Show NOTE OF ALARM IS SOUNDED ON JAP WAR RUMOR Continued from page 1 1 rotary Hughes issued a formal statement taking notice of the appointment appointment appointment ap ap- ap- ap of ot Tsuneo Matsudaira as the new Japanese ambassador here and welcoming him to this country I as a step toward a further cementing ce- ce ce cementing I ce-I of ot friendship between Tokio and Washington FEAR UNFOUNDED Particular color was was was' attached attached to the secretary's action in vie view of the known conviction of ot the ad administration administration administration ad- ad ministration that agitation of ot questions in which the two countries countries countries coun- coun coun coun- tries have a common interest has fostered r a a popular o a f feeling i t that their relations fat on are not ot on the e best footing Officials here take the view that such a fear is absolutely groundless and in in fact no troublesome troublesome trou- trou issues are pending with the government at Tokio Toldo State department attaches were unable to recall when an announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment similar to that of Secretary Hughes had been issued issued after notification no notifIcation notification no- no of ot the appointment of a anew anew anew new ambassador to Washington The secretary's s statement said Not ot only is s Mr 11 l I a diplomat of most distinguished service ser Sel ser t vice rice but Japan has paid us a signal sig signal sig- sig Sig I nal honor in tn selecting as her am am- to this post a m man n who through himself and his wife represents represents represents two of ot the most important and historically famous families of ot the empire CORDIAL RELATIONS I r am convinced that we can tool look forward now to the most COrdial cordial cordial cor COr- dial relations with Japan and that these relations will be greatly fa facilitated facilitated ta- ta by the mission 0 ot of Mr 11 Matsudaira This Tills statement was prefaced b by bythe bythe the state department with the followIng following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing paragraph referring tc to an Associated Press dispatch from I II Tokio Toldo In which Mr Matsudaira confirmed his own appointment I I and declared he also looked forward forward forward for for- ward to a pel period od of ot close friendship friendship friend friend- I ship between the two governments governments' When the attention t of ot the sec- sec I r rotary of ot state was ryas called to a re reI report report re- re I port In the press of this morning regarding the appointment of fir Mr I Tsuneo Matsudaira 1 as Japanese j I ambassador to Washington and andI I Mr Ir Matsudaira's remarks the secretary secreta secretary sec- sec reta expressed his hid gratification I at this appointment |