Show TAFT T AND I IJ J TOGETHER AT TOKIO TORIO i Japans Japan's War Minister Seeks Conference With the American Ameri Ameri- i- i ij can Secretary Sec I Washington Sept 30 The Tho Tho fact Jt that Lieutenant General the tho Japanese Imperial minister o of war had a conference yesterday with Secretary Sec Sec- t Taft faCt at Tokio and antl Is t to meet him again toda today as announced cd by br t. t cable cahl Is of or more moie than titan ordinary Im Im- 1 It means that the Japanese government has brought up tho the qu quo quo- Lion tion o of the exclusion of or her subjects rl from the tho United States Slates and amI that the deadlock known n In diplomatic parlance parlance par pur- lance Jance a ns as j an Impasse which has lias exIsted existed ex ex- isted for or several months month concel concerning 1 this delicate question ma may be broken soon While Secretary Taft TaCt did not go so to the East in tho lie role rolo of or a diplomatic officer he hea a was of oC course cour course e fully kin kin- In Informed formed about the administrations administration's o position po po- on tho the Japanese question When hen Secretary Taft departed for forthe tho the ast ast it was felt It nt at Washington that tho the Unit United cd States hell held the upper ha hand anti and it was decided not to tike take o othe the Initiative o In reopening tho the negotiations negotiations tl for or an Immigration treaty r Secretary Tufts Tarts Jn Instructions w were ere to tomake tomake make mahe no movement mo in this direction when he met the tho Tokio but butto butto butto to let Jet tho the Initiative como come from them This It appears Is what has happened General a aked leed for 01 a a. private C conference with Secretary Taft Tuft Th There re is hope hone that out of oC the meeting meet meet- 11 ing inn will HI com comeS come i the tho concessions on time Iho of or tho the Japanese t which part are aro necessary sar sary If lC a new treaty Is to bo be concluded ed 1 |