Show tt t tt IO s. s f xo NO 1 MADI un 4 JAP X J AX f 4 ft t Washington Jan 11 The H.-The The state sUte t tf f- f department officially denies that f 4 44 ff f- f Ambassador ador 0 OBrien O'Brien has ever r def de- de f mandod from tho the Japanese govern govern- go el f ff f- f mont rent an R agi agreement cement In writing re- re f ff f 4 striding to a certain the lie 4 f immigration o of oC the lie Japanese f ft t 4 It I ma may h be stated on absolute au- au auf f ff f- f that the state slate department has not nor will wi in the future f 4 make nn such demand any on Japan f The diplomatic exchanges now In f 4 progress are not such uch as will wi force fOIce t Japan to lo make an unequivocal re- re 4 beat of or our request quest which would have ha c been the Inevitable result of off 4 f- f fany an any demand for on an agreement In Int t writing f 4 The Japanese e have made It Jt clear clearK 4 44 4 K from roni the be beginning of or the contro- contro 4 h vers versy that the they would not sign an f fh 4 agreement nt h and pointed out that such action acton is considered beneath s the tho dignity of a n great groat Icat power owEr While It is maintained that 4 hie I Ambassador Ambassador Am Am- OBren OBrien made mad no demand 4 on the Japanese e government o for a 4 44 4 4 written a agreement he lie has hus made madl f 4 representations that Included a ro- ro 4 quest that the government gO serIous serIous- 4 4 l I ly r ls revise I Its action ton in 1 supervising f 4 th the emigration ml raton of certain classes eisses af of or orI 44 4 4 I Us Its citizens who are ar not no welcome to f 4 this country D o. o f o 0 |