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|QUITE PEACEFUL
Long and Satisfactory In
tervieW Between PreSi-
| dent and Admiral
Yamamoto.
official Statement MADE
Thoroughly Good Under
standing and Fundament-
al Friendliness En-
phasized.
AOKI'S WORDS CONFIRMED
Trouble Merely a Passing
Shadow and One That
Cannot Reach a
Climax.
|AOKI'S WORDS CONFIRMED

Oyster Bay, L L, July 12.-An Off
cial statement announcing thorough
ly good understanding and fundamen-
tai friendliness" between the United
States and Japan was issued by Pres
Eident Roosevelt to-day, through seere-
#tary Loeb, after the departure Of Ad-
Nmiral Yamamoto and Ambassador Aoki
kfrom Sycamore HILL The statement
#follows;
Z "The president had long Interview
with Admiral Baron Yamamoto and 1t
Twas most satisfactory in every way. 1t
simply confirms (what had already
been made clear by Ambassador AokD
the thoroughly good understanding be-
tween the two governments and the
fundamental friendliness between the
! two nations"
Details of the Conference.
Admiral Baron Yamamoto, one Of
i Japan's naval experts, to-day met for
: the first time President Roosevelt, the
\ man who, more than any other man,
was responsible for the conclusion Of
peace between Japan and Russia after
a long war during which Admiral Yam
amoto was Japan's minister of marine.
In a private conversation the repre-
#sentatives Of the two countries discuss
led the results Of the cloud which has
been lowering over the long Lasting
Friendship between Japan and America,
#I Ion ob A6o fbof
: was merely a passing shadow and one
Z which could In no way reach climax
Z which would shake the confidence
(which each country has had in the 9TH
er since the day Commodore Perry in
81 duced the Tokogawa Shotgun to open
: the island empire to communication
with the outside world.
Although Admiral Yamamoto Is in
= America purely In a personal capacity
and IN no way as representative of
his government President Roosevelt
made special arrangements to-day to
S entertain him and the party of naval
s officers who accompany him, and both
before and after the luncheon at which
they were entertained at the presidents
summer home at Oyster Bay took oc-
casion to discuss, in a purely informal
manner, the sensational stories which
Z have for some time been printed in the
newspapers Of both countries.
Admiral Yamamoto in these conver-
sations repeated the statements which
he has made on several occasions since
he arrived In New York--that any feel
v ing that there might be in Japan be-
cause Of occurrences on the Pacific
coast was directed solely against the
people of that section Of the country,
and that there was no possible chance
of this feeling reaching a point where
trouble between the governments
would be possible.
After the visit to Oyster Bay Ad
mlral Yamamoto and the members Of
his suite expressed great delight at
I having had the opportunity OF, meeting
the president of the United States in
such an informal manner, and said that
#Ihey were convinced that to-days meet
ing had done much to brush away any
possibility of a misunderstanding be-
tween the two countries.
AS dL luC1AcnI OI IO-Udy 3 D66LlnR,
Captain Kane, who Z Admiral Yanor-
moto's aide presented TO President
Roosevelt personal gift from the em-
peror Of Japan. The gift consisted of a
small box of the imperial Japanese red
: lacquer, the making of which is lost
art even in Japan.
d The party, accompanied by Ambas-
sador Aoki, left New York in special
car shortly after II o'clock this morn
ing. On arrival at Oyster Bay the
party was taken at once to Sycamore
Hill in an automobile luncheon being
served at o'clock. To emphasize the
informality of the affair several other
guests were present, including Assist
ant Secretary of State Bacon, Repre-
sentative Herbert Parsons of New York
/ and Mr.. and Mrs. e. D. Morgan, also
of New York.
Immediately following the luncheon
: Admiral Yamamoto and his suite re-
turned to New York.