The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-03-31
COUNT HAYASH| ON
JAPS AND HAWAII
The Janau Gazette SANS:

The Japan Gazette says:
Count Hayashi, Minister of Foreign
Affairs. being interviewed. declared
that over-haste was inadvisable in di-
-plomacy. Everything can not be set
tied hastily. Witness the Newfound-
land fishery difficulty, which was
solved between Great Britain and
France only after the conclusion of
the Anglo-Freneh arbitration treaty.
As 10 emigrants TO the United
States. Japan is prepared TO exercise
very strict supervision and has al
ready issued the necessary instruc-
GENTLY control cases of fraudulent
passports. Mr.. Straus. L. S. Secretary
Of Commerce and Labor. is said TO
have recently announced that the
number of japanese immigrants had
been reduced TO 200 in January last
and they may be reduced further later
on. immigration TO Mexico is hope
less, according to reports from Japa-
nese officials resident there.
There are some critics who declare
the restriction of emigration TO be dis
SAdNcA u. DuN SuCh ICSlA4ClAOAS were
inaugurated in 1899, and some ill-ad-
vised persons attempt TO break the
law. II is inevitable TO enforce the
spirit of that law, in view of the recent
emigration difficulties. The United
States is entAed by treaty TO restrict
immigrants itself and may enact a
japanese exclusion law, after the pat
tern of the Chinese exclusion law, il
japanese immigrants continue to land
in America unlimitedly. Such a Sc
quel, if it We're necessitated, would
cause much inconvenience TO bona fide
japanese visitors TO America. These
circumstances require that restriction
should be enforced by US before it is
too late.
With regard TO the seizure of the
japanese steamer Tatsu Maru of Ma
Gao waters by Chinese men-of-war,
on the charge of .gun-running," it is
an outcome of the "stalwart" foreign
policy, which was once prevalent in
Japan also. Nevertheless, that the
Chinese utrorities concerned are in
the wrong in the affair is incontro-
vertible, and Japan must see that the
blunder is properly rectifed.
Count Hayashi proceeded to state
that the rumor of American remon-
strances concerning Japan's policy in
Manchuria is unfounded. The general
foreign criticisms leveled against ia
pan in Manchuria are largely due to
the iu-advised conduct o, vainglorious
japanese there. 1t is a pity that ia
account of such irrespons' ole people.
In regard to the regulations for
carrying out this policy, the Japan
Gazette also says:
As to the Vice Minister of Foreign
Affairs instruction to the governors
Of Kanagawa, Hyogo and Nagasaki
to communicate forthwith with the
Director of the Commercial Bureau,
" hen more than two persons with a !
similar object simultaneously apply for |
passports to proceed TO America or
Canada, the Kokumin states that they
are apparently intended to prevent
fraud arising out Of emigrants pro-
ceeding abroad en- masse. As TO the |
restriction of emigrants to America |
recently agreed between Japan and |
America. the Kokumin learns that bet |
ter supervision is to be exercised over |
'labOring students, among other sec
tiOns Of emigrants. The authorities |
assert that the government |
measures now taken for the restric- |
ton of emigrants are inevitable under |
the circumstances. Meanwhile, the |
lack of labor will affect in
no small degree American capitalists, |
in California and Hawaii, |
and the future of the labor question |
in the United states deserves keen at
tention.