Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-23
immigration Negotiations


cretary Straus for complete report
on Japanese immigration. This was
given in great detail. Monthly re-
cords for two years past were COM
pared, and every month since the
proclamation of the President limit
crease over the corresponding month
for the preceding year. Some mon
tbs showed double and some almost
quadruple the immigration from ia
pan.
This was cabled to ambassador
OBricn, who was asked to request
renewed assurance of the sincerity
of Japan's desire to stop the migra-
ton of her laborers to the United
States. and to intimate that there
was continued agitation in this
country for an exclusion law; also
to call the, attention of Hayashl to
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by minor Off
cials of their own regulations intend
ed to discourage immigration to this
country, and to the activity of the
immigration companies in their eff
forts to defeat the purpose of those
regulations. The representation
came very 'close to being a demon
stration of bad faith by Toxic.
Japan Renews promises.
In accordance with instructions
ambassador O'Brien saw Foreign
Minister Hayashi and cabled long
report of the conference. Hayashi
said that the new regulations would
be all that this country could ask in
text and effectiveness and asked as
surance that no exclusion law would
be passed by Congress He promised
to curtail the number of persons
authorized to issue passports, when
would be granted only by the Fore.
ign Office.
Secretary Root Is now engaged IN
framing Il reply. In its preparation
lie is advising with Second Assistant
Adee, who Is past master on diplo-
,matic precedent. with Third Assist
ant Wilson of the Oriental Bureau,
and w. W. Rockhill, Minister to Chi
ma, who is now here. O'Brien will
be told to inform Ilayashi that the
| President can give no assurance re-
garding exclusion legislation, as that
would be an insult to Congress
which has not even taken it up foI
consideration. Pending a settle
ment, however, he will promise &c
use his influence to prevent sucl
legislation.
Takes Military Precautions.
| It's declared that no apprehension
larc felt over the ultimate result of tn,
negotiations. While they have beer
pending certain military precautiol
have been taken, such as any p,Udon
government would consider advisable
Coast Notifications have beet
strengthened where practicable, ar
senals have been stocked with arms
and ammunition, the general staff o
the Army and the general board o
the Navy have been busy considering
hypothetical problems and looking It
possible trouble. But no trouble l.
feared.
II Is understood hera that the Brit
ish Foreign Office has notified 5upul
that the assistance Of the fOrme
country cannot be counted on by I'll
latter in case of trouble with the Unit
ed States. Moreover, 1t is believed Il
Washington that France Il the Onl
country Japan could look f0r financia
assistance IL emergency required II
If Japan should strike, she must d
so within the next ninety DAYS, as q
ter that the United States fleet wi
he in the neighborhood Of the CalifOr
mia coast. Meanwhile, the State ID
partment processes to feel coriiden
of an agreeable and satisfactory dc
nOuemCnt.
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