The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-07
STERN DEMAND
FOR ASSEMBLY
Great Demonstrations Numer-
Gus in Which National Par
lament Is Urged.
JAPAN AND AMERICA NOT
LIKELY TO ENGAGE IN WAR
Imperial Government in Hope
of Removing American Re-
strictiOns on LabOrers.

VICTORIA, B. c., Jan "Details of
the rioting at Tientsin last month fol
lowing the clamor for the immediate
opening Of Il Chinese national assembly
and the granting of constitution, were
received today by the steamer Empress
of Japan.
A great mob in which over 1000 stu
dents were the organizing force made
demonstration in front of the Yamcn
Of the viceroy, Many of the youths
cut off joints of their fingers and some
are reported to have broken their arms.
Banners and documents inscribed with
blood were much in evidence The vice
roy refused to show himself, saying he
was Ill. His secretary promised to
memoriallze Pekin in behalf of the
rioters. At Mukden and other cities
the agitation continues unabated and
the coming holidays at the Chinese new
year will be marked by great demon
stratlons in many cities.
Against the Foreigners.
Several Japanese newspapers of To
kio describe this movement on the part
of the students as analogous to that OF
the -Bakufu agitation in Japan dur
ing the epoch Immediately antecedent
to the Meijiera. just as the real object
of Japanese revolutionists was to drive
out foreigners, whereas the pretended
object was to upset the shogunate, so
the purpose of the Mukden radicals,
they say. is TO drive the Japanese out
of Manchuria, under the guise of pro-
noting the immediate opening Of
national assembly.
Japanese newspapers received to-
ments on the dispatches regard
ing the inadequacy of the Pacific
coast defenses OF the United States.
The Japanese editors protest against
the inference that Japan is unfriendly
with the United States.
Collecting n number of comments the
Eibuu Tsushiu, Toxic news agency,
says:
Feeling Not Pronounced.
"It is strange but true that the fever
of Americapho supposed to be rife
in Japan, is not known in Japan.
''lt must be stated canddly that
Japan is not in position to fight
against n foreign country, be it Amer
lea or England or Germany.
'While we admit that Japan and
America have great interests in China,
these interests are of a commercial
character and Will not affect in the
least degree the political and CONNER
cial positions commanded by both these
countries. Nh3t reason could tneTe De
in advocating in any wav war be-
tween Japan and America7 Foreigners
may be assured that Japan neither is
AT present nor Will be in the future
in a fighting mood, because all the
japanese. in spite of the increasing
find the fact TO be that il does not pay
TO FIGHT with a country which is superior
in every respect 10 her.
To Remove Restrictions.
Japan is hopeful Of removing the
obstacles in the way of The admission
of Japanese laborcrs to the United
States by revision of the treaty be.
tween the two countries next sum
mer, according TO mail advlces re
ceved today
Negotiations have commenced for
the revision of the treaty between
Japan and America.' says the Ashahi
Shimbun of Toxic. " Attention has been
Immediately directed TO the last clause
Of the second article of the existing
treaty. That clause virtually deprives
the treaty of all force. and is especial
ly irksome to Japan, since it empowers
the United States government to enact
any and every measure for keeniug
japanese subjects at arms length