New-York tribune., 1920-09-27
TOkiOCO1lsiiders
u. S. Farley at
Serious Stage
Both Governments Making
Utmost Efforts to Solve
California Problem, Wis
count Uchida Believes
Attack Against Secrecy
Reported Japanese Officials
Will Urge High Commits.
sion to Settle Question

TOXIC, Sept. 26 (By The Associated
Press). - Negotiations between the
Japanese and United States govern
ments with reference to the immigra-
tion question are entering "the serious
STAGE" Baron Sakatani, former Min
lister of Finance, has informed the
Koseikai party in the House of Peers,
reporting an interview with Viscount
Uchida, Foreign Minister. Asserting
that this was the only statement con.
eerning the negotiations which Ait was
possible to disclose, Baron Sakatani
quoted the Foreign Minister as say
ing that both governments were MAX
ing the utmost effort to arrive at an
amicable settlement
Foreign Minister Uchida went to
Odawara to-day and conferred regard
ing the California question with Field
Marshal Yamagata, supreme military
councillor and president of the Privy
Council.
An attack against secrecy in con-
Eection with Japan's diplomacy in the
California problem is made in state
ment by Marquis Okuma, former Pre-
mier. He demands that the govern
merit respond to national opinion,
which should be awakened to the
gravity of the issues.
Says Reds Are Peril to United States
The presence Of 100000 Industrious
Japanese is no menace to America,
is from the anarchists and Belshevjki,
who are focking into the United StatES
from Europe.
After pointing out that many Jap
anese subscribed to the American
Liberty loans and made donations to
the Red Cross and that some of them
volunteered for service with the army,
Marquis Okuma declares:
1--WE must appeal to the fair judg-
ment of enlightened Americans, and, if
necessary, to the nations Of the world.
Moreover, there is ample ground for
the Japanese to insist on their legal
at hasty conclusions and try high
handed measures"
High Commission Proposed
The newspaper Yomi- i-Uri, in an article
to-day on the Japanese-American situ-
alton, says IL understands the govern.
ment will propose the appointment of
a high commission to deal with the
problems between the two countries if
the anti-Japa aesc referendum measures
m California ere passed. The news
paper quotes Viscount Shibusawa,
president of the American-Japan So
ciety, as admitting :lRt the commits
sion project is being discussed, but
saying he would recommend to Premier
HGra that the result of the referendum
be awaited. If it were unfavorabie. he
added, he thought tina. representative
Japanese should go to America and dis
ouss the problem with men like ex-
President Taft and Frank w. Vanderlip.
Personally. Viscount Shibusawa is
quoted as adding, he believed the en-
tension of the naturalization privilege
TO the japanese in California would be
the best solution of the difficulty. as
they and their posterity would thus
escape further persecution" by Amer
leans.
To Retire from Nikolaievsk
Japanese troops are to be withdrawn
from Nikolaievsk this winter. Minister
of War Tanaka has informed the gov
ernors of the empire in an address
This, however, does not necessarily
mean a permanent evacuation, he added
He explained that insufficient prepara-
tions had been made to winter the
troops in the rigorous climate of Niko.
laievsk, but that such arrangements
probably would be completed by the
succeeding winter.