Show JAPAN HAS NOT PR Secretary Rot Boot Answers Question n Regarding Trip of Atlantic Fleet to the Pacific Washington Oct No such re relation relation relation lation exists between America and an d do Japan as would make It Improper to t o send the American fleet Into the Pa Pacific Pacific cUte If there were the th relations be between between between tween America and Great Britain and an anthe the relations between America and France which are the same would for tor forbid forbid bid the maintenance of the battleship fleet In the Atlantic ocean This was the reply returned by Sec Secretary rotary r Root to the th direct question as to whether Japan had entered any pro protest protest protest test against the dispatch of Admiral Evans fleet et to the Pacific next Decem December December December ber The statement was made at the conclusion of a long conference be between between between tween Secretary Root and Ambassador Aoki of Japan Jap n at the state department today Secretary Root was particularly desir desirous desirous desirous ous to have It understood that the rela relations relations relations between the two countries America and Japan were not only at present har harmonious harmonious harmonious bu but but that they had not been ben otherwise e and that there had not been the slightest friction between the govern governments governments ments of the two countries It was stated at the conclusion of this conference that the government of Japan was co cooperating cooperating cooperating operating to the best of Its ability with withoUt our oUt own government to secure the tho proper enforcement of the Immigration laws of America so far as they the relate to the treatment of Japanese with and without passports No attempt was made to open negotiations for fot a new treaty between America and Japan to prohibit the emigration emi emigration gration from Japan to America of ot coolie labor abor l and to sanction the passage of ex exclusion exclusion laws by b the United States Al though the status of ot Japanese In n the tho United States was discussed It was simply In i n the light of the application of ot the existing rules and mud laws and not In con with any an proposed treaty changes chang s |