JAPAN AND CANADA.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 103, 24 January 1908, Page 7

JAPAN AND CANADA.

1 TOKIO'S POLICY. " ' ' COMMERCIAL INTERESTS IN VIEW. TE I,EG It A FIE—FIttES. ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. Ottawa, January 22. Mr. Lemioux, Canada's emissary to.Toluo, m lus statoment to the Dominion House of Common's, smd that bona fido Japanese students, inftrchants, and tourists would continuo tobo admitted to Canada; ■> ■ • The Japanese Foreign Mmistor, Count Hayashi, interviewed, said tlnvt, recognising that eimgi'iitioii of Japanese labourers under that guiso ><vould bo embarrassing to the United States, the Japanese Government'had ■dotermined to prevent' tho emigration of. labourers. Sljou!d : emigration from Hawaiij not entirely ljo■ prevented,.. Japan .would, en-; tiroly prohibit emigration" to Hawaii., '■ .. Tho Count said he also intended l to prohibit emigration to Mexico." He ' justified the, Japanese Governirient'sh ' policy ' towards, America- on the scoro of consideration .of Japan's commercial, interests.. ;

Count- Hayaßhi's' "justification", of. liis policy is no doubt a reply to, Japanese whose remarks have not beon cabled. For instance,-., the "Hochi Shimbun" has been complaininß: that. tho. Government is ' "tamely yielding to foreign Powers, while at tho sumo -timo cleverly hidinfi the facts from tho jiublic in Japan." : The Japnnese Opposition is ire-, porteif to bo making all possible capital out rof tho situation.- ' . .. v