OPEN QUESTION

Northern Advocate, 28 June 1924, Page 5

OPEN QUESTION

AMERICAN EXCLUSION LAW.

JAPANESE VIEWPOINT,

ANOTHER NOTE DRAFTED,

(Received 9 a.m.)

NEW YORK, June 26.

! The New York "Times ,,, Tokio correspondent says that the Cabinet has approved- a now Note which will be despatched to the United States concerning the exclusion of Japanese. The message will be short, couched in the most friendly terms and will aim to close the correspondence for the time being, since it is: felt that a furth?r exchange of views is not probable during the present Congress. The Note will indicate that Jarpan cannot consider Mr Hughes' reply as satisfactory, but will not elaborate this view nor question further the legality of exclusion in reference to the Japanese-Ame-rican treaty of commerce , and navigation. The document concludes* ''The immigration law remains an open question, Japan reserving the right to resume consideration' at a later date. ,.

Popular protest meetings' are being planned for July 1 throughout the country. The Diet will also adopt a resolution condemning the , law.—Reuter.

HUMILIATION DAY.

RUSH TO LATIN AMERICA,

(Received 10.50 a.m.) VANCOUVER, June 27. Passengers jirriving at Victoria from Japan aboard the steamer President Jackson state that the Japanese are planning an annual humiliation day on the anniversary of the date when Pivfident Coolidge signed the Exclusion Bill. Travellers assert that festivals, dances avd parties have in a large measure been discontinued because of the recent legislation and an atmosphere approaching one of natioiuil mourning prevails. South Arac-

rienn countries, pnrtieularly .\rgentjna nml Brazil. I >om on the horizon :is Meccas for Japan's surplus .papulation. Hundreds ar« already v/aigrating to Latin Amer'ii-.'i.— R- <;trr.

LEAGUE IMPOTENT. APPEAL FUTILE. (Received 2 p.m.) TOKIO, June 27. ; It is stated that the Foreign Office of Japan has dropped the idea of appealing to the League of Nations, not because it had not a good case, but because the- League apparently is impotent. The Prime Minister states that the Government's hand is tied because of the American elections, which preclude the chance of any satisfactory presentation to America.—Sun.