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Marquis Katsura, prime minister Of
Japan, and Count Komura, minister Of
foreign affairs, recently explained at
Toxic to Francis B. Loomis, commits
sioner general to the Japanese EXPOSE
ton, IN series of interviews of nm
common interest and of political i'm.
portance, the attitude and position Of
the Japanese government in respect to
the main questions at issue between
japan and the United States.
II was deeply and agreeably i'm
pressed" said Mr.. Loomis, "with the
direct, explicit and what seemed to me
satisfactory, statement of Count Ko-
mura, minister of foreign affairs, re-
speeding the United States. His utter
ances were frank, clean and cordial.
Count Komura said Japan g aspirations
were for peace and that, so far as the
United States was concerned, his coun-
try most heartily desired to preserve
unbroken and unimpaired the history of
the friendship between Japan and the
United States. He said the people OF
japan had long felt that the United
States had been not only kind friend
of Japan, but dependable and helpful
one, and that his government earnestly
desired the amicable relationship to
continue and would Loyalty endeavor to
do it's utmost to maintain it.
Need All Japanese in Orient.
In the matter of emigration Of Japa.
nese laborers," said Count Komura,
"we are doing our utmost to work in
harmony with the government of the
United States and to meet it's wishes.
We are energetic in discouraging emf
grafton to the United States and else
where, except to Korea, Formosa and
parts of Manchuria. It is the definite
policy Of the government of Japan to
concentrate it's surplus population-that
which is disposed to emigrate-in these
parts Of the orient which 1 have men
toned. There is opportunity for large
number of our people in Korea. They
can be of general assistance in mod
ernizing the development of that coun-
try and can add vastly to it's produc-
tiveness and at the same time better
their own conditions.
eve desire to concentrate our people
in the orient and to consolidate our in
terested in this part Of the world. We
are doing our best to carry out this
policy, but a governmental policy can
not always be made fully operative in
day or year. We have tried; we must
have sufficient time to study the whole
question and to work out the solution
of the problem. think there will be
little complaint concerning the emigra-
tion of Japanese laborers in the future
on the part. of any government in
America.''
Plea for Fair Play.
Count Komura then made it plain
that, while his government would not
fail effectively to restrict emigration
and while it would spare no just and
proper efforts to maintain the most cor.
dial relations with this country, he
hoped that on our part no discrimina-
ton would be made against Japanese
subjects and in due time the public
sentiment in this country may be as
favorable to his countrymen as to other
foreigners residing in the United
States.
The Japanese government has de-
clared new policy in the matter Of d.
recting, so far as is possible, the move
ment of it's emigrants. It wants time
to work the policy out and expects that
a reasonable degree Of patience will be
used by the people of the United
States.
cit is significant that only few
days ago the San Francisco members Of
the delegation which recently visited
Japan sent written protest against the
anti-Japanese legislation pending in the
California general assembly," said Mr..
Loomis. ct think they all returned
with fine and just appreciation of the
excellent qualities of the Japanese peo-
pie and with firm conviction Of the
good faith and friendly disposition Of
the Japanese government ="