Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-05-05
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| Especial Bulletin Correspondence
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 10.
Japan, and the possible connection
of that country with the Mexican sit
uation, continues to be the most fruit
full topic of discussion in official Con
gressional circles. As sort of side
issue the possible change in the En-
bassy head at Toxic Is being given
close consideration. The resignation
of DR.. David Jayne Hill as Ambassa-
dor to Germany is accepted as pre-
saying a general change and shake
mp in the American Diplomatic Corps.
The trend of the gossip now is to the
effect that Thomas J. OBrien, the
present Ambassador to Japan, will be
sent to Berlin. The suggestion Is
that Huntington Wilson, now Assist
ant Secretary of State, and former
Secretary of Embassy at Toxic, will
be named as Mr.. OBrien's successor.
This is strenuously denied by Mr..
Wilson, who says he would not accept
the post under any circumstances.
The fact is that Secretary Knox Is
exceedingly anxious to have Mr.. Will
son shifted from the State Depart
ment and the President may give him
the Japanese Ambassadorship and
persuade him to accept 1t. The Pres
ident has not reached final deter
mination in the matter. Or. Hill will
not relinquish his post at Berlin until
July 1.
The latest stirring up of the pos
sible Japanese Mexican alliance was
voiced by Senator Stone, in a speech
favoring a thorough investigation of
existing conditions in Mexico by the
Committee on Foreign Relations. lie
strongly urged giving the President
discretionary powers to intervene If
necessary for the protection of Amer
lean lives and property. This was
vigorously opposed by Senators Ba-
con, Root, Lodge and Cullom.
Wants Il Investigated.
In the course of his speech Senator
Stone said: AS member of the
Committee on Foreign Relations I
was invited by the President. as were
other members of that committee, and
also members of the House Committee
on Foreign Affairs, to examine the
diplomatic correspondence had be-
tween the State Department and
American officials in Mexico, and be-
tween the State Department and tho
official authorities of Mexico, and all
other papers and documents relating
to the present disturbance In that
country. scrutinized these docu-
ments with the utmost care, and in
addition to that | talked with the
President at considerable length re-
specting the Mexican situation, and |
wish to state in the most positive
terms that there was not a word in
this voluminous correspondence which
indicated even remotely that Japan
had aught to do with the troubles
of Mexico, or that Japan was seeking
any concession from or alliance with
Mexico. Moreover, violate no con-
fldence in saying that the President
assured me in the most positive terms
that he had no information whatever
connecting Japan with Mexican af-
fairs, and that he regarded the news
paper stories to the contrary rs the
purest of fabTiCations. Mr.. President,
have been greatly puzzled to know
who IL Is or what interest II Is that
is so wantonly persistent in the dast-
ardly and criminal enterprise of TO-
menting discord and hostility be-
tween the United States and Japan.
can not escape the belief that there
is some powerful interest behind this
activity, bent upon promoting ends
most monstrous and criminal. This
Government maintains a small army
of detectives and inspectors of many
kinds, and | venture to suggest that
some of these high-salaried officials,
many Of whom have little to do, and
much of that little miscellaneous, might
be better employed than they now
are II they should be detailed to dis
cover and unmask this conspiracy
against the peace of nations"