The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-25
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NOW IN ACCORD
A Final Understanding Has
Been Reached Upon
War Work
SECRETARY LANSING
WELL SATISFIED
Secretary Calls Visit of Wis
count Ishii Most
Helpful

Washington, Sept ga complete un'
Outstanding has been reached between
the United States and Japan on plans
for cooperation in the war against Ger
many.
In response to inquiries yesterday con-
corning the progress of the negotiations
between himself and Viscount 1shii, head
of the Japanese war mission, Secretary
of State Lansing authorized the follow.
ing statement:
"The conversations with viscount Ishii
have been of most satisfactory char
acter and l think his visit to this coun-
try has been most helpful in benefiting
the relations between the two countries
and in strengthening the bonds of friend
ship"
Whether the negotiations are at an end
cannot now be stated. 1t is possible that
Viscount Ishii may have other matters
to bring up, though this is not apparent
at the headquarters of the mission, whiet
has been living during its residence here
in the home of Perry Belmont.
ltSiSSiN NhaL luS plans vi w
operation concluded cannot be stated in
detail at this time 1t has been hoped
that an official announcement along this
line might be forthcoming with the de-
parture of the mission from the United
States. But even such an announcement
for obvious reasons, would not disclose
in too intimate detail information which
might be of advantage to Germany
All that can safely be stated at this
time along that line is that an entirely
satisfactory basis has been reached con
corning, on the one hand, the employ
ment of Japanese shipping in transport
ing railway and war supplies to Russia,
and, on the other, an arrangement under |
which the American embargo on steel
plates is not to operate to the disadvan-
tage of the japanese shipyards.
OF far more lasting Importance, how
ever, is the fact that the conferences
have gone far toward clearing away the
distrust which has tended to exist be.
tween the two governments aud TO pave
the way for permanent basis of under
1t can be stated that the American
government has been most favorably i'm
pressed with Viscount Ishii himself and
with the attitude in which the visiting
mission has approached the various sub.
ects that have come up for discussion.
Advance reports on the mission pre-
iicted that it would come to stir up deli
ate questions between the two countries
Ind to suggest a settlement of these
matters in ways that might be embar-
'assing to the traditional attitude of the
United States in its far eastern policy.
As far as can be discovered there has
been no justification of these forecasts,
he origin of which Viscount Ishii has
Ilready indicated in his speech before
he National Press club warning Amer
ca of the persistent untiring efforts of
ierman propagandsts and their uncon
cious dupes to promote a spirit of sus-
icion and distrust between the United
states and Japan.
If the conferences have gone as far as
dr. Lansings statement would Indicate
n benefting the relations between the
wo countries and strengthening the
onds of friendship between them, they
ave more than justified the predictions
! the New York Evening Sun that the
isit of the Japanese would take rank
eside that of any other group from the
llied countries in respect to the future
olicies of the United States.
II must not be inferred from this that
nything in the nature of formal alli
nee between the two countries has been
egotated Neither side in the "conver-
atoms" sought such result There
as, however, a noticeable earnestness
n both sides, il is stated, to employ the
Dportunity presented to arrive at bet.
II understanding.