AMERICA AND JAPAN/

Otago Witness, Issue 2810, 22 January 1908, Page 28

AMERICA AND JAPAN/

A DELICATE SITUATION. NEW YORK, January 14. An apparently inspired statement at Washington declares that the Department of Commerce is not yet completely convinced of the sufficiency of Japan's proposed measures ■fco- restrict- coolie immigrat.on into -'the United'-aktaEefe.fekt;'--.' *< v "•- " 'The message, 'adds 5 that^jT'Statfe depaTt--meh£ official^ fepT^at.it, is, .not easy to' convey ta.'Japlin even. pay ? suggestion, the , desirability of amended plane, without, wounding the national pride -,-, hence J the delay in" "preparing*' 1 the" ' note ' Y ef Mr O'Brieii, the new ' Ambassador to^ Japan. 1 ' ( Perhaps it will be found necessary to await the arriva^Lof Count Takahira, the new Ambassador to the United States, in order to complete the negotiations. January 17. Washington despatches report that uneasiness exists owing to sensational repoTts as to the distribution of the Japanese fleet. Admiral Sa., at Tokio, states that he is ■willing to make any announcement as to the disposition of the Japanese fleet if it • is needed to allay American excitement, but the rumour, in his opinion, is hardly - worth attention. .