COAST JAPANESE ARE RAISING MONEY

They Align Themselves With the Progressive Party and Contribute to the Overthrow of the Saijoni Ministry.

STRONTLY OPPOSED TO EXCLUSION LAW

Contention Made That Nippon Government Will Ask United States for Naturalization Rights in This Country.

By Associated Press, Special by Leased Wire.

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, June 11. -- Thousands of dollars are being raised by the Japanese of the Pacific Coast to carry out the compact they have entered into with the progressive party of Japan for the overthrow of the Saionji ministry, the annulment of the exclusion clause in the immigration bill and the guarantee of the naturalization rights of the Japanese residing in this country. These additional facts in the international plot were vouched for in semi-official circles last night. The enormous fund which is being collected will be used to arouse a feeling in the Japanese empire antagonistic to the American government.

Notwithstanding the sweeping denial of the existence of the alliance between the Japanese of the Pacific Coast and the Progressive, the anti-administrative party of Japan, given out by Charles Takahashi, of Seattle, the Associated Press yesterday obtained the text of certain reports which he forwarded to Yamaoka in Seattle and the Japanese Society of Seattle. In one of the reports, which it was authoritatively stated yesterday, was afterward ready by Takahashi at a secret mass meeting of Japanese in Seattle on the evening of May 26, he quoted Ambassador Aoki's statement in regard to the relations between the United States and Japan growing out of the recent disturbances in San Francisco and the adoption by the Congress of the United States of the immigration law excluding coolie labor from continental United States. Takahashi's report in part follows:

"My object in discussing the Japanese immigration limitation law with Ambassador Aoki was first, the nullification of the present immigration limitation law; second, opposing the would-be immigration law (proposed new treaty), said to be contemplated by Japan and the United States; third, acquiescence in the Japanese naturalization rights in the United States.

Grounds to Oppose Law.

"To these Ambassador Aoki said: "Japan has ample grounds to oppose the immigration limitation law, but if we go to extremes I fear war. Regarding this Japanese limitation law, the Japanese government absolutely disagrees with the United States and will ask the naturalization rights for the Japanese people, which the United States government will have eventually to grant. At present, the reelection of a President is nearing so we are hesitating at this time to bring up these question which are unpopular in American politics."

"What we must call especial attention to is the fundamental antagonistic statements that the embassy made compared with those of Secretary Straus (interview on May 7). We cannot ourselves be satisfied with such uncertainty and the contradictory statements."

Before the departure of Takahashi from this city he sent to Yamaoka, who had not then sailed for Japan, a report in which he told of a conference with Secretary of Commerce and Labor Straus, on May 7, regarding the immigration laws. In this report Takahashi quoted statements made by Secretary Straus which he said were directly contrary to those made by Ambassador Aoki as to the agreement of the two governments on the clause excluding Japanese coolie laborers from this country.

Government Did Not Agree.

"Secretary Straus," the report says, "told us the exclusion clause in the immigration bill, as well as the rule promulgated by the department of commerce and labor on March 22, were made with the consent of the Japanese embassy and the Japanese government. Compare my previous telegrams and reports and you can clearly see the difference and contradiction from what was assured to us by Ambassador Aoki and Consul Miyaokai of the embassy. The Japanese ambassador, as we have stated in our telegrams and reports, assured us that the Japanese government never for one moment agreed with the limitation of immigration as presented to us today."

It was after the interview with Secretary Straus that Takahashi and Kawakami received an invitation from Viscount Aoki to dine at the embassy. Takahashi's answer, it is said, was:

"We did not come to eat, but to settle grave diplomatic questions."

Just before Yamaoka's departure for Tokyo on May 14, Takahashi sent him a telegram from Washington, as follows:

"Depart for Japan instantly and arouse public opinion as understood before. There is no hope with the Japanese embassy here."