Show JAPANS JAPAN'S POSITION ON IMMIGRATION 1 Minister of Foreign Affairs Expresses Expresses Ex Ex- presses Views in in Interview CONCESSIONS INDICATED Mikado's Government Intends to Close q Grates tes to West- West erp Lands Washington Feb 13 The The state department de- de department de de- toda today gave ga to the press a translation of the tile interview with Count Hayashi the Japanese minister minis ter of fore affairs in which h statements state state- ments merits are made that indicate an intention Intention in In- on the part of Japan to concede concede concede con con- cede the contentions of Secretary Root in regard to the restrictions of Japanese Japanese Japa Japu nese coolie Immigration to the United States The authenticity of or the Interview is undoubted and though no rio official I announcement to that effect Is made mado there Is every reas reason n to believe tWit that Mr OBrien O'Brien the American ambassador dor at d the tho Interview to the state department with tho tire statement state state- mont ment that it was a representation tion Uon of the tho views of or the Japanese government government gov gov- On that account tire the Interview Interview interview Inter Inter- view Is of ot the tho greatest importance In showing the pacific view of Japan Tho The interview was obtained by a n representative of or In tho the Interview Count Hayashi de do- declared lea that If It to prevent J H d a are n not t o effective tho the J Japanese Government ent will not hesitate he to prohibit Japanese so immigration to Hawaii whence many of tho the objectionable coolie class come como to tho the Pacific Pa Pa- coast const Mexico I. I In Li tI lie He declared also that the foreign offices office intends to emigration to Mexico from which country Japanese coolies enter tho the United States In violation vIolation vio yb- lation of ot tho tiro understanding under between the Japanese and ond American govern govern- i ments menta It Is Indicated also that Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese Immigration to Canada will bo be restricted On the tho whole the Interview shows a willingness on tho the part of Japan to remove the great S-reat danger to the tho friendly friend friend- ly 13 relations between the two nations from failure to e en en- en which ha has haM como come force rigid restrictions on err coolie ml- ml gration The Tho Interview as aa given out by the state department Is as follows Count Hayashi being quoted quoted- Should the tho migration of Japanese laborers from Hawaii to the mainland of the tire United States be not riot prevented entirely the tire minister for foreign affairs af at- fairs will not hesitate In prohibiting Japanese emigration to Hawaii Asfor As Asfor Astor for tor Mexico Minister reports emigrants emigrants emi emi- to that It Is not a land favorable countries having al already already al- al grants European hope hope- ready read abandoned that country countr as less Those who desire to emigrate therefore be bo ma to such a n country may regarded as assisting the emigrants In entering the United States through the frontiers Tho foreign office Intends emigration to Mexico to prohibit |