The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-12

New lork, july l0.-"I think the
friendly relations OF long standing be-
tween the United States and Japan
should be preserved and the passing
storm disappear in the waters of the
Pacific Ocean. | firmly believe that
this one incident cannot be thrown In
the way of the present relations be-
tween the two countries which began
| at the time Of my birth
Thus spoke Admiral Baron Combei
Yamaoto, Japanese minister OF marine
during the JapaneseRussian war, as
greeting to the American people to-
day on his arrival here with his suit
on board the Cunard steamship Ger
mania.
| Admiral Yamaoto has been inspect
ing the gun shops and shipyards CT
Europe, and while here he will visit
our navy yards and shipbuilding
plants. He was met at the quarantine
by Lieutenant r. w. Henderson. rep
resenting Rear Admiral Goodrich.
commander of the New York navy
yard.
Admiral Yamaoto made the occasion
of his arrival an opportunity to deny
| the reports from Toxic that the leader
ship of the progressive party would
fall upon him ON his return home and
| that efforts would be made to over
throw the Saionji ministry. He declin-
ed to express an opinion on the inten-
ton of the United States to send
large fleet of warships from the At
lantic to the Pacific coast.
| The admiral will take luncheon with
President Roosevelt on Friday at Oys-
ter Bay.
| When asked what he thought OF the
intention of the United States govern
ment to send practically all OF our
battleships to the Pacific coast, the ad-
miral, smiling broadly, said:
| II myself have no bad feeling against
the United States, but 1t Is question
for this country TO answer and not for
us to express an opinion.
| America is a country which has
been friendly to us for years, In fact.
a treaty between this country and ia
pan was made at the time was born.
1t is an old feeling of friendship which
1 do not think a passing storm can in
terfere with. but it depends upon the
power of the press to soon smooth the
storm"
Rear Admiral Evans, after a visit
to Yamaoto said that he had discussed
the rumors Of war between the coun-
tries with the japanese admiral.
1--WE settled the whole question our
selves" said Admiral Evans" and the
first and last shots were fred by thu
photographers. The admiral and are
old friends. He was secretary OF the
navy in Japan when ! was there some
years ago and he has visited this coun-
try twice before.
HE thinks as I do that there is
nothing at all 10 this talk about war.
Leading men Of Japan and the two
| governments understand each other
perfectly in this matter and the good
sense Of the governments will prevent
any trouble"
Washington, July 10.-Viscount 40
Xxi, the japanese ambassador, accom-
panied by the second secretary Han
hira. Of the embassy. left Washington
tonight for New York. where they are
to meet Admiral Yamaoto. the dIstin-
guished japanese naval officer, who
arrived in New York today. Accord
ing to a tentative program the admir-
al will not come to Washington or be
able TO visit the jamestown exposi-
| ton.
Genuine regret is expressed among
the naval officers because of the ina
biIity of the admiral TO SO arrange
itinerary to make a visit to this place.
From the state department and from
Japanese embassy here came swift aad
conclusive denial today OF the accu-
racy Of the statement cabled from the
Hague, TO the London Daily Telegraph
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