From Our Oren Correspondent. roxie, February 27.
Count Hayashi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has allowed himeelf to be interviewed on the subject of Japan's present Rosition wit, rogerd to foreign asin ith regard to emigration to the United States, he said that Japan was prepared to exercise most. strict supervision and had the necessary instructions. revolved to control cases of frandalent passports.
There were some critics, added Count Hayashi, who declared the restriction of cmigreots ted be disgraceful to Jay fangureted in 1809, and. it. war inevit-jat at restrictions were in-
able that the spirit of that law should be enforced in vi coition, The United States was entitled by Treaty to restrict immigrants in its own power and might enact a Japanese exclusion law which would cause much inconvenience to bond fide Japancee visitors to America.
Count Hayashi proceeded to state that the rumoured American remonstrances concerning Japan's policy in Manchuria were unfounded. Foreign criticisms in against Japan in Manchuria were largely due to >the ill-advised be. haviour of vainglorious Japanese in that. region, behaviour which was greatly to be regretted.
From Japan's seand in relation to the Chientao (Kanto) boundary dis-pate, some parties were inclined to mis~ trast Japan's intentions with regard to Ching's territorial integrity, but Japan had certainly no idea of encroaching on China's territory. She had merely raised the question on the strength of old annals and, in the existing oircamnees, for the protection of Korean inhabitants in Chientao, With regard to the proposed Heinminton-Fakumen Railway the Minister, said that it was quite apparent: that, such a line would constitute parallel to the South: Manchurian Railway. China, -be thought, would be loth to start the construction work now that che was apparently unable to obtain the assistance of the British, syndicate concerned. The refunding. of Customs duty paid in Tairen pending the opening of North Manchurian Customs, as demanded by Japanese traders, was impossible. The delay in the opening of the North Mancharia Customs was another question, but there was no reason to demand the refunding of the duty already paid, a China had not promised to open North Manchurian Customs simultaneously with those of South Manchuria.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.