Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-31
WILL JAPANESE
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Ing more and more prominent and
there is likelihood of a show down
in friendly diplomatic fashion-on all
three.
JAP CONCESSIONS IN MEXICO.
Mexico has suddenly injected herself
into the situation, according to advices
here, by granting concessions to jap
anese corn corporation to exploit ag-
ricultural lands in Lower California.
The land In question Is understood to
have been the property, by concession
in 1884. of the Mexican Land company.
But the Mexican government says this
concession Is now void and the prop
erty belongs to the government.
WILL MAKE INQUIRY.
That the state department will in
quire into the reported deal, IL it al
ready has not done SO, was considered
certain today
Two weeks ago 1t was reported that
Japanese interests were trying to &C
quire a tract of land in Lower Califor-
MIA from the California & Mexican
Land company of Los Angeles. The
state department stated such a pur-
chase by Japan could not be viewed
without concern and this was taken to
be friendly notice to Mexican and Jap
aness interests also.
BY forwarding and publishing the
senate resolution of 1912 opposing the
sale of any property by Americans to
any nation which might use the prop
erty as a base from which to attack
the United States, the state depart
ment Is believed to have acted not only
- ,Io lit
citizens.
APPEAL TO JAP COMMON SENSE.
Since then the state department has
disclosed no further communications on
the subject. This judgment Is trusting
to the moderation and good judgment
Of the present Japanese ministry to
prevent any straining of existing ami
cable relations, it can be stated author
itatively today.
Meantime the lingo press OF Japan,
few headstrong military leaders and
other extremists outside the Toxic gov
eminent have tried to magnify and
stimulate some little friction, particu-
larly in Siberia.
FRICTION IN SIBERIA.
Cable dispatches today reported the
Japanese war minister had announced
in the diet that American troops in ST.
IBERIA had refused to fight with the
Japanese against the Bolsheviki, owing
to an apparent difference in the re-
|spective Yankee and Japanese view
point as to what constituted a Bolshe-
visit.
This difficulty, not regarded as seri-
Gus here, is understood to have its in
ception in the refusal of General
Graves, commander in chief of the
United States Siberian forces, to give
soldier support to Kolchak, Deniken
and other would-be dictators of the
Russian conservative factions.
REFUSE TO TAKE SIDES.
Graves, guided from Washington
took the position that American arms
should not be used to further any i'm
perialistic or monarchist schemes. He
insisted on maintaining the original
purpose of helping the Czecho- Slovaks
through Siberia and preserving order
among quarreling factions. The Amer
leans, contrary to the Japanese, re-
fused to take sides in these factonal
fights.
MERELY A SOLDIER BRAWL7
The Tien Tsin clash, which for a
time threatened embarrassment and
was believed here to have been insti-
gated by the Japanese, has been prac-
tically ignord by the two governments,
who apparently abide by the view that
1t was soldier brawl' such as a-e
frequent in any armed camp.
Officials here are inclined to con-
slider generously the position of the
present Japanese government, which is
said to be harassed and spurred con-
stantly by a strong lingo press and an
nexationiss group who are appealing TO
mass feeling over the head of the gov
eminent.
WITHOUT INFORMATION.
Mexican Ambassador Bonillas has no
advices regarding the reported negoti-
tons but has asked Mexico City for
information. 1t is known here that the
Mexican view Is that the transfer of
property to Japanese citizens or COM
panies is not In violation of the Mon
roe doctrine. The Mexicans point to
the increasing japanese interest in all
South American west coast countries
and particularly to the recent an
| nounced Brazilian concession to Japan
| as grounds for such action.
Japanese Ambassador Ishii declined
to discuss the reported deal. The ia
| panese, it is learned in diplomatic
quarters, hold that the Japanese trans
actions in Latin America are purely
commercial and can be given no poll
| teal significance.
JINGO PRESS TROUBLE BUILDING
only the lingo press can see trou
BILE in commercial relations of Japan
and the Americas" one Japanese dip
lomat said today.
| The state department declared to-
day that it has heard nothing from the
California & Mexican Land company
of Los Angeles. since it virtually
warned that company about selling
| Lower California land to the Japs two
weeks ago. Should sale of this land
be consumated, despite the state de-
partment warning, - was not stated
what recourse would be taken. Whe-
| A. l. g.,