Mr. Akiyama, having been acquainted with the Hawaiian cause of
complaint, persisted in declaring that it was wrong to send the
emigrants back, because it had caused much trouble and loss of money to
Japanese subjects; he further declared that by sending the emigrants
back the Hawaiian Government had broken the treaty with Japan.

He demanded that the Government should pay a sum of money to recompense
the emigrants, and give Japan an assurance that its emigrants should not
be interfered with in future.

After very careful thought, and consultations with the best lawyers in
the Sandwich Islands, the Hawaiians absolutely refused to agree to
Japan's demands. They denied absolutely that the treaty had been broken,
and refused to admit Japanese emigrants unless the laws were properly
complied with, stating very clearly that any Japanese who attempted to
enter Hawaii on fraudulent contracts would be at once sent back to
Japan.

This answer was sent to the Japanese Minister.

This gentleman is, however, very indignant with the Hawaiian Government,
and refuses to accept the answer, because of the form in which, it
reached him.

It seems that it was given to the afternoon papers at the same time it
was sent to him, and that he actually read it in the Hawaiian newspapers
before the official document reached him.

He says he shall not regard this as an answer, but will renew his
demands for a money recompense, and will keep on renewing them until