The Mena weekly star., 1911-03-23
WAR IS DEPRECATED
JAPANESE AMBASSADOR SAYS
OUR RELATIONS WITH HIS
COUNTRY GOOD.
HEAVY TRADE WITH THE U. S
immigration to the Hawian Islands
Which started Years Ago Almost
stopped-Japsn Wants Her People
at Home-No Truth in Rumors.

Washington, ID. c., Mar 22.-.Baror
Ysayua Uchida, ambassador in Wash
ington from the Japanese emperor has
formally and officially denied any hos
tile intention ON the part of his ma
ton towards the United States either
in Hawaii or elsewhere.
japan is for peace with the United
States, according TO her diplomatic
representative. His statement is most
important. 1t was made at a special
audience arranged for "a hours in ad
vance.
In the intervening period there was
ample time for the ambassador to
communicate with his home govern
ment on the subject. 1t is the first
definite and extended outline of the
attitude of Japan towards the United
States that has been made public
since the Root-Takahira, gentleman 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 ex-
listing situation and the importance OF
the declaration which he slowly and
carefully pronounced.
The ambassador laid great stress
upon the traditional friendship be-
tween Japan and the United States.
1T is necessary that this friend
ship continue" he said, dwelling with
emphasis on the word necessary
Unfortunately the ambassador was
not able to advance any views on that
most interesting topic of world poll
tics-international arbitration EN-
bodied in the proposed treaty be
tween Great Britain and the United
States. Following is the Baron
Uchida's authorized declaration.
III is nonsense. and unjust to the
Japanese government to attribute
such acts as are intimated in these
dispatches. II you investigate the his,
tory OF Japanese Immigration to the
Hawaiian islands. you will find that
II began about 25 years ago. The ole
Royal government needed Japanese
labor to work the sugar plantations
and asked Japan to furnish it, There
was some hesitancy at first but finally
the request was complied with and
immigration continued to the islands
from my country for a number of
years. 1t has practically stopped now,
as 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 prob
lens to solve, We have Korea and
Manchuria to attend TIE deep think
Ing Americans certainly attribute no
Interior motive to the presence of Jap
anese In the Hawaiian islands 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 chagrined and grieved to see
this war agitation.
with respect to Mexico, can cnly
add what | have said before. There
Is 10 league between that country and
Japan in existence or in contempla-
ton that could possibly be interpreted
as antagonistic to America. In fact,
there is no compact between the two
countries that the world does not
know Of. have denied such intima.
tons SO often recently. and so | un-
derstand has the Mexican ambassa-
dor, that 1t is time our words should
have the effect of killing such rumors.
repeat again, that the present trou-
bles In Mexico have absolutely no con
nection, directly or indirectly, with
Japan.
4 have no comment to make on re.
cent expert opinions of European
army and naval experts with refer
ence to Japan and America, except to
say they have been made at great
distance from the powers which they
vitally concern. / regreat that these
gentlemen have expressed such opin-
ions, particularly for publication.
There can be no serious misunder-
standing 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 severing of present
relations. Nearly 35 per cent OF
Japans export trade is with the United
States. 1t would be manifestly alb
surd to destroy this or even hamper
It. Japan and America are friends OF
many years standing and 1t is Neces-
sary that this friendship continue,
The two governments. think com
pletely understand each other.
"The whole agitation is preposter-
Gus. 1t is nonsensical The thinking
people of America, | am sure. char
Acterize 1t as such"