MISCHIEF-MAKING.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 414, 25 January 1909, Page 5

MISCHIEF-MAKING.

'united states and japan.

WILL THERE BE WAR? .'the immigeation question. ."., .'■"■ (HI TZLEGBArit—PKESS ASSOCIATION—cprYBIOUT.) . London, January 22. . ■ The New York correspondent: of;" The Times " declares that in San Francisco there is much wanton mischief-making, dictated solely for local party purposes. .■-..- ... '.■■.

Considerably more Japanese are leaving the United States than are arriving. ■ -

Mr. W. R. Hearst's newspapers demand that the American fleet should return to the. Pacific, and be kept there, since compli-. cations are developing which threaten war.

(Reo. January 24, 4.15 p.m.)

Washington, January 23,

The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Committee, which recently visited Japan, have unanimously petitioned tbo State Legislature- to defeat tlie anti-Japanese Bills. They are convinced of the absolute good faith of the Mikado and the Japanese Government regarding the restriction on emigration to the United States. ;'>'• •■:■■-• ;>.'V

IN CASE OF HOSTILITIES,

PROJECTED FORTIFICATIONS,

New York, January 22,

■ President Roosevelt has forwarded to Congress the General Staff's recommendation;for the fortification of San Pedro Harbour, in California, on the ground that it would be impossible otherwise to prevent an Oriental Power, within a month of hostilities developing, from landing a,hundred thousand men at Los Angeles, and three _ hundred thousand within two months. - The War Department declares.that the projected fortifications have no ■ connection with recent Japanese troubles. ' '}■ ]:. TWO BATTLESHIPS.;., ; '" ■ . (Reo... January 2f, 4,15,, p:ni.)' ■'[ '' :U \ • ■ . . Washington, January '&"' ' The House of Representatives has votod funds for/the construction of the two battleships mentioned in a cablegram dated January 12. ' '..,- , ". •' '.■..'. . , The cablegram referred to above stated that the Naval Committee of the United States' House of Representatives recommended the appropriation of .only 29 million dollars for, naval construction; and proposed to reduce the number of gigantio battleships proposed by the Government from,four to two. THE' AMERICAN-JAPANESE 'AGREE- ~> .■'.■■■ ■■•-. . ■ MENT. •■..-.,. , .The New York correspondent of ; "The wntmg. early in. 'December,:states:— /While every one is pleased-even the 'Evening Post. and the . 'Sun'—at the AmericanJapanese agreement, it is painfully perplexing, ,to find a name for it. By whatever name it may become' , known, if is generally admitted to be a notable triumph for dipjomaoy,' and will _probably be instrumental in reisoving Such of the remaining international 1 friction" as still.-exist between , ; the- , United States! and Japan. I.am informed by.some-one in> olose_ relations with Mr. Eoot that he is ■determined, not. to the American-Japanese agreement to. the Senate in tho form of- a treaty, becauso.he is afraid that, if he does, the Western Senators will insist on adding' an arhole binding Japan either: to ' keep' her labourers ■at home or : to assent to-the Exolui.sion Act.". ; . ;-.-,: .:■..; .■■■.."■.■'

; "The Times". Washington' correspondent writes:—"ln*aocepting the Japa'neSe'i'proposalS* :Mr. Root is.largely actuated by-.:the wish,.to reach, his end without .consulting' the Senate, Although' in'.' Congressional. icir'Bles ' theri?'"h¥a already mutterings oyer the alleged'infringo■rnent of-the-privileges: of-that body, therS'is , little likelihood that so able.a'idiplqmatist'hs th.6; , ; Secretary of : : State will .have, left a loon'hole for attack; : - 'Indeed, it' is , thought "here 4hat : both .he'and :the. Japanese' Government' are' to '..be eongratulated. Mr.. Eoot has ; not only succeeded in his ■ p'rotraoted.'effort. to silence, the anti-Japanese ;'jin^oes, J '.' but has Committed : Japan to the principles contained in Mr. Hay's famous Note to which'' she had :iever given her itormal assent.. . . . ...The , 'Berliner , Tageblatt" recognises the farreaching, importance of the ;new : agreement, and remarks that the. "yellow, peril" has proved to possess no;terrors for a countfy i 'whic , h'en- , joys a- sound : foreign--poliby.' -ii-.iiti'.if -.-'jjc, i ; The comment, of the Paris. 'is ■. that the "German Emperor's" dream of American support against the so-called ""yellow peril"'now vanishes.:-; :.'.. •-.1 '• .■■.:■ •■•-.; ! ,;