The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-11
JAPANESE ADMIRAL
STRONG FOR PEACE
Yamannota l2idicules Possibility
Of War With United
States.
He AND EVANS SETTLE 1T
Brings Warm Greeting TO Ancri-
cans, and Tells Of Old
Friendship.

NEW YORK. July LOT 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 Gombei
Yamamoto Japanese Minister of Ma
rine, during the Japanese Russian War.
as q greeting TO the American people
to-day on his arrival here with his
suite on board the Cunard steamship
Germania Admiral Yamamoto has
been inspecting the gunshops and ship
yards of Europe. and while here he
Will visit our navy-yards and ship
building plants. He was met at quar-
antine by Lieutenant r. w. Henderson,
representing Rear Admiral Goodrich,
commander Of the New York navy
yard
Admiral Yamamoto made the occa-
sion of his arrival an opportunity to
deny the reports from Toxic that the
leadership of the progressive party
would fall upon him on his return
home, and that efforts would be made
to overthrow the Saionji ministry. he
declined to express an opinion on the
intention Of the United States to send
a large fleet of war vessels from the
Atlantic to the Pacific Coast. The adj
miral will take luncheon with President
Roosevelt on Friday at Oyster Bay.
Silent on Fleet Movements.
When asked what he thought of the
Intention of the United States gov
eminent to send practically all of our
battleships to the Pacific coast, Ad-
miral Yamamoto smiling broadly. said:
II, myself. have no bad feeling
against the United States. but 1t is q
question for this country to answer
and not for us to express an opinion.
america Is country which has
been friendly to us for years; in fact
a treaty between this country and
Japan was made at the time was
born
1t is an old feeling OF friendship
which I do not think passing storm
can interfere with, but it depends
upon the pens OF the press to smooth
the storm"
Evans Settled War Talk.
Rear-Admiral Evans, after a visit to
Admiral Yamahoto, said that he had
discussed the rumors of war between
the countries with the Japanese ad-
miral.
I'VE settled the whole question our
selves said Admiral Evans. and the
first and last shots were fired by the
photographers
THE admiral and 1 are old friends
| He was Secretary of the Navye4in ia
pan when was there some years ago
and he has visited this country twice
| before. He thinks sas I do that there
lis nothing at all to this talk ,abou
1 war. Leading men of Japan and til,
/ two governments understand each 9th
er perfectly in this matter. and the
good sense of the governments vii
| prevent any trouble"
Al the State Department it is said tina
the American public is fully advised of til,
nature, of all the exchanges that have takel
place on this subject: that there has beer
| no correspondence of recent date and tina
there are no negotiations in progress be
4 tween the two governments. This state
ment Is fully confirmed at the Japanese EN-
bassy where moreover, 1t Is positively stated
4 that Ambassador Aokl is not going to Japai
next fall. as was reported in japanese
newspaper