PRO-JAP JOURNALISM.

NZ Truth, Issue 112, 10 August 1907, Page 7

PRO-JAP JOURNALISM.

. ■♦ Cornering the Californians. Wilhthe Yankee Fleet Go to the Pacific? The following cablegrams concerning the latest developments m the trouble between Japan and the people of the State of California appeared m a 'daily paper recently:— LONDON, Friday.— The New York "Herald" recently sent a cable message to Viscount Hayashi, Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs, stating that only a dozen newspapers out of 2200 sympathised with the Jingo demand for the transfer of the American fleet to the Pacific, and that it was, therefore, untrue that the anti-, Japanese demonstration was backed by the entire American people; Viscount Hayashi replied that all Japan had unshaken confidence m the policy of justice and peace displayed by the American Government, and' felt convinced of the pacific character of the situation, and also that the sensational reports appearing m a small section of the press did not reflect the nations mind. NO ORDER ISSUED. The Ne,w York "World" attributes to President Roosevelt a statement that he has given no order to the Navy Board to send the battleships' fleet into the, Pacific, and that he is not aware that the Board has issued any such order. The fleet will, it is stated, proceed upon a cruise early m the Fall for the purpose of manoeuvres and may go into the Pacific, but its destination has not yet been determined. The naval plans, it is added, have absolutely no significance with regard to the Japanese question, which President Roosevelt does not consider serious. "RIDICULOUS BUNKUM." The "World" expresses a belief that President Roosevelt will not consent to send the fleet to the western coast, declares that the jingo demonstration is finished, and attributes it to "Mr Metcalf's ridiculous Fourth of July bunkum." There are some signs that the Californians are beginning to regret their anti-Japanese campaign, and are now trying to appease the illfeeling. The directors of the San Francisco Merchants' Exchange announce that they do not favor any immigration law discriminating against Japanese. It is reported, too, that the fruitgrowers of Fresno County are discovering that the Japanese are absolutely necessary, no white labor being available to pick the fruit.