JAPS DISPLEASED, BUT ARE RESIGNED

TOKIO, Tuesday, Feb. 19. -- The official text of President Roosevelt's amendment of the exclusion bill has been published.

As expected, it has created the strongest dissatisfaction among the interested parties, although their movements of procedure have not yet assumed a definite shape.

The Japanese residents of the Hawaiian Islands have telegraphed President Roosevelt and the Hawaiian representatives in the House, indicating the seriousness of the injury which will be caused to their rights and interests by this legislation. The leaders of opinion here are aware, however, that under the circumstances the only alternative is to calmly resign themselves to the situation, hoping the Government can arrange with the American authorities to reduce the sacrifice in the interest of the Japanese immigrants to a minimum. They regret the law lest the San Francisco people, glorying in their success, should assume an overbearing attitude.

News of this kind would only tend to injure Japanese susceptibilities which President Roosevelt has been specially careful to avoid.

"Sheepish submission under oppression is something that the Japanese can not entertain," is the assertion of the Japanese attitude.