Omaha daily bee., 1907-07-12
JAPANESE DEEPLY SENSIBLE
Nation Knows It's Friends and Does
Not Hunt Trouble.
HAGUE DELEGATE INTERVIEWED
KeiroISu TsusuI<i Says His Country
Remembers Gratefully Many
Kind Acts of the United
States.

NEW YORK, July 1l.-kelroku IEuEukl,
a Japanese statesman of cabinet rank and
ambassador plenipotentiary Of his country
to The Hague conference, is quoted at
length in the Herald today in a special
cable dispatch on the prevailing reports
regarding the relations of Japan and the
United States. Mr.. Tzuzuki, according to
the report. has the fullest confidence of his
government and what he says may be
taken as re. Getting the views OF minis
terial, official and intelligent Japanese SEN
timent. In beginning his statement Mr.
Tzuzuh said there must be great mis-
understanding somewhere. "Of all the
countries In the world" he said, tho
United States is the very last with which
Japan seeks any trouble. Japan is very
young nation among the family Of nations.
So young nations like ourselves, are full
of sensibility and deeply sensible as to
those who have been our friends in our
struggles and to those who have been our
| enemies Now Of all our best friend has
been the United States, That II was the
one power that gratuitously returned TO us
its share OF the Simeonosak indemnity is
known and impressed upon every school
boy in Japan. We remember with graft
tude that America was the first to recog-
nize our claims to eXtra-territoriality.
when we were engaged in a titanic and
supreme struggle, the entire sympathy of
the United States was with us. That left
deep impression upon us, as America
! will find in the future.
1.-THE understanding between our respec-
| tive governments is perfect So 1t Is,
( most firmly believe, between intelligent
people in both countries"
/ In reply to a question regarding the send
| ing OF an American fleet to the Pacific Mr..
Tzuzuh said
'T say without hesitation that Japan
would look upon the cruise with the idea
that no better time than the present could
be chosen, just when the two governments
are in most perfect accord"
Admiral Shimamura, who was with the
ambassador when the statement was made,
the correspondent says. conceded entirely
with Mr. Tzuzukis views.
| LONDON July 11-According TO a report
of news agency the United States govern
ment has placed large orders for Welsh
steam coal. 1t is announced that the coal
will be dispatched to the Philippine Islands
and certain rendezvous on the west coast
of South America
| According to the same report. Lloyd un-
derwriters are asking increased insurance
rates to cover the war risks of colliers
/ bound from England to Manila,
Regarding the latter statement inquiries
at Lioyd's failed to discover that any war
rick business had been transacted. The
officers ridiculed the suggestion that the
underwriters were in the least uneasy or
regarded war possibility.
No welsh Coal Ordered.
| WASHINGTON, July lit was stated at
the Navy department today that not one
pound of Cardff coal has been ordered In
Wales nor had any steps been taken to
procure any, even to the extent of making
inquiry as to cost, freight, etc. AS to the
coal supply for the Philippines, 1t is now
about 10000 tons less than the normal sup
ply and while shipments are being made
from this country from time to time to re-
plenish the Manila coal stores, they are by
no means equal in quantity to the usual
shipments. The department is now loading
at Baltimore a British steamship, the
Ocean Prince, with about 5000 or 5000 tons
for shipment to Yokohama, japan, where
a small supply is kept on hand for the use
OF naval vessels on the Asiatio station or
their northern cruises
Ito Makes n Statement.
TOXIC, July 1.-THE massing of ths
American fleet in the Pacific. about which
American papers have appealed to Mar.
quis Ito for an opinion. is semi-officially
discussed by Ito's Administration today
! The paper says:
We cannot help feeling some misEivinl
J with regard to the significance OF the In
tended massing of American battleships II
the Pacific, especially in view of thu
, grandiose announcement attributed to Pres
7 ident Roosevelt TO the effect that the nav
would furnish the world with a STARTLING
demonstration OF Americas defensive ca
pacity. II IL difficult for us to accept tn,
assurance that the coming maneuvers d,
not possess any connection whatever will
the Japanese-American situation. We re
Sret that Wasbington thinks N necessar >,
to take what resembles Il precautionarl
measure. However, we are not disposed
10 attach serious importance to this mat
ter and have no inclination to doubt tn
presidents sincerity in assuring the peace
fm nature of the proposed maneuvers
Neither have we the slightest doubt abou
the friendly sentiments OF the American
government.