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THE MAUI NEWS
'SATURDAY. FEBRUARY l, 1908
Japanese Talk
And Negotiations.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lO.-In view
of a statement issued today by the
state Department to the effect that
no demand had been made on Japan
for a written agreement to limit im
migration from that country, the
"Chronicle" correspondent i ablfl to
throw some light on negotiations "n
progress through admissions made
by men in touch with the situation.
Diplomatically and technically, the
statement by the State Department
is correct. No written statement has
been asked for and none will be. How
ever, representations were made' bv
Embassador O'Brien which almost
amounted to charging Japan wiih
bad faith in the cdministration 01" tlx
regulations governing the emigration
of laborers. :
In the exchanges that resulted in
Washington between the State De
partment and Japan's representative
the attitude of the latter so nearly
approached truculer.ee, it is said.
that the scene of negotiations was
removed to' Japan. Embassador
O'Brien cited to Minister Hayashi
evidence furnished by immigration
statistics and made a full showing of
the failure by Japan to govern the
problem of coolie immigration. In
reply he was given a copy of the re
gulations and was shown that pass
ports were issued in the i.ame only of
the Foreign 'Office, but that certain
provincial and prefectural officials
had authority to issue them and did
so, the consequence being that the
number was greater than the Govern
ment contemplated.
The difficulty was accentuated, it
was shown, by the fact that while the
United Stater and Canada objected
to immigration Mc xico welcomed it,
being in need of laborers. In this
connection it will be remembered that
Commissioner of immigration Sargent
referred to this difficulty in his annual
' report and said it might be necessary
to close ports of entry on the Mexican
border.
On receipt of this statement from
Japan Secretary Root called on bee
retary Straus for a complete report
. on Japanese immigration. 1ms was
given in great detail. Monthly re
cords for two years past were com
pared, and every month since the
proclamation of the President limit
ing immigration showed a great in
crease over the cones ponding month
for the preceding year. Some months
showed double and some almost quad
ruple the immigration from Japan.
This was cabled - to Embassador
O'Brien, who was asked to request
renewed assurance of the sincerity of
Japan's desire to stop the migration
of her laborers to the United Slates,
and to intimate that there was con'
tinued agitation in this country for
an exclusion law; also to call the at
tention of Hayashi to the maladminis
tration by minor officials of their own
regulations' intended to discourage
immigration to this country, ana to
the activity of the immigration com
panies in their efforts to defeat the
. purpose of those regulations. The
representation came very close to
being a demonstration of bad by To
klo.
In accordance with instructions
Embassador O'Brien saw Foreign
Minister Hayashi aud cabled a long
report of the conference. Hayashi
said that the new regulations would
be all that this country could ask in
text and effectiveness and asked as
surance that no exclusion law would
be passed by Congress. He promised
to curtail the number of persons
authorized to Issue passports, which
would be granted only by the Foreign
Office.
Secretary Root is now engaged in
framing a reply. In its pre aration
he is advising with Second Assistant
Adee, who is. a past master on diplo
matic precedent, with Third Assis
tant Wilson of the Oriental, Bureau,
and W. W. Rockhill, Miuister to
China, who is now here. O'Uritn
will be told to inform Hayashi that
the President can give no assurance
regarding exclusion legislation, as
that would be an insult to Congress,
which has not even taken it up for
consideration. Pending a settlement,
however, he will promise to use his
influence to prevent such legislation.
It is declared that no apprehensions
are felt over the ultimate result of
the negotiations. While they have
been pending certain mi(itary pre
cautions have been . taken, such as
any prudent government would con
sider advisable. Coast fortifications
have been strengthened where prac
ticable, arsenals have been stocked
with at ins and ammunition, the gen
eral staff of the Army and the general
board of tlie Navy have been busy
considering hypothetical problems
and looking to possible trouo'o.
But no trouble is feared.
WASHINGTON, January 11. -"1
brlievp," said Justice Harlan of the
United States Supreme Cor.rt. in
addressing ti e dinner of the Navy
League hist riglit, "that we will see
within tlie next ten years an army of
pprhaps fivp million tn"ii in Chinr,
drilled and instructed by the Japanese
and whf-n that time comes thry w
be in position to say to us r.f the white
racp: 'You keep your country; we
will keep this counttv; get out.'
"I don't say that we will have war
trr the rear nit lire, hut loMkin:.' into
the future, it seems certain thni
there will be a conflict some day be
tween the vell.nv and while races
that will shake the earth. If it
comes, 1 wont to see our country in
a position to meet it "
This statement, coning from
veteran justice of the highest tribunal
in the world, is retarded in oflieie.
Washington lodav as an utterance of
significance and of commanding at
tention. (Joining from a source less
dignified, conserve ti-f and thought
ful the speech would have been dis
missed as the vaporing of a rabid
jingo. The justice's speech, however,
commanded instant attention among
the diners and was received with
vigorous applause.
The guests at the, tables included
government officials, Congressmen,
Senators and others conspicuous in
official life. They received the vener
able jurist's words without an appear
ance of dissent and the enthusia m
with which they greeted the speech
emphasized the impression which it
had made.
Today, when the speech was dis
cussed around Washington, the cpin
ion became confirmed that Justice
Harlan had voiced a deliberate opin
ion based c-n his study of current his
tory and conditions.
"How larye a navy ought we to
have?" he was asked aft er the speech.
"That isaqueslion I cannot answer
any more than whether a hospital
ship ought to be commanded by a
ne vul officer or by a surgeon," was
the reply; "but. I want to get a navy
large enough to protect the Pacific
and Atlantic oceans and our ports on
these oceans.
"If I had the opportunity I would
vote for an appropriation of $50,
000,000 for a period of ten years for
a larger navy. There is no such
thing as friendship between nations.
"Do you think. England cares a
cent for what we think of her navy,
or Germany cares a cent .what we
thing of hers? Their respect for u
depends upon the belief that we can
take care of ourselves. I want to
see our navy such that no nation on
earth could think for a moment, of
forcing a contest or entering a con
test with us." ,
Justice Harlan prefaced his ' re
marks with the statement that he
would speak as a "soldier of the
Civil War and not as a Jingo."
He said that an increase in the ar
my is rot so .necessary as a larger
navy. "There are ten million men
in tliis country," he asserted, "who
would be ready to go to war within
ninety days. The average American
does not need more than three months
to become a soldier. No country
would ever send an army to invade
our soil.
"We have enough men to over,
whelm tlie greatest army that ever
was in existence. Our army is on
land l ight around us. A President
might use that at my to isubvert the
institutions of ii free country. But
that does, not apply to the navy
Tnere is no danger to the-liberties of
the country in an increase in the
navy."
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. Tt h
'becoming plain tl at the Japanese
never will sign an agreement tliut
their laboring subjects shr II be for
bidden lo enter tin- United ' States.
Thfimatteris ptct pride solely, and
it is known that the American Ad
ministration will be Satisfied witu u
verbal agreement, If it can be shown
in advance that the agreement is
something beside "words' empty
words."
. The real linger of war with Japan
does not lie with the Japanese
officials. Tliis is said freely in Wash
ington by returning officials, who in
their journeying have come in touch
with. Kustc rn sentiment. The danger
lies with tlie masses, who have shown
their abi'ity on one or two occas'of.J.
to more the Government, Ihe eo
p!o think thry can thriv-h the United
States out. of hau l, and the officials
are not able to undeceive them.
There has been friction v i'.h Japan
ierc the el'e of the hist great con
tlict in the Kastbut not enough to
bring matters to war heat. IT it.
keeps up, however, war heat will he
general.
With a full comprehension of the
fact that the Japanese emigration
question is being made nil important
i.sue in the political campaign nov
In progress in Japan, and a.conse
qucnt desire to avoid in any way cm
ba nssing" the Suioi ji Ministry, r.d
perhaps causing its overthrow at the
a ppioaching x h ction, the St ile De
partment is resolutely dec lining to
publish any information respecting
the progress of the negotiation with
Japan on that subject.
The Foreign Affairs. Committee of
the Hoi,se is more favorable to the
consideration of tlie Japanese exclu
sion bill than it has ever been toward
a bill of that character. J. SI 'at
Fassett is supposed to retain vr
sentiment, which are strongly p'O-
Orienlal, and Representative Long
worth is exjiecled to support any
policy the President ini'V espouse.
but among the other members is a
decide') fueling in f-vor of -t' king u;
the bill for consideration.
Thia f(VHng is strrni'thrned doubt
less by the failure of Japan to enforce
her administrative measures Tor th
exclusion oF coolies, binc.e t!5j Pre
sident's proclamation on JJi.rch 4th
enjoining the restriction of immigra
inn 13,000 Jap inese h ive come la
the United States through the re
cognized ports of en t ry aud 19.000
have entered the rountry mainly
from Mexico. At least 70C0 have
passed through Chihuahua alone
headed Tor the border. A firm of
contractors engaged in building ilv
railroad between Colima and Mexico
City wrote to a friend here that in
three months they had imported
through u contractor for labor 200')
Japanese to' work on the railroad;
that tlie men worked anywhere from
one lay to one week, and then di
appeared without applying for their
pay. This is the sort of demand for
Japanese labor exist big in Mexiec,
and the anxiety of the Japanese to
fill it is explained by the ease or gel t.
ing across the border.
Immediately following tlie Presi
dent's proclamation the Japanese
fairly swarmed into tlie country, 340 )
eomming in March, 1!K)7, as comput
ed with 1383 arriving in the March
preceding. The rush was occasion
ed becau-e the operation of tlie re
gulation excluding Japanese was sus
pended in order that, those having
started before it was announced
wiuld rot suffer the hardship of be
ing turned back, and the next month
but 2123 filtered, or 381 in excessof
the previous April. Then began the
rush across the border bot'.i from
Canada and Mexico. It is understood
the exclusion b.ll will be called up in
committee immediately after Fejnu
arv 1st.
Topics In Brief.
It, is up to Goldfield, Nev., to hira
another policeman, Chicago Daily
News. ' -
Colonel Oryan is perpetually serene
he knows that a man on a donkey
can't be unliorsec. Philadelphia
Press.
The worst straits to which those
battle ships are likely to be subject
ed are those named in honor "of the
late Mr. Magellan. Chicago tribune.
A Civil war veteran has been
ousted from ihe home ut Sawtclle
because he said that the national
managers of the Sol liers' Home were
decayed politicians, w nether Ihey
took offense at the adjective or the
noun has not been stated. San Fran
ci.sco Call.
Governor Fort is being talked ( f
for Ihe Vice Presidency. That ought
to make Cannon the logical candidate
for President. Washington Post.
The absurdity of the Smith's pos
ition regarding the negro was illus
trated in Atlanta"' he other day wh. n
Professor Du .'Jois, a col m-d man,
was refused admit tance to tie public
library to borrow Ids "Souls ol lu
Clack Fo'k," v Inch tie hud contri
buted to the library at the special
request of the library authorities
themselves. Kennebec Journal.
Marine Artist lieuteddalil's attack
on the Navy in the January McClure's
is posted in the department us a
magazine explosion without fatalities
New Yort World.
iiiansgcr Child
Leaves for East.
K. O. Child who recently arrived
here from. New. York where he wn"
'connected with the Hotel York. an".
ivhrt has been Manager of the Hav.--
iian, Hotel pver since his arrival here,
will return to New York on the
Korea.
Mr. Child when asked this morning
if he would remain here, replied "The
assistant, management of the Young
Hotel was offered to me' by Mr.
Young at the same figure I was gett
ing here a Manager, hut 1 was oblig
ed to refuse it as I am anxious to re
turn to New York at Ihe earliest
possible moment."
"I nin very sorry that I hud to rp
fuse Sir. Young's kind offer but. I feel
that the business at, the Young dors
not warrant another manager, and !
do not want to make Mr. Young U 8e
any more money than h" has already
"The c)o -ing of the Hawaiian and
the M'lana is going to mean a lot 'o
Honolulu and I am very sorry that it
has been found necessary to' close
ihcir doors. The bushics people
here who have belief! I d by 'hese
two hotels have not done their best
to keep fheni up. Siiue I have been
at, the Hawaran n" person that has
been enriched b.V the trade of the
hold has spent one cent Ui lh" hotel,
and a hotel cannot, Ween u;i unless
I hey git some help from the local
pe'ir p.
"The tourist bo-inpss here is not
large ceo-.igii t,? lo-eo a hotel going
doiie, and 'he lor.,' people will not
help as i1 ha- t een orov.-d in. the
past.
"I am very sorry indeed- lo leave
l!;i'Mi;i r.s 1 am very ini.ci. in love
with the pi ice, but ill:; not large
i eiiougu to keen I iur u 'te's 'uin-: on
it paying husis."
st Nst Work For Teddy.
Collector (if Custom 5 K. R. Stack
able has received and promulgated a
Ireastirv Dena'tment circular in
which Secretary Corielyou gives th
following letter, for "info'rnialiosi and
gmmmoe o otf.c.ers and i in loves
of the Customs. scrvic:
''The Wld'e. House, Washingtor,
November HI. KW. ,
"MyJV if' ,ir. Si c relary. I have
been ii.l'ri .,eii thai certain ollice-
holders in
posing, lo
;. our )
.': lo It
partmciit are pro-
A'a lional Conven
tion a 'i. !,
ilililin:! lie'
propos'.iii,
for t-u h re
,i ' in !.i of ri-noiu
r ih" 1'res..." v, or are
l ucii i e i .iv inuiu i "lent
miination by Sr,t cin-
veiilion.v Tliis mu.-.t
you to i lifot u u,-h
may find it ud eui.ie
oi be
wish
you
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- or in ' :
a
sn'ry lo
it. the
l se.:h
1.1 for tu in or
spirit of this
lo curry i
r'.rti.in, ill
advocacy cf my rciumiiuutiini, or
acceptance of an election as delegate
for that purpose, will be regarded as
a sei ious violation of official propriety
andwiirbe dealt with accordingly.
Sincerely yours?
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT.''
"-Hon. George LJ. Cortelou, Sec
retary of the Treasury."
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how their taxes were to be paid, the
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of the Ka.ua1 Electric Co. finds itself
in a nourishing condition, with a full
treasury and under the neci-i-ity of
paying dividends. At the annual
meeting in Sept. last thry declared a
dividend of $14. (10 a share. Ar.d ever
since the treasurer, manager and the
Hoard of Directors have bren wcest
1 ng with the problem of paying this
dividend, for is, it not as simple a
propositi' us might be supposed.
Originally there were 71 shares, bit
these original shares have changed
hands and b 'en split up so finefy and
so variously that '.hey are vei y elusive,
and hard to manage. One company
controls shares and fractions of
shares to heterogeneous that only
aftei long and profound study can
they be added on tin; basis of a com
mon denominator of lO.hSll. That
makes U.e treasurer scratch his head
and want to go Ihhiug. A premium is
given to those fortunate people who
own simple, wholeshares; they are
easy, so they get their dividend
promptly; the rest with large deno
initiator interests must wait until the
Wainiha officers have gone to school
a while longer. The Garden lslaud.
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According tfi otlic ial irfonnaiion
regarding the future restriction of
Japanese .emigration to Hawaii, a
Government ( fficial h.is fu'i red out
that the door is opened for the. do
miciling in this Territory of over half
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"Sccoti 1 -- i ue parent.-, wiv.-s,
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persons who are t'resf" :ly 1 i v i g in
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"Tin ee The hn.-t -air.l aud wives of
the brothers ar.d sisters quoted
above. ' x
"This taU( S CtTect on Ihe first 'r,f
February, 11)(!S."
Upon v.h'ch the h ci! si .it:stici-..n
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