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Notes of a private conversation with the Hon. W. H. Taft October 12th 1907
REG 18 NOV 07
Mr...
There is a syndicate in Japan which has an interest in promoting Japanese emigration and has brought pressure to bear on the Government by stirring up the Press. Also the Japanese are somewhat tête montée since the War, and strongly resent any differentiation between themselves and Western nations. They therefore will sign no treaty or pledge or Convention but they are willing to limit emigration to America by administrative action and are quite friendly. Every Japanese emigrant must have a passport (due to conscription) America does not allow Hawaii passports to serve as permits to land in America. He advised Japan to limit emigration to Hawaii and Honolulu were already 65,000 in the former (?) and they are truculent people because there eventually will cause trouble.
I asked whether Japan would make a convention re exclusion if America reciprocated. He pointed out the suggestion that if Phillipinos were allowed to work at half wages it would strain the alliance if Japan were involved with America. He sent ... obviously been made. He thought they would.
So the Japanese would be driven for...
Private and
Confidential
40575
550
Notes of a private conversation with the Hon.
W. H. Taft October 12th 1907 REC
Mr
REG 18 NOV 07
There is a syndicate in Japan
on
the
which has an interest in promoting
Japanese emigration and has brought
pressure to bear
Government by
stirring up the Press. Also the Japanese
are somewhat tete monte since the War,
and strongly resent any differentiation
between themselves and Western nations.
They therefore Will sign no treaty or
pledge or Convention but they are willing
to limit emigration to America by Adminis
and are quite
trative action
They can do 80 with ease 25
friendly.
every
Japanese emigrant must have a passport
7 (due to conscription) America does not
allow Hawaii passports
+
to serve as permita
to
to land in America He advised Japan
limit emigration to Hawaii and Honolulu
were already 65,000 in the
former (?) and they are truculent people
because
there
eventually will cause trouble.
who
I
asked whether
Japan would make a
convention re exclusion if America
he
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America
F
>
and urged that if
Phillipinos
half
wages
to
the
reciprocated
President
suggestion
out the pointed
alliance if Japan were involved with
he sent
work
but said "No"
thought they
obviously been made. had
the
would.
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So
the
He
strain
on the British
who Japan
Japanese
would
would be
for
driven
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