Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-25
ATTITUDE OF The JAPANESE
Minister Loomis Confident of Good
Faith of the 0rientals.
SEEK TO DIVERT EMIGRANTs
own Plans Demand that surplus
Labor Go to Corea, Formosa and
s.e ttsrt -oxs asrashsrta Bcsti- :
mated by Japan.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-Marquis Kat
sura, prime minister of Japan, and Count
Komura, minister of foreign affairs, re-
Gently explained in Toxic to Francis b.
Loomis, commissioner general to the Jap
anese exposition in a series of interviews
of uncommon interest and OF present inter
est the attitude of Japan in respect to the
main questions at issue between Japan and
the United States government.
81 was deeply and agreeably impressed,
said Mr. Loomis tonight. with the direct,
explicit and what seemed to me satisfac-
tory statements of Count Komura, min
lister OF foreign affairs, respecting the
United States. His utterances were frank,
clear and cordial Count Komura said that
Japan's aspirations were for peace, and
that, so far as the United States was con-
cerned his government most heartily de-
sired to preserve, unimpaired and un-
broken the historic friendship between
Japan and the United States. He said the
people of Japan had long felt that the
United States had been, not only kindly
friend to Japan, but very dependable and
helpful one and that his government earn
estly desired this amicable relationship to
continue and would loyalty endeavor to do
its utmost to maintain 1t. He declared the
actions OF mis- government Hdu poIuS oul
its words and promises.
"In the matter of the emigration of Jap
anese laborers, said Komura, we are doing
our utmost to work in harmony with the
government OF the United States and meet
it's wishes. We are energetically discour-
aging emigration to the United States and
elsewhere except to Corea, Formosa and
parts OF Manchuria 1t is now the definite
policy of the government of Japan 70 con-
centrate its surplus population-that part
which is disposed 10 emigrate-in these
parts OF the orient which have mentioned.
There Is opportunity for a large number OF
our people In Corea. They can be OF great
assistance in modernizing and developing
that country and can add vastly to its pro-
ductivity, and at the same time better their
own circumstances. We desire to concen-
trate our people in the orient and to con-
solidste our interests in this part of tine
world. We doing our best to carry out
this policy, but governmental policy can
not always be made fully operative in day
or a year. We must have sufficient time
to study the whole question and to work
out satisfactorily the solution of the prob
lem. I think theEe will be little complaint
concerning the emigration of japanese la
borers in the future on the part OF any
government in America.
DepIOres Adverse Sentiment.
Count Komura then made it plain that
while his government would not fail effec-
lively 10 restrain emigration. and while II
would spare no just and proper efforts to
make the most cordial and friendly rela-
tlons with this country, he hoped that on
our part no discrimination would be made
against japanese subjects, and that 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 declared
a new policy in the matter of directing, 50
far as It is possible, the movement OF its
| emigrating labor classes II wants time TO
work the policy out and expects that a
reasonable degree >of patience will be
! rendered by the people OF the United States.
Prime Minister Katsura was at the head
OF the cabinet during the war with Russia.
He is versatile. highly intelligent. fOrceful.
and OF great influence. He talked I'm a
most engaging manner about Japan. It's fu-
ture and its relations with the United
states. He lost no opportunity to explain
that his government desired peace. not only
with the United States, but with the whole
(Cantinued ON seoond Pa0al