of the japanese Gov
ernment to conclude friendly arrange
ments with America and Canada. II
anything is needed to impress upon
EUslsnd the seriousness of the race ques-
ton it WIS another outbreak ia Canada
coming on top of the Transvaal crisis.
Il is recognized that the question is more
serious for Great Britain that for Amer.
ica, because the Indisns are British snb-
iecls aud the Japanese are Great BIZ
lsin's allies.
The Tfansvasl hss temporarily re-
Trained from taking measures sg4inst
those Indians who have refused to regis
Ter, other than to decline to renew the
traders licenses, all of which expired
December 81. 1t Is proposed 10 execute
the law in few days. Two thousand
Indians from all arts of the Transvaal
met recently ia Johannesburg aud voted
10 refuse to submit 10 the law. PrOmi-
nent Indians in E gland are writing to
the newspapers to complpin that their
cosapalr riots in the white colonies are
wtfse OF than the J pspese, who have
ihs diplomatic pro c.ioD Of theit gov
er6ment They predict weakening Of
the loyalty OF he Iadisn Empire.
Three city 6rems Frost, Anderson
and MscDoDalt-weTO set upon by
mob Of armed Jpanese Wednesday
TWO blocks from police station and in
be center of the japanese district OF
Vancouver, B. G. The men were in
uniform, and the attack of the Jspa-
nese is all the more serious for that
reason By accident Frost fell against
,be window OF a Japanese store aud
smashed the plate glass. The Japanese
proprietor rushed out and many of his
countrymen came TO join the fight. The
6remen we're Overpowered when the fl SD
VI their itcts bad been torn into ribbons
by the rsz I'll he knives which the ORR
lntals carried. FrOst wss MORALLY hurt;
MS peck was cut and laid open for four
inches aud for depth of two inches
alongside The jugular vein. The other
two 6remen were cut about the arms aud
breasts, nut we're still fighting over the
body of Frost when a squsd of police ar
rived, -Four japanese were arrested
aud the three firemen were taken to
hospital. The Japsnese fought like de-
mons, and the knives they carried were
foot long.
Some of the Paris newspapers, notably
he Matin, which have been giciDgs con-
siderable prominece to the American
J J.paness war scare, have taken the
cabled reports of Jspan's refusal to ac-
c-pt the American conditions ia the
matter ofimmigratiOu, together with the
decision OF the Navy Department to
keep the tOrpedo-boat hOtiIla and the
5stlleships together for the remainder
Of the cruise to the Pacific, and made
Of them a subject tor fresh alarm. The
Matin regards the coinciden ce Of these
two facts as highly significant, and ex-
presses The opinion that Japan intends
press for a diplomatic settlement OF
the question before the feet reaches the
vest coast. This paper asserts also that
the present situation is almost anal
ogous to that which existed before the
Russo-Jspsnese war.
Secretary Root has received from Am.
bssssdor O'BrieD, at Toxic, trans
cript of the reply OF the japanese gov
eminent 10 the memorandum submitted
by him some time ago in relation to the
regulation OF japanese immigration into
America. The reply is very long, dis
cusSing Mr.. O'Brien's proposition in the
greatest detail. So far Secretary Root
has not had su opportunity to carefully
consider The reply, but it Is stated that
in the opinion of the State Department
it exhibits a disposition on the part OF
the japanese government to meet the
desires of America in q satisfactory
manner. Aubisssdor o. Brlen comedies
10 this view Of The Japanese response.
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