Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-05
JAPAN BELIEVES
WASHINGTON Can
PRESERVE PEACE
IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT CONFI-
DENT CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE
WILL NOT CAUSE BREAK.
FRIENDSHIP is TRADITIONAL.
Foreign Minister Komura Sounds Coun-
try's Policy: Maintain Harmony
and Develop Resources"
OPPOSITION ATTACKS AMERICA

TOXIC. Feb. g.. Foreign Minister
Komura, addressing the lower house of
the Diet today, declared that Japan is
confident the anti-Japanese measures
pending in the California Legislature will
not lead to international complications
He said Japan is relying upon the JUS
tce of the American people and the
friendly disposition of the United States
government.
The opening sentence of the minister's
speech gave the keynote of the entire
speech, when Count komura SAID: Inc
foreign policy of this empire should have
as an object the maintenance OF peace
and the development of national re-
sources.
With reference to Great Britain, ne
said that events Of far-reachlng import
ance in the relations of the two coun-
tries with other powers happily and uni
formly contributed to the consolidation
of the general peace OF eastern ASIA,
which was one of the principal objects
of the agreement.
The relations of Japan with Russia. he
went on, were constantly increasing IN
intimacy Touching on the relations OF
japanese with France and Germany, he
said that they were on an equally salts
factory footing Concerning CHINA,
Count komura said:
Japan is watching naturally with
keen interest and sympathy the prog
ress of reforms in China, and it is our
China will preserve domestic order and
tranquility"
Friendship for America.
The foreign minister dwelt at length
upon the relations between Japan and
America. He said:
The friendship of Japan and the
United States is traditional, and it is
absolutely essential that both maintain
unimpaired those sentiments and extend
and strengthen them by every means
With regard to the question Of legis-
lation unfavorable to the Japanese now
pending in California, the imperial gov
eminent is relying on the sense OF JUS
tice of the American people together
with the friendly disposition of the fed
eral government, and is confident that
the question will not lead to international
complications.
In view of the new international
conditions assigned to Japan, it has be-
come necessary that our people, instead
of scattering in foreign lands, shall con-
centrate in the far east, thus securing Il
united effort looking to legitimate activ-
tiles and avoiding everything likely to
obstruct the development of internatiOn-
al commerce ana industry.
These considerations have led the
government to follow an avOwed policy
with respect to emigrants to Canada
and the United States, enforcing in per
feet good faith the restrictions placed
on emigration"
Old Treaties Soon Expire.
Count Komura concluded his speech
by announcing that the imperial govern
ment had decided to notify the various
powers next year of the termination of
existing commercial treaties, to be eff
fective one year after such notice was
given. He said that it was the inten-
ton of the government to negotiate
new treaties, ''unhampered by any I'M
equal engagements"
The foreign minister's speech was re-
ceived with applause by the government
side of the house, but Count Hattori
an opposition member, Immediately be
gan a bitter and sensational attack on
| the foreign policy of the government
He said that Japan had no determined
foreign policies and that this was shown
by her present attitude toward Ameri-
ca by which japanese were denied an
equal opportunity and were even abused
by Americans.