The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-21
WILL DEMAND
EXCLUSION Law
WESTERN CONGREssMEN SAY
THAT EVEN AN EXCLUSION
TREATY WOULD NOT SATISFY

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/ au agreement with Japan over the
/ immigration question California 3
/ Congressman are getting very FESTIVE
at the delay in Difference to the Presi-
dents wishes 10 is understood that
Hayes will not consent to- keep silent
longer than this month. and Kahn has
announced his intention of giving two.
and perhaps three lectures February
nth and 18th in Michigan on the Jap
anese question.
II is conceded that the Administra-
tion is doing all IL can In a diplomatic
way. and that it is even making strong
demands on Japan but even If diplo-
matte understanding be reached some
Of the California Representative feel
that it will not be satisfactory If Jap
an should retain the right TO give GER
tihcates. as that would give Nippon
the whip hand whenever &C. might see
fit to stir up trouble The matter
ought. say the CalIfornians. to be set
tied by the American people and once
for all Even a treaty, they say, would
not be a permanent solution
1T must come to an exclusion by
legislative act" said one Representa-
tive today. but that can be done
without hurting JaDan's sensibilities.' Do
What ought to have been done at
the very beginning Of the controversy
it is claimed, was to inform Japan that
this country would have to manage its
internal affairs without foreign inter
ference, just as Japan itself did. As IT.
now stands, the Congressman urge
that this country is put in a humiliat-
ing position. In opposition to this,
the Administration claims that an
agreement has been reached with Jap
an. but the details are still refused,
and until a full official statement is
given there will not be a cessation OF
the agitation.
TOXIC, Jan. IA remarkable stu
alton has arisen at a result Of the pub
LEGATION IN London of a mistranslatiOn
of the speech delivered by Count Oku-
ma at Kobe. Little attention was
paid to this address at the time Of its
delivery. because Count Okuma in pre-
vlous speeches on this same subject
mad made his views well known. The
London publication put the Count in
the position Of urging India to rise
against Great Britain.
Count Okuma and the Japanese For
eign Office have been bombarded with
cablegrams of inquiry from Paris, Ber-
lin, st. Petersburg and London, and
REQUESTS that the Count publicly re-
pudiate or confirm his remarks.
In reply Count Okuma said today:
In my Kobe speech | did not use the
words that were put into my mouth.
It is apparent that mistranslation OF
these remarks has just reached Eng
land. My Views on the subject Of trade
with India, as well as my friendliness
to Great Britain, ought to be too well
known to make it necessary for me
publicly to repudiate the absurd con-
struction which has been placed upon
my remarks at Kobe. 1 have never
entertained a thought which could pc
stretched into such a meaning.
India offers US fine field for trade,
and | urged my people, openly and
consistently, TO develop that field in
fair competition with friendliness with
Great Britain-that is all"
BERLIN, Jan 3.-The next two
months are regarded by the German
foreign office and the admiralty as
constituting a critical period in the
relations between the United States
and Japan. If they pass without wit
Messing a break in the relations high
government officials are convinced
that the United States and Japan will
tnen enter upon an easier and safer
basis Of agreement.
The development Of the American
Japanese situation Is being studied
here day by day because from it there
may Issue events which might change
the present international equilibrium
and deeply affect Europe, as well as
America. The Marine Rundschau, the
pilHSipdi udfdl ilhbdElHC VI bSi ludllJ .
says I'm its January number:
IF war does not come between Jap
an and the United States, the union
may thank the preDonderance of its
Leet for the maintenance of peace.
This fleet already is sufficiently strong
to restrain Japan from the hazard OF
war" y
In conclusion, the Marine Ruud-
schau says the threatened conflict may
now be avoided as a result of the
transfer Of the fleet to, and other de-
fensive measures in, the Pacific.
CHAMBERLAIN's COUGH REMEDY
CURES COLDS.
ThIg aNs