JAPANESE immigration n 31 in ion tu i vh r ih dopa afi n arn r an j noi ha i japanese government will regard with favo Pany legislation enacted by the united which will discourage japanese immigration The only liml lauon tho tokio government puts on such restrictive legislation is that it not look discrimination W reflect on japans dignity ehte state mant according to a coast paper js entirely consistent with previous representations and the imperial edicts issued by the mikado the japanese government has never encourage dt emigration to the united states before the war restrictions nere placed by it on the number which should embark on each steamship balling tor this country and while the war was in progress an imperial edict was issued which tactically prohibited emigration the boklo government has wanted the japanese to stay at home to develop the empires domestic resources first and in the event of a surplus population developing lo 10 colonize territory on the neighboring continent attention has frequently been directed to this particular feature of japans policy and it has been maintained that her surplus population would be encouraged to colonize korea and manchuria for the sake of dominating them in future this is now confirmed by the altitude of the imperial government for what japanese immigration we hae received up to date we are indebted to tho pernicious activity of the transpacific steamship companies whose agents have encouraged the migration of contract laborers to the united states aiom the island empire from purely selfish there is not a reasonable doubt that most of the japanese passengers carried eastward across the pacific have been under contract and that the transportation companies have operated cooperated co with those interested in their importation to conceal the fact and defeat the contract labor law now that the war with russia Is over and korea is under a japanese protectorate and manchuria open for trade and settlement with the Llao tung peninsula under japanese sovereignty an expansive field has been opened at japans very doors tor occupation by her surplus population tokio recognizes the fact that lier most promising and productive mission lies in the exploitation of china and korea and that it is the intention of its government to divert emigration to that direction hence it is now ready to join with the united states in putting a stop to he past activity of the transpacific steamship companies by favoring the adoption by congress of restrictive japanese immigration legislation which will not humilia to tho national pride there ought to bo no difficulty in harmonizing the policies of the two governments