The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-05
IT HAYASHIS MEMOIR OF INTEREST N IMPORTANCE
Attitude Toward United
a e S Not Less
Valuable to History
Than English Nego.
tiatiOnS

diers to Hawaii, with the result, a,
they allege. hat America also ia
secretly preparing for war.
"These rumors do not rcprcsen,
facts. They are only flights uf i'm.
agination. on the japanese side tho
situation has been complicated hy tho
action Of those japanese who have
emigrated to Hawaii, Under the
treaty of 1894 negotiated when
was Minister of FNrolgn ~.
fairs), America could impos" rest.
tons on the immigration of ]Jalau-sv
into America. We strongly objected
10 this clause, which America tackled
on to Article H., but our objections
were of no avail. Mr., GriS' m, tie
American Secretary of state. ahso-
lutely refused to agree to revise the
treaty at all unless the clause WAS
admitted. We were loath 10 agree, hut
did so because the revision Of the
English treaty was predetermined on
account Of the probationary clause,
and It was necessary to make a start
Count Hayashi adds:
There is no question or Japan being
under the dictation of America. We
have not agreed to the classification
~ the as MongOlians. II
the American Government cIaSS'hes
Japanese 50, that is its own ahar
. . The three questions between
Japan and America aie n lmmlgra-
zion ouestion, the school question and
tho problem of China. Not one OF
those can possibly lead to n war pe-
tween Japan and the United states.
"War can only result from a CONNECT
10 interests or of personal feelings or
both. Between America ana Japan
there ia no conflict of either interests
or personal feelings which cou'd make
war j~ustihable.
..The feelings between the two conn-
,ries are cordial. Japan REGARDS
America as her benefactor, ana she
deeply indebted to her for much
holm and for many Improvements
In reality the feelings Of Japan
for America are as coralaI ~
thew were fifty years ago. lh'r' are
some people who assert mat Japan
has ambitions on the Philippines ana
on Hawaii. Any person possessing
common sense can realize what mad
ness II would be for Japan To attemp'
to deprive so powerful a nation as
America Il her valuable possessions
Count Hayasni died from the r'sNls
of an operation in July of 1913 ne
is said TO have been somewhat source
toward the close Of Is career ana u
alleged TO have complained h''t'rN
because his services were not sum-
GENTLY requited. Hayashl was "A man
who was strictly honorable and never
made money out OF his political OPP
%portunities. so he died comparatively
poor. His death was a distinct loss 20
Japan. ,
II has been said that ( he had lived
he would never have PUBLISHED MS
memoirs. but this Mr.. Pooley does not
credit and says:
There is no evidence Whatsoever tr
such a statement. He left explicit N.
structions that they were to be pun
lished. His whole course If life was
proof that nc was not ashamed 70
criticise his nation. In a conversation
| had with h m in January, l"l3 on
after | arrived in Toxic, hc sad:
Don't be afraid To handle thorus II
will he good for YOU and u.s. liz him.
self was not afraid, as his articles IN
the iii Shimpo on the Corcan con-
splracy trial and the prevalence If ''r-
ture in prisons in Japan and '"rel
and on the fall of the Saionj! CAB net
in 1912 fully show"
Count Hayashi was fond Of writing
for the press Of his W country and
he has "A novel to his Credt, pub
,ished by the Harpers in 1903, called n
English For His People TIL story
was written In English and a not a
translation.
The present memoirs were wr:'''n
during 1902. 1903, 1906. 1907 and l'"'
1t was the authors intention +, Nr'o
the diplomatic history Of Japan 'ls 4
small potato of the diplomatic IS 't"
Count Hayashi's memoirs are par
~tiCularly interesting at this tm" nd
because of their timcl.uos~ nd
authority will attract the al,cn' y (
diplomats and laymen.