The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-03-29
ON
JAP PLANS
l'''0|N MEXICO
SsIemstnt Of Baron lShll Made
Several Years Ago Is
Recalled
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Houston. Texas, March 2S-Baron
Ighii, when In The United States from
Japan In September, 1907, as the spe-
cial envoy OF his imperial government
and who at the time was chief Of the
Bureau of Commerce and C0mmunlca-
tion for the Japanese government,
made statement 10 a Hous on Post
representative. which, though an ap-
.parently innocent statement at that
time. taken In connection with events
now going Oh. was very significant.
This statement disclosed that Ja-
pan vas on a deal at that time to Sc
cure control Of the Tehuantepec Ma
tional railway in connection with
line Of Japanese steamships from Sa-
lima Cruz to Japan, That the deal
was consummater later Developments
would seem 70 prove
Boran Ishii is now the assistant Sec
retary Of state OF Japan and Is con-
sidered one OF the foremost diplomats
IN the mskodos Kingdom A stale
ment al a time when there was no
war talk would, 1t would seem, bear
more weight than statements at this
time from either Baron Uchida, am
bassador at Washington for Japan or
Mr. De La Barra. Mexican ambassa-
dor at Washington.
When Baron Ishii was here he had
up the matter Of transporting cotton
direct from the Southern cotton states
70 Japan and informed a Post repre-
sentative OF a deal for utilizing the
Tehuantepec railway from Coa.za-
coalcos on the gulf side Of Mexico to
Salhla Cruz, on the Pacific side Of
Mexico and by such In arrangement
shorten the ship haul around South
America
japanese Diplomats Statement.
Ii was on September 20, 1907, that
he made the statement and this state
ment appeared in the Post on Sep
tember 80, 1907.
III can radily be SEEN stated Bar
aa Ishii discussing The question, that
there will be great saving by
shortening OF the route when II is
stated that by this route there IS a
saving of from thirty to sixty days
from New York TO San Francisco by
ship, this route cutting off the long
haul around South America. X VIII
he the same saving from Galveston
10 Japan.
Through an arrangement with
the steamship company and the rail-
way company, the latter really being
controlled by the former, 1t will be
much cheaper TO ship cotton by tais
route than by the long haul by rail 70
San Francisco
Within few months after Baron
Ishil made the above statement Jap
anese steamship line between MeAi-
can ports and Japan was Installed
and Texas cotton began 10 move over
the Tehuantepec National railway Tor
delivery to the steamship line. THIS
service has bgen in operation ever
s.nce that time. This signifies that
he deal discussed by lshi was con-
sdmmated
When the press dispatches first be-
gan carrying the news OF the mobiliza-
ton Of the army in Texas and along
the Mexican border and the sending
os the warships to- the gulf and to the
Pacific adjacent TO Mexican waters,
from Washington official sources
came the information that 1t was sim
rly a maneuyer move.
Recent Story OF Secret Treaty.
A couple OF days later, when me
Above statement became untenable
statements emanating from Washing
ton official sources we're to The effect
that it was move on the part OF the
nited States government TO patro
he borders and prevent a breach o.
the neutrality laws, and that Il was
due 10 an understanding between the
two governments.
Canalizo. a Mexican financ3er ano
one who is close TO the Mexican dip
lomais and who was In Houston a
that time, made the same statement.
Recently a special telegram IN th'
Post from the City OF Mexico, pur
porting 10 be on the authority OF
financier close to Diaz, and who, j
was stated, knew everything that was
going on. brought the Intelligence tha
there was secret treaty in exist
ence between the governments OF Ia
pan and Mexico and that the MeXi
can government had granted cegtai
concessions and railway rights an'
port rights TO the japanese govern
ment
Very promptly Baron Cchida, l2p
anese ambassador at Washington, an'
Mr.. De La Barra, Mexican ambassa
dor at Washington, came out Will
emphatic denials Of the existence o
am agreement for the control Of rail
was properties in Mexico by Japan.
All these things, taken in connec
tion with the rush movement OF th'
! United States troops and vessels o
the navy. and more especially bring
ing Of heavy artillery 10 Galveston
is an evidence that the Washington
officials deem the situation OF more
gravity than the mere patrolling @
the border to prevent the sending il
gof oontrahaud Of war from this coun
ltrNttn theoaia OF The Mexican insur
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