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Show JAPAN DOESN'T WANT TO FIGHT No Aggressive Intentions Entertained by MiKado's Nation, Declares Foreign Minister Hayashi. SAN FRANCISCO. March 27. Mall advices ad-vices from Toklo state that Viscount Hayashi. Foreign Minister of Japan, In a speech before the Japanese Diet, In answer an-swer to questions of members regarding the Government's attitude concerning the refusal of the San Francisco authorities to admit Japan to the public schools, said: "The American Government, which throughout had shown profound sympathy sympa-thy with the Japanese nation, sent" us a telegraphic expression of Its regret at the occurrence before our protest had reached Washington. We considered that our proper course was to stand on one side and patiently await the development of affairs. "In regard to the foreign suspicions of aggressive Intentions on the part of Japan, these ideas can only be attributed to great Ignorance of the conditions In this country. The military and naval proposals in the budget are of a kind merely to restore and reorganize the national na-tional forces, just as every other nation Is doing. On behalf, not only of the Government, Gov-ernment, but also of the nation. I beg to declare that Jspan has no aggressive Intentions In-tentions whatever." |