XULTniS, 1907
The Commoner.
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inaccuracy In his testimony concerning a .com
paratively trivial detail of the attempt to assas
sinate. Fred Bradley, the former superintendent
of ther' Bunker Hill and Sullivan mill. When,
Mr. Richardson was grilling Orchard on cross
examination ho compelled the mujtl-murderer'to
go Intp the minutest details of his attempt on
the Ho of Bradley. Orchard swore that he hid
on the, roof over the rear porch, of the Bradley
home and awaited the coming of the milkman.
When the latter had deposited the milk Intended
for the Bradley household Orchard said he
descended and poured a quantity of strychnine
into the glass jar. Richardson laid great stress
on this Incident and Orchard was emphatic when
he reiterated the statement that he had con
cealed himself on .the roof of the porch. Today
the defense submitted a number of affidavits
dealing with the Bradley .affair and one of these
documents contained the statement that the roof
over the Bradley porch was not constructed until
six months after the explosion. 'That discrep
ancy alone should be sufficient to discredit all
of Orchard's testimony, said one of the attor
neys for the defense. 'False In one false in all,
is a pretty good maxim.' "
THE NEWSPAPERS have been filled with talk
of war between the United States and
Japan and the sending of the fleet to the Pacific
waters just at this time is regarded by many
as unwise. It is plain that some people on both
sides have systematically fought to fan the war
flamebut there is noticeable in America a strong
undercurrent in favor of discouraging war talk
or war movements whether these things are en
couraged by trust magnates or newspaper editors
who desire to draw public attention from the
subject of monopoly or by politicians seeking
to bolster up the waning fortunes of the repub
lican party through, war.
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KEIROKU TZUZUKI, a Japanese statesman
,of cabinet rank and ambassador pleni
potentiary of his country to The Hague confer
ence, Js quoted at length in the New York Herald
in a special cable dispatch, on the prevailing re
ports regarding the relations of Japan and the
United States. Mr. Tzuzuki, according to the
report, has the. fullest confidence of his govern
ment, and what he says may be taken as re
flecting "the views of ministerial, official and in
telligent Japanese sentiment. In beginning his
statement Mr. Tzuzuki said there must be a
great misunderstanding somewhere. "Of all'the
countries in the world,' he said, "the United
States is the very last with which Japan seeks
any trouble. Japan is a very young nation in
the family of nations. So young nations, like
ourselves, are ' deeply sensible as to those who
have been our friends in our struggles and to
those .who have been our enemies. Now of all
our best friends has been the United States.
That she was the one power that gratuitously
returned to us her share of the SImeonosaki
Indemnity is known and impressed upon every
school boy in Japan. We remember with grati
tude that America was the first to rocognize our
claims to extra territoriality. We remember that
during the last war, when we were engaged in
a titanic and suprqme struggle, the entire sym
pathy, of the United States, was with us. That
left a deep impression upon us, as America will
find in the future. The understanding between
our respective governments is perfect. So it is,
I most firmly believe, between intelligent peo
ple in? both countries." In reply to a question
regarding the sending of an American fleet to
the Pacific Mr. Tzuzuki said: "I say without
hesitation that Japan would look upon the cruise
with the idea that no better time than the pres
ent could be. chosen, just when the two govern
ments are in most perfect accord." Admiral
Shimamura, who was with the ambassador when
the statement was made, the correspondent says,
coincided entirely with Mr. Tzuzuki's views.
WASHINGTON dispatches say that the American-Japan
treaty may not be renewed.
The correspondent for the New York American
says: "The Japanese government may not con
sent to the renewal of the present treaty with
the United States. - If his government reserves
the right to Insert a clause excluding Japanese
coolie labor from continental United States
semi-official advices purporting to give the views
of Foreign Minister Hayashi, received here today
from" Ototaka Yamao.ka, the personal represent
ative; Count Okuma, leader ofithe progressive
partyrfasserts that the treaty will, not be re-7
newed. Mr. Yamaoka, who visited the United
States in April and perfected an alliance with
the Japaneso of tho Pacific coast for the pur
pose of 'bringing about tho overthrow of tho
Salonjl ministry and tho annulment of tho ex
clusion clauso in tho immigration bill, Is au
thority for tho statement that Foreign Minister
Hayashi has received from Secretary of State
Root a preliminary 'note' regarding tho new
treaty which tho two governments propose to
substitute for tho convention which expires
July 17, 1911. Tho draft of the new treaty,
according to tho communication from Mr. Ya
maoka, called for tho renewal of tho article
of the present treaty, which gives to each na
tion the right to regulate immigration. .With
reference to the 'note' submitted by Secretary
Root, Mr. Yamaoka says that Foreign Minister
Hayashi has issued an official confidential memo
randum outlining tho Japanese government's at
titude on tho question of the limitation of immi
gration, which in substance is as follows:
'First, that the government of the United States
has submitted a proposal for the enactment! of
a treaty which provides for tho limitation of
immigration. The government of Japan has re
jected tho proposal and will not in the future
entertain any such proposition. Second, that in
the new treaty which is to bo operated from
the forty-fourth year of Melji (1911), the gov
ernment of Japan will insist on striking out tho
article defining the power reserved by the con
tracting parties to enact laws with regard to
police and immigration relations. For that pur
pose the government of Japan shall take a most
vigorous attitude. Although the negotiations
for that end are not yet developed, we firmly
believe that the government of the United States
will fight with determination to preserve tho
clause. Third, that tho government of Japan
contemplates sending representatives to the
United States to investigate conditions on tho
Pacific coast and to determine If the Japaneso
residents are discriminated against.' Mr. Ya
maoka, it is said, has sent copies of Foreign
Minister Hayashl's confidential memorandum to
the Japanese societies of San Francisco and
Seattle and to correspondents of Japanese news
papers in this country. Dr. MasujI Miyakawa,
the Japanese lawyer, admitted that he had seen
a copy of the communication which is being
distributed by Yamaoka, and characterized the
attitude of, Foreign Minister Hayashi as a con
cession to the progressives, who have strongly
opposed the clause In the Immigration bill ex
cluding coolie labor from this country."
THE TOPEKA (Kan.) State Journal, repub
lican, complains of what it calls the unfair
apportionment of the delegates to the na
tional republican convention. Tho Journal
shows the' enormous advantage certain southern
states have by being allowed delegates on t tho
basis of their representation in congress where
as they cast few republican votes. Here are
the figures of the republican vote in these nine
states and the delegates which will be appor
tioned them under the usual rule:
Rep. Vote. DeL
Alabama ; 22,474 22
Arkansas 46,860 18
Florida. . r. .' : 8,314 10
Georgia. .''. 24,003 2G
Louisiana .' 5,205 . 18
Mississippi' i 3,168 20
South Cardllna . 2,554 18
Texas ,...... 50,307 36
Virginia . ...: ...... 46,450 24
Totals' Y. 169,335 192
To offset th6' power of these nine southern states
withva republican vote of only 169,335, will re
quire ten northern and western states with a
total republican vote of over 2,000,000. Here
they are:
- . Rep. Vote. Del.
Illinois 632,645 54'
Iowa. 307,907 26
Kansas. . . . . ,210,893 20
California . ..' 205,226 20
Minnesota ;- 216,651 22
Nebraska 158,558 16
North Dakota 52,595 8
South Dakota. : .. 72,083 8
Oregon 60,455 8
Washington 101,540 10
Total .- 2,018,553 192
COMMENTING UPON the Topeka Journals
complaint the Houston (Texas) Post says:
"It.is easy to see that the southern states named
' above may actually hold the balance of power
in the convention and nominate the ticket.
These southern states have a delegate forjvcyy
900 votes cast, whereas in tho other group, ,p'C
itates the ratio, is6nc delegate for eVcry 10,5,00
votes. It Is strange that the republ Jeans. ofjtu
north do not deal with a condition like th'lu.-. It
would bo bad enough If the 192 delegates al
lowed thOBo southern states woro chosen in a
becoming manner,; but wo all know that mait
of thorn aro bargained Jor like thoy worBlsb
many cattle. Tho man who has tho most nionoy
will get them. Tho delegates thomoolvos, or
many of them, aro after graft and tho men who
dominate them aro after patronage. It would
bo the best thing that could happen for tho re
publican party In tho south to reduo tho rep
resentation In republican national conventions
so that the trafficking- in delegates would cease.
There aro quite a number of white republicans
of standing in the south who might take part
In republican councils, but for the prcsonco of
the traders in delegates. As it is, most of theso
keep away from republican conventions. Tho
southern delegates in national republican con
ventions represent absolutely nothing but appe
tite for office. They do not stand for any vital
principle and their support must be obtained
either through corrupt practices or boBS tyranny.
If each of the southern states should be allowed
m but four or flvo delegates in tho convention, it
' would bo as much as It is entitled to upon tho
basis of republican votes cast. We think tho
Topeka paper is on a very warm trail."
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AN ASSOCIATED Press dispatch under dato
of New York July 12 says: "A peace con
ference of hardly less Importance to the United
States and Japan than that now in session1, at
The Hague was held at Oyster Bay today after
Admiral Yamamoto of Japan and Viscount Aoki,
the Japanese ambassador, arrived there for an
official visit of respect to the president." An
Oyster Bay dispatch of the same date follows
"An official statement announcing a thoroughly
good understanding and fundamental friendli
ness between tho United States and Japan was
Issued by President Roosevelt today through
Secretary Loob after the departure of Admiral
Yamamoto and Ambassador Aokl from Sagamore
Hill. The statement follows: 'The prcBldant.
had a long interview with Admiral Baron Ya
mamoto and it was most satisfactory in every
way. It simply confirms what had already been
made clear by Ambassador Aoki, the thorough
ly good understanding between the two gov
ernments and tho fundamental friendliness bo
tween the two nations.' Tho members of tho
Japanese party whom the president entertained
at luncheon returned to New York at 3 o'clock.
Ambassador Aoki, as he boarded the car, re
marked that neither ho nor the admiral had
time to make any statement regarding their
visit to the president. A Toklo cablegram car
ried by the Associated Press says: "Viscount
Hayashi, the Japanese minister of foreign af
fairs, made the following statement in an Inter
view today: 'The governments of Washington
and Tokio are conducting negotiations in per
fect accord. Japan is availing hersejf of Amer
ica's good will, and no hitch whatever is appre
hended. Until the new treaty comes up for dis
cussion Japan has no right to agitate against re
striction of number of her emigrants. Her de-.
mands for the prescntjjonsist simply that Japan -be
protected against provocation, but for tho
rest the 'American judicial authorities must bo
left to deal with the situation. My government
does not look with suspicion upon the dispatch
of an American fleet to the Pacific. Sinco
America is moving this fleet within her terri
torial waters, Japan can rai ;e no objection.' " -
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