The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-27
JAPAN'S ATTITUDE oUTlINEl
PRIME MINISTER AND EORErcN
MINISTER WANT PEACE.
FRANCIS B. LOOmis Brings Back From,
Japan Important information
iouching the Main Questions nj
Issue Between the United States
And the Empire of the Mikado.

washington, Jan. 24.-Marouis Kat
sura, the prime minister of Japan anss
Count Komura. the minister of for
eign anairs, recently explained in To-
kio to Francis B. Loomis, commission
er general to the japanese Exposit,on
In series Of interviews OF uncommon.
interest and Of present importance
the attitude and position OF the Jam
anese government in respect to the
main questions at issue between the
peoples and the governments of the
two countries.
I was deeply and agreeably i'm
pressed" said Mr.. Loomis to an As
ISOLATED Press representative. with
the direct, explicit and what seernea
to me, satisfactory statements off
Count Komura, the minister of for
eign affairs, respecting the United
States. Count Komura said Japan's
aspirations were for peace and that.
so far as the United States was con-
cerned. his government most heartily
desired to preserve, unimpaired and
unbroken, the historic friendship be-
tween Japan and the United States.
In the matter of the emigration of
japanese laborers, said Count Komu--
ra, we are doing our utmost to work
in harmony with the government of
the United States. We are energeti-
cally discouraging emigration to the
United States and elsewhere, except
to Korea, Formosa and parts of Man
churia. 1t is now Japans definite.
policy to concentrate it's surplus popu-
lation-that part which is disposed to-
emigrate-in these parts of the Orient
which 1 have mentioned. There is,
opportunity for large number of our
people in Korea. They can be of
great assistance in undermining ana
developing that country We desire.
to consolidate our interests in the.
Orient. We are doing our best to-
carry out this policy. but govern
mental policy cannot always be made
fully operative in a day or a year.
We must have sufficient time - work
out, scientifically and satisfactorily
the solution of the problem. / think
there will be little complaint concern
ing the emigration of japanese la
borers in the future, on the part Of
any government in America!
Count Komura then made 1t plain
that while his government would do
It's best to restrict emigration, he
hoped that on our part there would
be no discrimination made against ia
panese subjects. and that in due time
the public sentiment in this country
would be as favorable to his coun-
trymen as to other foreigners residing
in the United States
Marquis of Katsura, the prime.
minister, was at the head of the cabi-
net during the war with Russia. He
is a versatile, highly intelligent, forci-
BILE man Of great influence. He talk
ed in most engaging manner about
Japan; it's future, and it's relations,
with the United States. He lost no
opportunity to explain that his gov
ernment heartily desired peace not.
only with the United States. but with
the whole world, and that it would
not permit any small differences or
Misunderstanding to embarrass IT'S
harmonious relations with this coun-
try
THE prime minister has embarked
upon policy of great importance tos
Japan and to the rest of the world
The large reductions he has just made
in Japan's military budget" continued
Mr.. Loomis, indicates the purport of
these new plans. He stated, upon
more than one occasion, that Japan's.
progress had not been symmetrical
He does not if l interpret him truly
want the military spirit considerable
over-developed at the expense of the
artistic, industrial and spiritual side
of the japanese people.
He thinks that Japan must become.
a great industrial nation and be, s.hIss
to supply, cheaply and promptly. the
markets of the Orient with manufaot-
ured products, and Seemingly has un-
certaken the task of converting ia
pan from military nation into svr
empire OF trade. industry and ccsrs-
merce.
The whole civilized world" satsE
Mr. Loomis, should sympathize with
these aspirations upon which the
prime minister's new policy is based