AMERICA & JAPAN

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16960, 8 October 1920, Page 7

AMERICA & JAPAN

IMMIGRATION PROBLEM

(By Cable—Press Arsociatior.—Coprright.) lAustrclian end X.Z. Cable Association.) WASHINGTON. October G.

It is authoritatively stated that tho j negotiations between Mr K. Shidehara, Japanese Ambassador to the United Slates, and the American Ambassador, Mr Roland S. Morris, regarding Oalifenra's anti-Japaneso legislation, havo proceeded without a hitch, and there is cvory prospect of an amicable settlement. • It is indicated thnt either a new treaty with J;ipan will be negotiated, or the existing treaty amended to establish, beyond question, the right of Japanese nnt'onals residing in the United States to own or transfer land nnd equal treatment with the nationals of all ether countries with whi'h the United Stated has treaty relations. Jap:in, on her part, would agree to a new "gentleman's agreement" fiflort'ng the immigration of J:\p'ineso labourers into tho United States. A Japanese telegram states that the Minister of Railways, rd Iressins? a_ ppntral meeting of the Seiyukai (Majority Party), said the conditions_ sitrrot'r.dirtrr t'le iTiti-Japanese question in t>e T'lvted Stnte , ; were bcominp He f<? I .t the utmost anxiety the quest'on should affect the friendly relations between Jap-nn nnd Amerirh. He had no doubt thnt the question would > be settled ro-'cpfuily when tho American r.-osidontial election was over.

QUESTION OF CABLE CO2STTEOL. WASTTTNTTOX, October 6. It is lenrned that .lapan is f-ndonv-to control a P^" ; fic Ocean cable Ivtween the TTnit<"l anrl Jnr/nn. The construction pml of t>e cable v.'is recently propos-->'l to the Ameri°nn SHtp Oonnrtrrrnt by omissnry of a <rvour> of .Tnnancsf l snonsorod by th" in tho name of the Tokin Government.

It was proposer! that a of Jnpnne=e capitalists sho-ild join either t>e ITn'ted States Government or American enpH'lists in the construction n f tbr , cab I *.

Tt is nmlo-stood t>pt Jnpan insisted +hat the enb'e should be by a JTpnrp ,s ' , rornpTy. unon which the St-itn T>pr>nrt' T "ent out tbnt forbids fore'cn cbVe lnnding on Jnnnn-se sborr>«. and the American Oovnrn"iP' 1 t eoi'lri riot, t>bprpfni*r>. nlloW the l n nrline of the orop-sed cable on Ameri o fn soil if controlled by foreign interests.