The Mena weekly star., 1907-07-18
THE HAGUE STORY DEN|[D
State Department and Japanese En- bassy say no Demands Have Been
 Made on United States.
yAAAn0To INTERVIEWED IN NEW YORK
Japan's Minister of Marine Believes Passing Storm Will Not Interfere With Long Standing Friendship Between the Two Nations--Much Depends Upon the Press.

Washington, July I1.-From the state department and from the Jap anese embassy here came swift and conclusive denial Wednesday of the accuracy of the statement cabled from The Hague to the London Daily Tele- graph and reprinted in this country W the effect that Japan has made categorical demands uron the United States government for satisfaction in connection with the treatn. ut of Japanese in San Francisco and has served notice of her intention to deal with the Californians herself if the national government fails to do so.
 At the state department it is said that the American public is fully aware of the nature of all the ex- changes that have taken place on this subject; that there has been no cor respondence of recent date and that there are no negotiations in progress between the two governments.
 This statement is fully confirmed at the Japanese embassy where, more over, it is positively stated that Am bassador Aoki is not going to Japan next fell as was reported in Japa- nese newspaper.
 New York, July 11.--'I think the friendly relations of long standing between the United States and Japan should be preserved and the passing storm disappear in the waters of the Pacific ocean. l firmly believe that this one incident cannot be thrown in the way of present relations be- tween the two countries which began at the time of my birth"
 Thus spoke Admiral Baron Gombei Yamamoto, Japanese minister of ma rine during the Japanese-Russian war, as greeting to the American people Wednesday on his arrival here with his suite on board the steamship Car mania. Admiral Yamamoto has been inspecting the gun shops and ship yards of Europe, and while here he building plants.
 He was met at Quarantine by Lieu tenant R. w. Henderson, representing Rear Admiral Goodrich. commander of the New York navy yard, and who extended Admiral GOodrich's greet ings. Admiral Yamamoto made the occasion of his arrival an opportun- ity to deny the reports from Tokio that the leadership of the progressive party would fall upon him on his re- turn home and that efforts would be made to overthrow the Saionji min istry. He declined to express an opinion on the intention of the Unit ed States to send large fleet of warships from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast. The admiral will take luncheon with President Roosevelt on Friday at Oyster Bay
 Admiral Yamamoto received numer- ous dispatches on board the Car mania at Quarantine, and after he had read them he received the news paper men. He is of short stature and compact figure with iron gray hair. A thin gray beard did not con ceal smile which played about his face during the entire visit with the reporters, for the admiral answered each question first with an expanding smile.
 His replies were in Japanese, which were interpreted by an aide. When asked what he thought of the intention of the United States gov. ernment to send practically all of our battleships to the Pacific coast, Ad. miral Yamamoto. smiling broadly, said
 q myself have no bad feeling against the United States. but it Is question for this country to answer and not for us to express an opinion.
 Admiral Yamamoto seemed to re gard as a joke as report from Tokio that on his return Count Okuma would ask him to take up the leader. ship of the progressive party with the view to overthrowing the Salon ii ministry
 Too much care cannot be taken by the press,' said Admiral Yamamo to. "for few careless words will dc more harm than good. There are many sensational papers, both here and in Japan. and ask the editors to make a thorough study of the sit nation before writing their views"
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