Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-28
Japan to Insist
 on Rights in U. s.
OF HER PEOPLE TO EMIGRATE
 AND OWN LAND
TO ACT AFTER THE WAR
Japanese Embassy at Washington Frankly Admits That Contention for Right of Subjects Will be Taken Up Again.

Washington, Sept. 27.-Japan's pur- pose to renew after the European war her contention for the right of her peo- pie to ernigrate to and own land in the United States, suggested in New Y York yesterday by Baron Yoshiro SalSaIani former finance minister in the Tokio cabinet, was frankly admitted today at the Japanese embassy. Negotia- tions over these questions, which came to deadlock two years ago, are not regarded by Japan as conclude, it was explained, but merely postponed while the larger issues of the war are being dealt with.
 Japan Claims Complaint is Unan- swered.
 The deadlock followed a long series of conferences between former Score tary Bryan and Baron Chinda, then | Japanese ambassador. and an exchange l of notes between the two governments over the alien land legislation enacted by California. After the state depart ment had pointed out that under It's constitution the United States govern | mcnt could do no more than seek to prevent such legisiationS and that par- | sons affected by it had recourse to the i federal courts. Japan closed the eX- i changes with a note saying her com p1airt had not been answered and re- serving for the present further dis l cussion of the issue,'
 
 l It has been generally assumed that l the issue would remain in abeyance ! only while Japan was occupied with 1 the war; but until now no ono in a position to speak with authority has i said 20. There will be no formal dis 1 cussion of the subject by the ern- ! hassy, at least until the arrival of the new ambassador Dr. Amoro Sato, who l was appointed when Baron Chinda. | was transferred 10 London, and who 1 is expected in Washington in a few ] months.
 Claims Treatment is Unjust. The position of the Japanese govern- nent, according to informal statements 1 made by embassy officials, still is that | restrictions on immigration and land holding are not only derogatory to 1 her dignity. but are unjust. under in
 ter1ationaI law, in that they are dis criminatory against her in favor of other nations, Removal of these re-
 strictions, it is explained, are regard ed as Japan's third and final step in her rise to statehood, the first two being the abolition of extra territoril- ity ard the negotiation of commercial eqSaHty treaties.
 Negotiations Will Be Friendly.
 The embassy believes tie renewed negotiations will be most friendly in character, officials declaring good re- lationS with this country are looked l upon us COnfD1uInS W1ln JdpdH S1ldI 1 interests in China and the alliance, | with England to form the three cardi- nal points of Japanese foreign policy. 1 Japar's present strained relations with China regarding the ChengIChiatun
 clash the embassy expects to be set
 tied shortly ir a way satisfactory to ! both sides.
 While it is admitted that the present difficulties probably have put off the
 proposed $15,00O,OO0 Japanese loan to China, it is said that Japan will take her share in the $50, 100000 loan pro-
 posed by the Chinese foreign minister
 to the group of English French, Rus
 sian, Japanese and American bankers.
 Japan is said to be more than able to
 take her share of this loan because ot
 the profits on munitions sold to Rus
 sia,
 Japan's Policy Toward Trade War. Japanese policy towards the pro-
 posed trade war after the war will be
 outlined here Friday with the visit of Baron Sakalani, who is just back from
 the recent allied economic conference at Paris.