Show ORDERED FOR CALIFORNIA ARIZONA BORDER A A A AI SAYS THERE WAS NO VEILED THREAT Ambassador Explains N Now Famous Note In Letter to Hughes SECRETARY REPLIES Outcome of Correspondence Correspondence Correspondence dence On Exclusion Sit Situation Sit Sit- Is Uncertain nO HO April 19 the 19 Ippu JIJI local lorol Japanese language lIe received a 11 special 1 dis- dis p dis-p h tills this afternoon from Toldo Tokio that American Amba C I us I K E Koo oo li h had cabled President President dent coolidge i l him hint to seto eto the Immigration ration bill WASHINGTON WAHINGTON April A 19 19 A specific of any In- In Intent intent In Intent tent to convey COn a a veiled veil ell threat In Inthe inthe Inthe the use of tha the phrase giave giase con con- consequences consequences con consequences sequences In hIs bis recent communication cation to Secretary Hughes protest protest- protesting ing log against the thO Japanese occlusion of ot the Immigration bill Is made by Ambassador In Ina ina Ina a second cond letter to the ho secretary made public today and character character- characterized by Mr Hughes as a frank trank frankard ard friendly explanation e The ambassadors ambassador's letter leller and a re- re re reply pi ply 11 by the tho ho secretary were made mado public by the state stale department Mr Hughes letter sa saving easing Ing that in m the I light of ot the original and the tho th pro pre pre prevailing sailing friendship and mg JIg l lug between the two I no doubt that these words nerds grave consequences weme wele to be taken taleen In Inthe Inthe inthe the samo saino sense a vou ou au have stated and andI andI I was waa quite sure cure It was as far from your thought to express oi om imply Imly all an threat Tho The correspondence was made public after aCter Secretary Hughes Hugha had given much of at his time for tor the past two tao days to a consideration of othe the International Issue ins Involved lie He conre red again today v with Ith Ith President President rest dent lent Coolidge and before receipt ot of the tho ambassador s second letter been ad advised of ot the desire of ot off orn- officials daIs of ot the embassy to have havo all an ot of o the tho language of ot th the before the public ITI in CT is NOT 01 I K II IOWN OWN oWN What effect the explanation may have on the tho pending t legislation In congress was not ap- ap apparent apparent ap apparent parent tonight Senator Lodge chairman of ot the senate foreign ro- ro re relations lations committee who ho In senate C Continued on Page Pasc Three NO THREAT MR SAYS Continued 1 From Page Pace One debate characterised the phrase piro e grace gra consequences as a a veiled threat In recent davs days has hils confer confer- conferred conferred conferred I red with President Coolidge on the tho question but hut leaders leader In n congre congress 9 desired opportunity to study the language of the th latest letter before be- be belore lore bo-lore lore fore appraising the situation Steps to send sen Che ho bill to conference sere ere taken at the capitol today and the toi conte-toi eos are expected to begin work cork ork without de de- de delay delay lay sIt It Is understood that the am- am ambassador ambassador made mad his explanation with th the approval al of ot the th Tokio foreign office which had given Its it explicit indorsement to the th wording of o the letter lotter Both communications how hOW- hOWever however however ever were made public without comment S 'S LETTI-Il LETTI Ambassador letter Itter under date dato of ot April 17 11 said ald My My Dear Mr Secretary l In reading the Congressional Record of ot April H U 1924 1 2 I find that the letter I addressed to you on April 10 a copy of which OU sent to the chairman of the he son son- sonata son son-at ate ata committee which waa sas made a subject of discussion in the son son- senate sen senate ate In Ste ho Record It Is Js reported that some of ot the senators express express- expressed expressed expressed ed the tho opinion which was wa ILl apparently apparently par par- accepted by many runny other mem mem- members members members bers of that body that th mv my letter contained a soiled celled ellel threat as it ap- ap appears appears ap appears pears from the th Record slat nat It Is the phrase Ira grace consequence consequence which I used In the concluding part of my letter that some ome of th the tho acne sena- ton tors cO a as a 0 veiled threat I may be permitted to note here lull full text of the th sentence which co contained the words In question I 1 I Sr- Sr Sr CE QUOTED RE-QUOTED Relying upon the th confidence iou Sou OU hM base ha e been good enough to show me at nt all times I have stated or rather repeated all this to you you cry cry candidly and In a a most friend friend- friendly friendly friendly ly spirit for I realize as ns I belle bellese bellee e Sou ou do tho the gra grass gra consequences which the enactment of ot the meas meas- measure measure measure ure retaining that particular pro pro- pron pro slon would could Inevitably Ine bung up- up upon up upon on the otherwise happy end mu- mu mutually mutually mu mutually ad relations be- be bc t eln our two tao countries Frankly I must say ta I am un- un unable unable un unable able to understand how the o h read in their context could be construed as ns meaning anything like a threat I simply tried to emphasize the most unfortunate and deplorable effect upon our tra- tra tra traditional friendship which might re- re result re result sult suit from rom the th adoption of a parr J par particular ar- ar i e clauso clau o in the proposed measure It would seriously Im- Im Impair Impair Im Impair I pair the good and mutually help help- helpful helpful helpful ful relationship and disturb the spirit ot of mutual regard and con con- confidence confidence con confidence which l characterizes our Intercourse of the last three quarters quarters quarters of ot a century and which sea as considerably strengthened b by the Washington conference as well as asby asby asby by the moat magnanimous 8 em- em path sim-path m- m paths shown by your i our peoples people's people n fn the rec nt calamity In my country country here s there is wise every promise of hearty operation co be- be bet tw be-tw t seen een en Japan and the United States Is belle believed ed to be essential to the welfare not only of es but o of the th rest of the world It create or at least tend to create crate an unhappy atmosphere of ill feeling and misgiving 0 oser er the relations between our two soun- soun tries oun tries NO O T MEANT oT As the representative e of o my country countr whose hose supreme duty is to maintain and If it possible Io to w dr still closer cloer the bond of friendship so happily existing between our ourt t two 0 peoples I honestly believe such effects as ns I have described to be grave consequence consequences In using these words which I did qUIte quit to- to IngenuouslY In Ingenuously I had no thought of ot be- be beIng being be being ing In any way disagreeable or dis- dis discourteous discourteous dis discourteous courteous and still sUIi less ot of conveying convey convey- conveyIng conveying ing a veiled threat On the contrary It was In a spirit spirit of the most mont sincere respect confidence and candor that I used these words which spirit I hope Is manifest throughout my entire entiN let let- letter letter let letter ter for tor It was ae in that spirit that I 1 wrote rote you I never suspected that these wolds 01 ds when hen I used u ed them eel oi e ei el afford an occasion for such comment or Interpretation as aha hose ha been given them MEAtS MEANS AO 1 O OrlE SI You know I am sure surn ur that nothing noth- noth nothIng Ing coth-Ing Ing could be bo farther tarther from my thought than to give cause caul for tor ot- ot offense tense ot-tense to your people or their gov gov- government gov- gov government government and I have not the th slight slightest est eat doubt that you havo have no such misunderstanding as to either th the spirit in which I J wrote rote tho the letter Jeller to In question to you or the th meaning I intended for tor the th phrase that I used therein In view however ot of That shat has transpired In the course ot of the th pub pub- public public pub public lic discussion In the tho th senate nent I feel constrained t write you as a a mat mat- matter matter mat matter ter of record that I 1 did not use uso the phrase In question In such such a sense as aJ hRs hae ha been attributed to It it I am my dear deor Mr Secretary Yours very truly HUGHES The letter Jetter written by Secretary hughes to the th ambassador dor Bald said I am gratified to receive your letter of ot the Instant with your hank trank and friendly explanation of the Intent of your recent note not In reo re- relation r lation to the th pending Immigration bill It gives give me m pleasure ure to bo be beable bable able to assure you that reading the cords grave gravo consequences In la th the light of their context and knowing know know- knowInG knowing ing the spirit ot of friendship and understanding you have always manifested In to our long lone association I had bad no doubt that these the words were ere to be b taken In the th sense sens you ha hase hae e stated and I was wat sure that it waa 08 wa far tar from your thoughts to express or imply any threat I Iam Iam am ale happy to add adol that I J have havo hav deep deep- deeply deeply deeply ly appreciated your constant d to promote the th most cordial rela- rela relations relations between the th peoples ot of the thet t tao 0 With high esteem I am m my dear Mr Very sincerely yours CHARLES CHARLE E D JJ HUGHES tv- tv |