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Show JAPS RESPONSIBLE FOR BEING DISLIKED Toklo, May 2G. Prominent Japanese Japan-ese at a dinner tonight urged calm and plitlcnt efforts for a friendly ro-lution ro-lution of tho difficulty between Jap-nn Jap-nn and the United States especial) abstention from Inflammatory utter ances. It was admitted that the United States was confronted with n difficult problem. The speakers Included In-cluded Huron Shibushawa, president of the American Japanese association Buel Nakano, president of tho Toklo To-klo chamber of commerce; Baron Shi-mada, Shi-mada, and Joklchl Takamlno. Baron Shlmada Insisted thht racial prejudice was one ot the causes of tho present troublo nnd that there was agitation against the Japanese in Canada, Australia and other places hs well ns In California. Should the Jn-paneso Jn-paneso fall to struggle against the attitude of tbo white race, he said, it would ndverscly affect tho future of all Asiatics. Ho ndded that a strong reason was found In the fact that they are regarded as an oggrcs-sivo oggrcs-sivo nation, this opinion arising trom reckless and irresponsible utterances by some of the Japanese. At tho organizhtion of tho Japanese Japan-ese Pcaco society at Yokohama today Count Okuma former foreign minister, minis-ter, and Baron Sakatani, mayor of Toklo, dwelt on tho friendliness of the bulk of tbo American people and tho efficacy of international peace societies In an nmlcnblo settlement. Emperor Yoshlhtto is making most satisfactory progress, according to the attending physicians. He Is now believed to be out of danger. |