Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-05-02
YELLED THREAT
IS D|SAVOWED
Japanese Ambassador DepIores
MisinterpretatiOn
EXPLANATION is ACCEPTED
Exchange Is Not Expected To Stop
Passage OF immigration Bill
Effect On Veto un-
known.
EXPLANATION is ACCEPTED

Washington. - Masanao Hani-
haras the Japanese Ambassador,
has disavowed any intention on
his part or on the part of his Gov.
ernment to threaten the United
States with grave consequencesv
if Congress should enact legisla-
tion excluding Japanese immi-
grants from this country.
This candid disavowal is communt
Gated to Secretary Of State Hughes 10
a note, together with response by
Mr.. Hughes in which the latter as
sures the diplomat that there has
never been any Misunderstanding on
the part of this Government regarding
the meaning Of the Japanese protest,
communicated by the State Depart.
ment to Congress less than a week
ago.
Because Of the storm aroused in the
House and Senate over the Ambassa-.
doris original communication, his Gov
ernment authorized him to make ii as
clear as language could make IT that
the Japanese were not indulging in
"veiled threats" in warning the Ameri-
can Government OF the possible effect
upon the public mind Of Japan Of ex-
cIusion legislation.
f.
note deeply deplores the misinterpre-
tation placed upon his phraslng by
Congress. it is not assumed in any
quarter that this note will persuade
either the House or Senate to recon
slider its action IN raising an absolute
bar to immigrants from Japan. The
bill containing the exclusion provision
has passed both bodies and is soon to
be whipped into final shape by con
ference committee
Whether the further exchange be
tween the Japanese Ambassador and
the Secretary OF State will induce the
President to veto the immigration bill
could not be learned Secretary
Hughes conferred privately with the
President few hours before he gave
out the text Of the two notes and fully
acquainted Mr.. Coolidge with develop
ments.
Whatever may be the view OF the
House and Senate regarding the jap
anese position on exclusion legislation,
1t is quite apparent from all that the
State Department has said publicly or
privately that Mr. Hanlhara is still
held in high esteem by this Govern
ment and that his recall from Wash
ington would be genuinely regretted
in Administration quarters.
The Japanese Government, it is be-
lieved here. is aware Of this feeling on
the part Of the Administration and for
that reason Mr.. Hanihara's recall NAV
be delayed for some time. as Toxic
dispatches indicate, although in diplo-
matte circles It is firmly believed that
soon or late he will retire unless by
some unexpected move the exclusion
legislation can be defeated.
A veto, 1t Is known. would not ac-
complish that defeat, because the over
whelming sentiment in both the House
and Senate is for the bill as it now
stands. That is one Of the reasons
why White House officials believe the
President will not veto the measure,
but will withhold his signature from
it or else. in signing it, will issue a
statement regretting the incOrporation
in the bill OF the exclusion section.
II appears that the situation regard.
ing Japanese exclusion is unchanged
by the further exchange Of notes be-
tween this and the Japanese Govern
ments. Nor is it believed to have
been the hope either of Mr. Hanihara
or of Mr., Hughes that this exchange
would do more than assure the country
that the Japanese were merely unfor-
tunate in their use Of a foreign Ian
guage to express their. views.