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Show EQUAL RIGHTS FOR JAPANESE Foreign Minister Hayashi's Views as to Refusal to Naturalize Subjects of Mikado. Will Insist Upon Japanese Being Granted Rights Equal to Those Granted Subjects of the Other Powers. Toklo A delegate from tho Jnpan-cso Jnpan-cso residents ot Sail Francisco Interviewed Inter-viewed Foreign Minister Haynshl on Sunday and fully explained conditions In that city relative to tho prejudlco existing against Jnpancse. Ho point I cd out that tho feeling for exclusion . wns directed against tho uudeslrablo Immigrant nloue and that American employers welcomed honest Japanese I laborers. Ho requested, on behalf ot his compatriots, that tho foreign of-llco of-llco penult the emigration ot 900 lion-' est emigrants moiitnly through Scnttlo and Snn Francisco. Minister Hajaslil replied that at1 prebcut It was advlsablo to limit emigration emi-gration to half that number. Ho further fur-ther assured tho delegate that everything every-thing will bo dono to protect Japuneso Interests and at tho samu tlmo emphasized empha-sized tho Importance of stopping any thing calculated to injure Uio traditional tradi-tional friendship of both countries. Tho government would hereafter, ho said, super visa tho Uliul of emigrants allowed to go out. When questioned If measures had been taken to Bccuro tho right of nat- , unitization for Japanese, Minister llujashl replied that as a minister of, his majesty's government ho will never encourago tho allcnlzlng of his subjects, but will Insist on securing for Japuneso rights equal to thoso j granted subjects of other powers. Minister Hn ashl, continuing, Bald that ho hoped that after tho roturn of M. Islill, tho commlstsoncr sent to America to Investigate tho subject, and the receipt of his report, dctlnUo stvps would bo taken to find a solution solu-tion In nn amicable and satisfactory I manner. |