The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-04-22
WILD ouTBURsTs IN
JAPANESE CAPITAL

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brought about by the California alien
land holding bills Is becoming In
creasingly serious. A mass meeting
today, composed for the most part
of irresponsible people, demanded the
most extreme measures Of retaliation
by japan. During the meeting the
singing of war songs aroused the
feelings of many OF the lower classes
who were present.
Anonymous writers in the newspa-
pers give an outline of plans for the
seizure of the philippines and Ha-
wall, and at the same time denounce
the japanese governments submits
sive attitude. 1t is said that the
changed conditions in Japan make 1t
impossible for the government to re-
strain the newspapers and the lower
classes.
Government Friendly
On the other hand, government
circles are showing a friendly spirit
Hamilton Wright Mabie Of New York.
DR.. Peabody and John l.. Mott, sec
rotary Of the international commit
tee Of the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION, were the guests today ut
luncheon given by Paron Noboaki Ma
kino, the foreign minister, at which
some Of the most prominent Japan
csc and Americans We're present. A
very cordial feeling prevailed.
Shortly after the luncheon Messrs
Mabie, Peabody and Mott and a num-
Der of representative Japanese Chris
tians and Americans met at the resi-
dence OF Count Shigenobu Okuma,
former premier and minister Of for
eign affairs. Count Okuma made a
speech, during which he said that
men were helpless and that only the
influence of Christianity remained
Otherwise, he declared, war was i'm
pending.
Mr.. Mott agreed, in replying that
the influence of Christianity was now
superlative.
Dispatches were sent by the meet
ing to President Wilson and others
imploring them to use all their intlu-
ence on Christians and thoughtful
people to avoid a calamity.
The Japanese government considers
the present anti-Japanese movement
in California as most dangerous and
ing itself in most unwelcome posi-
ton owing to the unwillingness of the
intervene and the impossibility Of in
Producing counter measures here.
In the event of the passage of the
California alien land holding bill
through both houses of the legisla-
ture Japan will issue an imperial or
dinance enforcing the Japanese for
eign land ownership bill OF 1910 and
will apply to the federal government
at Washington for permission for The
Japanese to become naturalized citi-
zens of the United States
\. fse great mass meeting Of lro.
test held here last night there was
an historical anti.Amerlcan outburst.
Deputy Matsumura urged the dispaicn
Of Japanese fleet to California as
first step toward establishing Jap.
anese on an absolutely equal footing
in the United States. NJ. Miyake,
an editor Of the Japan Times, depre-
Gated the constant visits here OF
American peace apostles, when their
own country is in urgent need OF the
principles of justice and humanity"
Other fiery orators insisted that the
questions between Japan and Amer.
ca had better be settled now once ana
for all. Otherwise their constant re.
currence would lead at last to the ar.
bitrament of war.
Twenty thousand people listened to
the remarks OF the firebrands who ap-
parently are engineering a campaign
to mold public opinion in Japan.