The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-11
.ippu Jill Startles
Japanese Commu-
nifty Here by Gable
from Toxic Stat
ing That Ultima.
tum Had Come
from America.
(From snhaay Adyertiaer.l

The Nipph Jiji, the widely circulated
Japanese afternoon local daily. threwI
the Japanese community Of Honolnlli
into excitement yesterday and aroused.
q feeling Of considerable alarm among|
those Americans who read translationoI
by the publication Of long and hiphlvN
sensational cablegra1n from Toxic. ThoI
gist Of the cabled report from the Jan \
anese capital is that the United states|
Ambassador there had delivered TO the
Japanese government what was said
practically to amount to an ultimatum.
The press Of Toxic was said TO be high I
~ incensed and a portion Of the pop.
ulace was said to be demanding war
with the United States.
Absolutely no confirmation of the 70.
port could be obtained by The Adver-
tiser Neither Major General Carter
nor Admiral Moore could throw any
light upon the matter, while the AS
soctated Press was In ignorance Of any
mtimatum or note which Ambassador
Guthrie has delivered at Toxic yester-
day. The local representative Of the
Associated Press cabled the facts Of
the Jill special to San Francisco Ihs
Advertiser following this with a re-
quest for verifcation or denial. The
reply Of the Associated Press, after
making inquiries at washington. was
that no confirmation was obtainable
from any source.
JAPANESE BELIEVE TT.
The city editor Of the Jill whosa
translation The Advertiser Is using. an.
peared to put ispiicit faith in the
truth Of the cablod news explaining
tfat the strict government censorship
Of the cable service made It an Inn
possibility that ouch news could be
sent II It were not authentic and II the
government did not desire It to be sent
TO America.
NATION STARTLED.
The text Of the cable received by the
Jill Is:
TOXIC, August s.--The recent In
Tckio from the, Washington govern
ment Of a radical note resembling Al,
ultimatum in It's tones, with every pos
sibility that refusal might wen isad
to open war between Japan and the
United States, today startled the whole
nation. The excitement among the pop
ulace is great and it is freely admitted
by those in close touch with diplomatic
affairs that the American Japanese sit
uation is now critically tense.
GUTHRIE Presented NOTE.
Acting upon direct Instructions from
the state de- artment at Washington.
Ambassador Guthrie, American repre-.
sentative at -okio, early this morning
made a sudden call at the Japanese for
eign office, whore he handed 10 Baron
Kato, the foreign minister, note pro
testing against Jaran's participation in
the war in the Far East.
THREATENS WITH FLEET.
The American note, the contents OF
which, though withheld, your CORES
pendent here Is able to hear from a
reliable source, demands Japan's dec
laratton Of neutrality, Notwithstanding
Japan's obligation TO the existing An.
glo-J apanese alliance. Should Japan
refuse to comply with the demand
made by this country, the American
note is said 10 asssrt, the situationNin
the Far East makes 1t advisable that
the American Atlantic fleet should be
dispatched to Chinese waters at once.
This government is determined to en-
force the preservation of peace In the
Chinese Republic. The Atlantic fleet Is
held now In readiness to pass TO the
Pacific through tine Panama Canal.
JAPANESE AROUSED.
lit was the receipt OF this note from
Ambassador Guthrie that aroused the,
whole nation. Baron Kato. the foraiRu
minister, soon hurried TO the residence
of Count Okuma, premier, who held 4
conference with his foreign minister.
Later IN the day Field Marshals Prince
vifosaao Wanna oota Dvt,r, nxrats.. ,,..r
MARQUIS Matsugata, as we'll as every
member of the present ministry were
notified Of the happening. They are TO
meet in conference tonight at tho
Premier's residence TO discuss the de-
mand' from the United States and for
mulate japan reply. Considerable fear
Is entertained that an emergency may
arise between the two nations.
TOXIC PRESS ANGRY.
"As soon as IL became known that
new difficulty had arisen between IN
pan and America, the influential jap
anese press such as the Jill Asahi, Ko,
kumin and Hochi, voiced vigorous de-
nunciation of the American demand.
That portion of the Japanese nation
which a year ago demanded that the
government should declare war upon
America over the anti-Japanese legisfa,
ton Of California is again aroused. /"
Highly Improbable
The eablegram TO the Jill must be
read in conjunction with two Assn.
eiated Press dispatches from Wash.
ington published in The Advertiser
yesterday aud on Friday
Fridays dispatch read: HThe Chi,
nese government is making supreme
effort to keep their country from be.
ing made the theater Of war in the
Orient, The Chinese minister con.
ferrea with Secretary Bryan IN regard
TO this today et
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