The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-30
LOCAL JAPANESE Press
GUARDED IN DISCUSSION

Although the Hawaii Hochi and the
Nippu Jill, two Of Honolulu's lara
nese daily newspapers, have made no
comment on the correspondence *.
changed between the state Depart.
ment at Washington and the Foreign
Office in TOXIC on the California
Anti-Alien Land Law, the Hawaii
Shinpo this morning will have the fol.
lowing editorial comment on the sub,
ject;y
THE correspondence exchanged be-
tween the governments OF Japan and
the United States IN regard to tlic
California ANTI Alien Land Law have
now been made public by an agree
ment reached by the governments At
Toxic and Washington, according to an
Associated Press cable received here
yesterday. The third and last pro.
test which was sent from japan last
August has never been replied TO by
America. Having explicit confidence
in the sincerity of President Wilson
and in Ambassador Chinda the Japa.
nese government has made no demapd
for an Immediate reply. Ambassador
Chinda, with firm confidence in the
communication with che state depart.
ment lat Washington, however.
Progress Has Been Retarded.
1.-THE progress Of any action in this
matter has been retarded by the Mex
lean troubles and the death of the
Empress Dowager. These arc the two
main reasons why decisive action has
not previously been taken on this i'm
portant question. Now that the Mex,
lean situation has nearly been settled
by the rpediators aud that the naval
bill has been passed in Japan and o
special session Of the Dict is now in
progress, both governments have seer
fit to again take up the California
question. The action of both govern,
ments Is very timely.
Judging by the correspondence
Inadc public yesterday we do not sec
any new Developments in the question.
Still II seems TO us TO be stand pat
policy. W.
= "The only new development wa can
see in the correspondence is th" pro.
posal made by the United States for
a new treaty with Japan and the
Japanese proposal demanding fair
treatment Of Japanese subjects in the
United States. Aside from this We
regret to say that we cannot see any
further progress toward settlement OF
this question.
Respect State Rights,
HOf course we know that the cen
trial government in the United States
has respect for state rights and that
il has no authority to Interfere in the
legislation Of each State, Owing to
the fact that the present administIa-
tion in America believes that State
rights is one of the principal tenets OF
the Democratic party, the present gov
eminent is a difficult position in deal
ing with this serious subject.
-" We have deep sympathy with the
American government on this point, but
il must be remembered that the power
or authority to make treaties with any
foreign government rests with the cen.
trail government and not with individual
states. AS all states belong TO this cen.
trail government, they must accept these
treaties as their highest law. Therefore
II the government or the United States
has a sincere desire to accord fair treat
ment to Japan during the present stu,
alton, the only way II can be done is
by making new treaty. Ambassador
Chinda has been trying to settle this
trouble along these lines, We believe
that the reason Of the many troubles
which arise from time TO time between
these two nations is because there are
defects in the treaties Of both nations,
New Treaty Urged.
"If both nations wish to have a
final settlement Of these questions we
believe that a new treaty is the only
solution of these disputes, The refusal
some time ago OF Minister Kato TO
negotiate new treaty with America
was because he believed that the pro
posals made by Secretary Bryan rela-
tive to this new treaty did not give