Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-03-24
SAYS JAPAN IS FOR
PEACE WITH j. s.
BARON ucHIDA OFFICIALLY DE-
MES ANY HOSTILE lNTEN-
TloN OF HIS NATION.
AMBASSADORS STATEMENT IMPORTANT
Declares Influx of Laborers to Hawaii
Ian Islands Is Due TO Need for
Help on the Sugar Plan
tations.

Washington, D. C.-Baron Yasuya
Uchida, ambassador in Washington
from the Japanese emperor, formally
and officially denied any hostile in.
tention on the part Of his nation
towards the United States either in
Hawaii or elsewhere. Japan Is for
peace with the United States, accord
ing to her diplomatic representative.
His statement was most important.
1t was made at a special audience
arranged for "a hours in advance
when Baron Uchida was informed in
writing that the New York American
would be glad to put its columns at
his disposal for any communication
he might desire to make regarding the
great influx of Japanese subjects into
the Hawaiian islands.
In the intervening period there was
ample time for the ambassador to
communicate with his home govern
ment on the subject He appointed
noon Of yesterday at the Japanese en-
bassy as the time and place of meet
ing the American correspondent when
he made the subjoined statement. 1t
is the first definite and extended out
line of the attitude of Japan toward
the United States that has been made
public since the Root-Takahira gen
tlemen's agreement" on immigration.
The tone in which the ambassador
spoke was earnest. There could be
no doubt that he felt the urgency of
the existing situation and the impor-
tance of the declaration which he
slowly and carefully pronounced. The
ambassador laid great stress upon
the traditional friendship between
Japan and the United States. at is
necessary that this friendship con-
tinue," he said dwelling with emphasis
on the word necessary" Following
is Baron Uchida's authorized declara-
ton:
"it is nonsense and unjust to the Jap
anese government to attribute such acts
as are intlmated In these dispatches. II
you Investigate the history Of Japanese
immigration to the Hawaiian Islands you
find that II began about IS years ago.
The old royal government needed Japan
ese labor to work the sugar plantations
and asked Japan to furnish Il. There
was some hesltancy at first but finally
grafton continued to the Islands from my
country for a number OF years. II has
practically stopped now, II has to all
American possessions and, In fact to
every foreign power Our government
wants our people at home-we have our
own Internal problems to solve, we have
Korea and Manchurla to attend to. The
deep thinking Americans certainly at
tribute no Interior motive to the pres
ence of Japanese In the Hawaiian Is
lands, the Philippines or any other land
under the American flag. The recent
treaty has brought the two countries even
closer together than before. ! and other
Japanese In this country are deeply cha
srIned and grIeved to see this war asIta-
tlon.
"WIth respect to Mexico, ! can only
add what have said before. There Is
no league ! have said before. There is
Japan In existence or In contemplation
that could possibly be interpreted as an
taeonlstic to America. In fact there Ia
no compact between, the two countries
that the world does not know Of. ! have
denied such intImatlons and lnsInuatIons
so often recently, and so I understand has
the Mexican ambassador, that II Is time
our words should have the effect Of KILL
Ing such rumors. repeat again, that
the present troubles In Mexico have abb
soIutely no connection, directly or IndI-
rectIy with Japan. ! have no comment
10 HIdNc o' CNPSTt OplHIOHo
European army and naval experts with
reference to Japan and America, except
to say they have been made at a great
distance from the powers which they
vitality concern. ! regret that these gen.
tlemen have expressed such opinions,
particularly for publication. There can
be no serious msunderst andlng between
my country and the United States. Aside
from trade relations, the traditional
friendship between the two countries Is
too great and too strong for the sever-
Ing OF present relations. Nearly 35 per
| cent. CT Japan's export trade Is with the
United States. II would be manIfestly
absurd to destroy this or even hamper Il.
| Japan and America are friends Of many
years standing and II Is necessary that
| this friendship continue. The two gov
| ernments, I think, completely understand
each other. The whole agitation Is pre-
| posterous. IL Is nonsenslcai. The think
Ing people Of America, am sure, char
| acterze II as such."