The sun., 1905-09-04
MIKADO THANKS ROOSEVELT
BUT SAYS NOTHING OF HIS PEO.
PIES VIEW OF PEACE TERMS.
Delay in Sending Message Ascribed to
Gripping Of Cablo Service by Typhoon
-Presidont Likely to Discourage Wash.
instop Plan to Give Him Big welcome.

President Likely to Diso0urag 80 wash.
instou Plan to Give Him Big welcome.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y; Sept. s.-The message
from the Mikado to the President, 40 long
expected, was received at the Executive
offices at l2:4O p. M. to-day. It reads as
follows.
TOXIC, Sapt. 3.
sThe President: I have received with
qualification your message OF congrat-
ulation conveyed through our p.enipo-
tentiaries and thank you warmly for
1t. To your disinterested and unremit-
ting efforts In the interest OF peace and
humanity ] attach the high value which
Is their due and assure you Of my grateful
appreciation OF the distinguished part
you have taken In the establishment Of
peace based upon principles essential to
the permanent welfare and tranquility OF
the Far East. MuTsUHITo."
Unlike the Car, the Mikado makes no
reference to any gratitude on the part OF
his country.
The latter Part Of the message contains
practically statement Of the policy which
Japan followed in concluding a peace on
terms so surprising to most people. The
aim was to make Of Russia not an enemy
In whose heart rankled grievances like
those which France, for example, still has
against victorious Germany. but foe
grateful for ma magnanimity. That was the
line Of policy. it is believed. which the
President advised. and which the Mikado
shows he has followed.
That also is believed to be the Japanese
Governments appeal to the Japanese
people. The terms OF the peace are widely
unpopular, but the Government Ia aim
ing to point out that the treaty s not
cause for resentment; that the war has es-
tablished not only Japan's prestige in the
Far East and given her more than she fought
for but went even further and made prac-
tically q friend OF Russia and increased
more than ever the esteem Of President
Roosevelt and the United States. The
President believes this policy OF Japan
to be very far sighted and he thinks very
highly OF the Japanese statesmen for their
action.
At the Executive offices it was said that
the delay in receiving message from the
Mikado was probably due to the slow cable
service caused by the recent typhoon.
The President has thus far sent no reply
Reports have reached here that the city
OF Washington is planning to give the Presi-
dent an ovation when he returns In Septem-
ber for his work in bringing about peace.
This, 1t is believed here, the President
will discourage.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt attended
church to-day and walked all the way home.
a distance Of nearly three miles, in drench-
ing rain. The rain was falling heavily
when they left the church. but both had
on rainy day clothes and the President
proposed to walk. Mr.. Roosevelt loves
to be out in the rain and frequently takes
long walks and horseback rides when it
is raining. Mrs. Roosevelt shares the
Presidents fondness for rainy weather.
They were both pretty wet when they
finally arrived on the top Of Sycamore
Hill.
Congressman and Mrs. James w. Wads-
worth Of New York came to-day to lunch
with the President and Mrs. Roosevelt,
and after spending the afternoon at Saga
more Hill left at s o'clock.