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Show JAPAN FAIR IN MATTER. Washington, Nov. 4- The Japanese minister has received an official statement state-ment regarding the alleged dealings between the officials of the Japanese ' consulate at Manila and the insurgent leader Trias, as reported by General j MacArthur ..in December, 1900. The statement.tsays that .the matter was investigated by the Japanese government govern-ment and it was learned that Mr. Hoa-jo Hoa-jo of the Japanese 'consulate at Manila Ma-nila met Trias accidentally on a pleasure pleas-ure trip and was introduced to h'm by a fellow traveler. In conversation Trias' slated that the 'insurgents were in need of arms and ammunition: that if they could obtain a supply sufficient for the equipment of from 8,000 to 10,000 men it would be an easy matter to drivelhe. American. rvfKp out of the islands and ultimately to secure independence, inde-pendence, and that If Japan, would assist as-sist the insurgents by-'supplying arms and ammunition, the right to establish a permanent coaling station, freedom of trade and rail way franchises would be conceded..! ..-.;; ' 'r He then inquired how Mr. Hoajo thought the Japanese government would regard such a proposition. Mr. Hoajo stated that he had no authority to discuss the matter, in his official capacity,, hut that his 'private op'.n.'on was that it would be absolutely impossible impos-sible for Japan to consider such a proposition prop-osition or to render any assistarv-e whatever to the ' insurgents, and he added- that he thought the wisest course was submission to American authority. The United States minister' at Tokio was notified of the facts revealed by the Investigation and of the resultant action, and the reply received from him stated that the United States government gov-ernment regarded the matter as finally closed. i . ' |