Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-23
Statement by MikadoS For
eign Minister to Imperial
Parliament Entirely Salts
factory
lPLOMATlC USAGE
CAREFULLY OBSERVED
No Clash Is Expected Between
Countries Regarding Past or
Future Alien landowner
ship Measures,

lur moeHsa JOURNAL SPECIAL lrAnrt vnrl
Washington, Jan. ~ Baron Ma
Ikmo's statement In the Japanese pm-
lament Yesterday OF the sntus OF
NEGOTIATIONS In regard To the Califor-
MIA alien land legislation excited the
greatest interest in official circles
here.
Although undcr a special agreement
between the two governments, the
Japanese foreign minister RETAINED
from making public the details Of the
exchanges, his statement was informa-
i've IN many quarters and particularly
lir congress
President Wilson was fully aware
that "a statement was to be mab1.
Where negotiations are siill incom-
Iplete, the rules of diplomacy require
+ the assent OF both governments 70 the
+ publication of any details SO that one
side may not take advantage of the
ether To form public opinion. This
rule was scrupulously observed and
Secretary Bryan admitted that he was
aware Of ind had consented to Baron
Makno's statement
ny coincidence the house com
mittce on Immigration was consider
lng today data supplied from the state
4 department regardlng Japanese in-
migration when attention was called
lto the development In Toxic and Az
though the data before the commit.
tee was purely historical. remiing TO
"a period anterior to the passage OF
the Webb act, the committee decided
that 10 wis the part Of prudence
I % consider such subjects behind
closed doors at this stage.
+ ln administration circles there was
/ q feeling Of optimism regarding the
relations between the United states
and Japan ami the highest officials
did not hesitate to- express the opin-
ion that satisfactory agreement
would soon be- reached. There was no
mtimlton as to the probable basis
OF such an agreement
II has been Understood that Ia the
course of the exchange the idea Of an
adjustment by mrans Of new treaty
was not mentioned for today Il was
stated Japan had not made any formal
fieQucst for su u "a convention. There
fore it is believed That the way ls suu
open f0r the resumption of negotiu-
tious ON that basis and it was sug-
gestcd that this probably is what Ba-
ron Maxine had ln mind when ne re-
forred to other ways of dealing with
this issue.
The subject before the house com
mlttec today was discussion of -the
treaties and points of international
law a brief prepared hv John Bus
sett Moore counsellor Of the depart
ment set forth that la several In
stances the measure probably would
oontrayene existing treaties, particu
larry insofar as it would violate
most favored nation clauses. The
hrlef indicated that the state depart
ment holds thnt amy legislation Of the
nature of the Rnkcr bill should con-
tain clause stating specifically that
the treaties are not abrogated
The japanese embassy tonight made
public "a second address bv Baron MI
kano. the minister of foreign affairs.
To the Jnpancse parliament Il was
delivered yesterday after tile minister
hnd discussed the California alien
hnd controversy. and it covers the
field Of Japan's relations with the
other world powers, reviewing the
reasons for dispatch of the cruiser
ldzlm0 TO Mcxlco and the develop
ment Of lapans policy toward china
aud Russia
In this connection, Baron Mikano
stated emphatically that japan al-f
ready had benefited by her alliance
with Great Britain and expected In
the future greater proof of IFS eff
eiency' in the maintenance Of the In
tegrity of China
Following Is an abstract of the adj
dress as cahled from Toxic to the om-
haesy.
THE relations Of the empire with
the treaty powers continue To grow
in intimacy and cordiallty and espe-
cally in China II gives us great
pleasure In view Of the general sltu-
alton. that we have been able to act
iu cooperation with the powers In
order in the tar East. It
being the fundamental principle OF
Chinese policy TO ensure integrity OF
that power The present cabinet have
also firmly adhered To that principle.
Further the object OF our alliance
with Great Britain was practically t.
maintain the same fundamental prin-
e.plc and while 1t Is a matter for sim
eere congratulation To the world that
peace ana tranquility in China was
80 promptly restored Il is at the same
time AN indisputablc fact that restora-
lion of peace and order was. In no
small measure. due to the existence
ct the Anglo-Japancse alliance. which
H. pYneCtpd In the future Ia nfVn avon