The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-14


K EASINESS. THIS FEELING X
K is INTENSIFIED BY THE DE- X
X LAY OF A REPLY FROM X
\ WASHINGTON TO JAPANS x
K NOTE OF DECEMBER 81 X
X Associated Press dispatch, Jan K
K uary 13 4
X X
- K tHt &ttt p
WASHINGTON, Jan. Sin spite of
optimistic semi-official statements Civ
en- out from time to time regarding
the progress of negotiations between
this country and Japan, it is under
stood from a strictly reliable source
that this question is the most battling
one now before the Administration.
Many proposals have been submitted
to Japan, but that enigma of the East
merely receives them in eXasperating
silence and gives no sign to show what
this country may expect. 1t had been
hoped that Canada's Envoy to Toxic
would succeed in getting some kind
Of terms agreed on, and his failure to
do so has been a distinct disappoint-
ment to Secretary Root and the Presi-
| dent.
Japan's course is a puzzle to the
State Department. There is some re-
striction of emigration from that
country, but conditions along the Ca
madam and Mexican borders have
changed little and official figures do
not show anything regarding the lit
! tie brown men who have slipped across
the boundary line.
/ Meanwhile Representative Hayes
/ has grown FESTIVE at restraint and has
| been threatening to demand that his
exclusion bill be given immediate con-
sideration. He has been dissuaded
from this by Senator Flint, who ad-
, vises caution, expressing his belief
that solution will be found which
will obviate the necessity of legisla-
ton. It is said that the President has
! declared he would veto an exclusion
bill if one were passed, but just at this
juncture Congress probably would not
pass one. Secretary Root has plans IN
reserve to meet the situation, and pos
sibly he may yet outline provisions
for an exclusion bill which could be
passed without objections from any
quarter
A suggestion made in certain quar-
ters that Japan would be given free
trade with the Philippines in consider
alton of exclusion is secuted in ofticia
circles as ridiculous
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3-The seriou!
statement Is made here that it Is be
lieved, with the best authority, that il
congress passes any Japanese exclu
sion legislation during this session
President Roosevelt in the interest 0
international comfy will veto it.
Whether this assurance has been ex
tended to the Tokyo government ii
not known, but it is believed that To
much That the president, however, il
determined to take this course ha
been stated by people who know tn
exact attitude Of the administration
The assurance received from tn
Tokyo authorities by Ambassado
, O'Brien, it is said, are so entirely sat
; isfactory as to have convinced thi
, government that exclusion legisla
ton not only would accomplish n
useful purpose nf keeping Japanes
!, out, but would be utterly unnecessar
!. and would create an exceptionally ba
feeling between the two countries. Az
cordingly, it is said, the state depart
ment will authorize Ambassado
OBrien to inform the Tokyo govern
= ment that while the President may ne
r be able to prevent congress from pass
r ing exclusion legislation, he will vet
= such, in view of his perfect confidenC
in Japan's recent assurances regart
ing the limiting of emigration to Il
United States.
II TOXIC, Jan. THE Japanese Go
d eminent late yesterday evening ham
ed to ambassador O'Brien a memoraI
: dunn containing a reply to the sugge
tions offered by the United Stat
Government some weeks ago wheret
the American Government sought in
I friendly way to assist Japan in pc
fecting plans for the future restrictiC
of emigration, thus effectively avoi
II ing a possibility OF friction over q
question
While the contents OF the memora
K dunn are carefully guarded both at Il
N Japanese Foreign Office and the Al
~ erlcan Embassy, the Associated Pre-
n has reason to believe that the mem
" randum is couched in the most frien
w ly terms and that while It accep
N some of the American suggestions
N declines others as incompatible wi
"A the dignity of Japan and outlin
x plans for the further restriction
" emigration to America.
N The memorandum has been cabl
N to Washington from whence 1t is pC
= sible a counter-suggestion will