The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-16
JAPANESE ARE WILLING
Assurances From orientais That OF.
heers and Men viii Receive Cor
dial Reesptlon-No Danger Of
an Osteresk.

opinion that the coming cruise Of the
Atlantic fleet to the Pacific will occa.
sion no Ill feeling or suspicion on
the part OF Japan. Even those Of.
hcers who look upon Japan's latest
moves with some little apprehen on
as to what the future policy OF the
Japanese may be said today that
the cruise to the Pacific will help
rather than hurt Japan's future re.
lations with the United States.
1t is fully expected that the feet
when 1t reaches the Pacific will fin 1
time sooner or later to touch at jap
an, and II Is confidently believed, es-
pecially by officers who have already
visited that country, that the Amcr..
can naval Offices will be royalty
treated. At the Japan. So emniss..
when the announcement was first
4 Gde mat the fleet was going to tae
Pacific, officials sail frankly that
tey loped the bat ships nigh:
to icL Japan, so that til government
coilr do all In its powe' to return
the courtesy extended to General
Kuroki by the American people.
This, they said, would be an ideal OPP
portunity for Japan to show to the
American people her true colors and
demonstrate how idle the lingo talk
OF the Japanese newspapers. bent on
stirring up anti-American sentiment,
has been.
When the Herald first announced
early In July that the Atlantic fleet
was to be transferred to the Pacific
a general cry went up that this pol
Icy was dangerous to the peace OF
an. Despite the fact that the feet
was going on simple practice
cruise and not as a hostile demon
stration against any nation. It was
pointed out that the Japanese would
misunderstood our purpose, and
make even open hostilities before
the fleet got through Magellan
strait. When these reports were
brought to his attention Viscount
Oaki. the Japanese emba 'sa Tor. In
an interview with the Herall as,
sured the people that Japan wcr!c
make no protest against snything
this government wished u do, and
that President Roosevelt was at l.ber
q to seEd his fleet when AMI where
hs likea.
That the japanese people :rlly ap-
Iroyed Of the fleets cruise was also
shown conclusively by the spirit Of
tie japanese press.
Naval officers when questioned to-
day. as to how they thought Japan
would look upon the cruise. and
whether the opposition would at
tempt to exploit this move for again
tanning into flame anti-American
sentiments, declared that they be-
lieved that the cruise would do more
than anything else to bring about
better feeling between the two ma
tions.
1t Is whispered quietly among line
officers that they fully expect to Wis
1t Japan before the feet returns to
the Atlantic. Many OF these officers
have already been entertained in Jap
an and continue to believe that the
assurances OF friendship for the I'm.
tied States, which were then ex
pressed, still exist among officers
OF the japanese navy.
1t must also be remembered tina
before the feet arrives on the Paci'
fic, Secretary Taft will have stopped
at Yokohama, and 1t Is confidential
ly expected that the Japanese gov
ernment will avail itself OF the op
portunity to show the true spirit n:
its friendship for the United StaCe >
AS soon as Secretary TAFT had
made out his itinery, Viscount Aohi
called at the state department to
place japanese warship at his dis
posal and to make any arrange
ments which could In any way fac
ilitate his trip and show him the
courtesy OF the Japanese people.
Some naval officers realize that
there Is a possibility that some new
diplomatic bitches may occur be
tween Japan and the United States
before the feet starts, or while the
fleet Is ON its way, These may come
from some new outbreak on the
Pacific coast, from some compiica
tions arising cut OF the exclusion
laWs nr nnssihly from snma diffcul