AMERICA AND JAPAN.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 411, 21 January 1909, Page 7

AMERICA AND JAPAN.

RECENT AGREEME.NT.j-r £ , "SOLUTION OF ALL DIFFICULTIES."

CALIFORNIAN RESTRICTIONS. (ill TELEGRArn—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPXIUOnT.) New York, "January ,''l9'. ', In the course of his address at the jubilee of tho African Methodist .Episcopal Church, President Roosevelt insisted that tho recent agreement with Japan'had achieved a completely satisfactory solution, of' i(H' difilc'uU ■ ties between tho two countries. Only tho Federal Government, said "tho Prosidont, was abk> properly to deal with' such questions, and the intervention of'uiiwiso and foolish men would only jeopardise ' an arrangement which was working well. —\ San Francisco, January 19. The Californian Stato. Assjemhly has-rcad-a third time a Bill prohibiting , Japanese ! from holding land., ' ' '

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THE PRESIDENT'S REMONSTRANCE.

. (Rcc. January 20j lQ.2o.p.m.)r; ; :;rr: New York,':Jahuary*2o:'> President Roosevelt,', by'a 'telegram to Mr. Jas. N. Gillett (Governor of California), obtained delay of action with'.regard ftfrHno' proposed anti-Japanese legislation, pending receipt of a letter. The'-telegrama'aded:—". "The Government is'greatly'concerned; in. connection with reports"on tho subject: My knowledge of the international; situation, sat.isfies methat the legislation proposed would be of incalculable damage-both :to n Californj* and the whole of tho Union."

JAPAN'S RESTRICTIONS ON LANb OWNERSHIP.

There is, perhaps, a little method in California ns regards this Land Bill, for Japan herself places certain restrictions -on foreign ownership of khd;.'and'Cali&riiiau;advooates of the Land Bilt'will! ho-'doubii make-' the most of this argument la Japan foreigners cannot own real estate, escept as members of associations or partnerships constituted conformably to Japanese law. . *•<.-! >>': >>' "The Independent" attaches very great importance to the new American-Japanese guaran-tee-of-status-quo.agreement,'to which President Koosovelt has made reference.. "The Indepen-dent'writes-.The agreement taken'in con'nnctiou with.the arbitration treaty:signed l last May between Japan, and the..Jfnited-,.Staitfs .markf the farthest step yet talcenrby any >two of the" weat world Powers towards universal, peace. I'or the arbitration treaty'sahds''to'.the'"Hagne Court all disputes except "vitalinterests" and' those questions that affect third parties,-while the present agreement maies each nation.- respect the other's territories, whioh are the only interests'" vital- tea nation,: and'agree'to'' work together in China,; which', is the ! -third" Power most affected by their mutual foreign pohoies. Hence to all intents and purposes, there oan be no war between the United-States, and Japan as long as the treaty and the agreement last, for the treaty'will settle all minor disputes by arbitration b ru4, k ,the agreement alLmamr disputes by guaraiiteeingMhevprcsentstatus quo. -v.;, ■ i\s ,Z. ft, -?, ;5..-* 'VThus it is seen that Japan renounces all' claim to the Philippines and our Pacific Islandsr, and agrees with us to keep the "open door m China, which has always been the demand of American' diplomacy.' Japan and America, together with--England, Jnpnn's filly:' and our kinstolk, from now on should control the destinies, of the .VEorkingitoga'&r as partners in progress, and- (p'eaoe. ■,/ •• :>,V It is impossible to say whether all this is a greater triumph for the-.'spiritrpf peace in the! United :States or for Japanese diplomaoy. Secretary Boot Rives proof anew that in him America has a Secretary pf;.pta,te,- | unisurj)assed,. l if 1 t not Unequalled, in any chancellery of the world' aim conception of the idea of the Court of,Ar--bitral Justice, introduced by-the American-dele ;i gation-af thevSecond i Hague;.C6n{e,ifei 1 w an? ;;'eated by that hadyr the ostaWifhmkt of m Central American Court, the most advanced internahonal tribunal and now a treaty and agreement oh' t < Japan which- together, solve all., their mutual'nroblems-thes'e are tlrree .feats of' statesmanship unsurpassed m the annals our State Department And no less Takahira shown himself a diplomat'of the highest rank. .'-..Not only has be reversed the foreign .Pplioypf Janam'; which, with the exception of .benighted rTurksyAvfc the only nation at the Secptfa .-Hagife Conferonce to refusp to endorse the piiuoiple of obligatory arbitration, but he succeeded after his predw sor had failed and had been recalled for suk* posting an agreement similar to the.one. now Adopted, .- r .... ..-■__