The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-11
JAP ADMIRAL TALKS.
Says storm Between Nations NVfll Soon
 Disappear.

Says storm Between Nations NVNl Soon Disappcar.
 New York. July 10.-'T think the friendship of long standing between the United States and Japan should be pre- | served and the passing storm disap- pear In the waters of the Pacific Ocean.
 I believe firmly that this one incident
 cannot be thrown in the way of the present relations between the two coun- tries 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 a greeting to the American people
 the Carmsnia. Admirak Yamamaoto has been Inspecting the kunships and the ship yards of Europe and while here he will visit our navy yards and
 ship building plants.
 He was met at Quarantine by Liew- tenant R. W. Henderson. representing
 Rear Admiral Goodrich. commander of the New York navy yard. Admiral Yamaoto made tho occasion of his ar | rival an opportunity to deny tho re- ports from Tokio that the leadership | of the progressive party would fall on | him on his return home and that of forts would be made to overthrow the Saonji ministry. He declined to express an opinion on the intention of the United States | to send a large fleet of warships from | the Atlantic to the Pacific coast. The
 admiral will take luncheon with Presi- l dent Roosevelt on Friday at Oyster l Bay.
 l The admiral is of short stature and
 compact figure. with iron grey hair. A thin grey beard did not conceal a I nA@ l. Fua Ay.p- ing a visit with reporters. His replies were in Japanese which were .nterpre-
 ted by an aide. When asked what he l thought of the intention of tho United | States government to send practically
 all of our battle ships to the Pacific | coast, Admiral Yamamaoto smiling. broadly said: T myself have no bad | feeling against the United states. but It is A question for this country to answer | and not for a Japanese to express an | opinion.
 America is a country which has been | friendly to us for years: in fact a treaty between this country and Japan was | made at the time I was born. It is an | old feeling of friendship which l do not think a passing storm cannot in l terfere with, but 1t depends upon the pens of the press to smooth over the l storm"
 Admiral Yamamaoto seemed to re-
 gard as a joke the report from Tokio | that on his return Count Okuma would
 ask him to take up the leadership or the progressive party with the view or | oyerthrowing the Saionji ministry and after @ hearty laugh said:
 l 1T have already accepted one cabi-
 net position in my country and am
 quite tired out. My business now IS | inc sword by my side. Political parties | have no interest for me.
 The admiral said that much depended
 on the attitude of the press on the pres
 ent situation. .. | roo much care cannot be taken by the press," continued the Admiral. TOT | A few careless words Will do more harm than good. There are many sen.
 sational papers, both here and In 'a :
 pan and I ask the editors to make a thorough study of the situation Deiore | writing their views The admiral may make an informal
 call on President Roosevelt today at oyster Bay after he has received the oT4cjal yisits of Admiral Evans ana Admiral Goodrich.