The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-14
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tween the luitoJ States and Japan will
continue and chat the time is iu the
near future when Japan, the United
States and England will Doe linked hand
i'm hand i'm q triple alliance
The s. +. Chronicle of January z
says:
After giving assurances in the most
impressive manner that the Japanese
Government would stop the emigra-
tion of coolie labor to this country,
and that the official pledge Of the Mi
kado had been given to President
Roosevelt that this would be done and
had been accepted by the Chief Execu-
tive Of this Nation in good faith as a
final settlement of the diplomatic ne
gotiations that have been going on for
some years between Japan and the
United States. the retiring japanese
Embessador Viscount Sizuo AoEi. ex-
claimed with a candor and sincerity
which carried emphatic conviction,
these words in Japanese:
'Naka. naka kenKa iranai'
"A literal translation of the words
of the distinguished diplomat may be
phrased;
Under no circumstances do we
wish to fight
The personal pronoun in the SEN
tence refers to both the President of
the United States and the Emperor OF
Japan, and the circumstances include
any eventuality that may be foreseen.
"The interview with the Japanese
| ambassador was carried on entirely in
[ the japanese language, and one of the
first questions hazarded was concern
ing the cabled dispatch from Paris, re-
porting that a Japanese fleet Of wal
vessels was seen cruising OF the Ha.
waiian Islands In regard to this re.
port, he said:
This is one of those foolish stor.
les circulated by those who wish tC
further comp}icate the situation, which
| have absolutely no foundation in fact
| personally do not know exactly thC
disposition of our war ships, but l dc
know that none of them are cruising
off the Hawaiian Islands and that this
report is entirely false
And is this one Of the false ru
mors which you have stated that YOU
wish to correct upon your return Il
Japan
There have been many reports cir
culated by the press both in this coun
try and Japan concerning proposed
naval and military operations tina
have served a malicious purpose t
infame the public mind, and this fac
is largely responsible for the presen
crisis.
The principal object OF my return
to Toxic is to explain in detail tn
conditions existing in this country
= These conditions are little understood
: in Japan, because of misrepresentation
e on the part of the press, and becaus
? of biased and prejudiced correspon
dents, both American and Japanese.
am convinced that when the Japanes
=
stand the situation they will realiz
the necessity of the legislation whicI
r it is the purpose of the Government T.
| put into effect.
incidentally, wish to say that re
Gently there has been no cause 70
complaint by the Japanese resident
of San Francisco as to how they hav
been treated, and | do not anticipat
, that there will be any trouble here
The new Japanese Consul-Genera
: ChozO Koike, is one of the ablest me
in the consular service, and am sur
that he will be able to deal with an
situation that will arise in a name
i which will be satisfactory to all cor
: cerned.
= LAS to diplomatic negotiations I
. adjust the immigration question, the
are at an end. The Japanese Govern
: ment has undertaken to regulate in
, migration, and l am sure that the r
. suits will be satisfactory. No negoti
n lions on the subject OF immigratiC
j are therefore pending between Wasl
ington and Toxic, the matter havir
, +ooooooooooooonoooot
2 at some future date. Acting Secretal
, of War Oliver transmitted the reque
e for the conference