Tokio, June 14.
Side by side with anti-American movements aiming at a boycott of American goods, films, etc., which, Whatever sueeers may be attending the efforts of the promoters, are, fat any rate, gaining publicity by demonstrations, meetings and hand-ills, a voice is being raised in the press and elsewhere against the futility of such methods. Thus the Jiji" this morning counsels prudence, which, it says, "a really great nation should exercise at thi The first collective denunciation of a boyestt is expressed by the Chamber of Commerce of the silk district of Kofu, which declares that such a movement is illogical in compelling exclusion of necessary imports and is calculated to alienate the sympathy of the world and of friends of Japan in America and besides would invite retaliation, which would spell ruin for the country, Mr. Ota, the nowly appointed Chief of the Metropolitan Police, in view of the anti-American movement, warns the po necessity for the maintenance of the nation's prestige at the present juncture. "He declares that he is determined vigorously to punish those guilty of inciting trouble and violating laws in this connexion. Christian Bodies' Condemnation of Exclusion Act Japanese Christian leaders, including independents and those connected with American missionary enterprises, in a conference to-day denounced the American exclusion legislation as insulting and discriminatory and against the spirit of the original treaty drawn up by Commodore Perry. The conference considered, without reaching a decision, a proposal to break with American missions and appointed a committee to prepare a resolution for submission later, Later.
While the meeting denounced the action of Congress and expressed necessity. for declaring its stand gaint exclusion, it is-not intended adopt an antagonistic attiage Sieavis of missionaties—Revter's Pacific Service.
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