| Show President Gets Message From Japans Japan's Premier I I I I I I Action Shatters Precedent Of Recent Years Dy By KINGSBURY SMITH W WASHINGTON Aug 28 INS In proceedings that have lave no parallel in Nipponese- Nipponese American relations in recent I years the Japanese ambassador ambassador dor No Nom m u r a Thursday delivered a personal m message from the prime e min minister min mm- ister of Japan to President Roosevelt Nature of ot th the message was not disclosed Secretary of State Hull indicated indi Indi- negotiations may be started started started start start- ed with a view to bringing about an amicable settlement of some outstanding problems between the U. U S. S and Japan Delivery of the message was followed by a minute 40 conference conference confer conler- ence between President Roosevelt Secretary Hull and Admiral No No- mura Discussions to Continue It was made plain that the discussIons discussions discussions dis dis- dis- dis with the Japanese envoy envoy envoy en en- voy would continue personally conducted by Mr Roosevelt id whether th these se conversations conversations conversations conversa conversa- might develop In f looking toward u L Lamica amicable amicable amica amica- ble ble settlement of or outstanding problems s' s between the two tries especially shipment of war wat supplies to Russia via Vladivostok tok tol Hull intimated that there might be such developments He said it is a a. a situation where the U. U S. S and Japan are undertaking undertaking undertaking under under- taking to discuss by one or or more mediums In a more intimate and personal way questions and problems lems that exist between the two countries He added that he could not say whether any agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment that might might might-be be reached would be in a written or verbal form Hull huh Expects E Reply Hull also said that he expects the president to reply to the Japanese Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese prime ministers minister's personal message He said that it wl would uld be up to Admiral and the Japanese government to d de decide dedde de- de cide clde whether they wished to disclose disclose disclose dis dis- dis- dis close the message Asked whether he believed that the forthcoming discussions would lead to a settlement of the problems problems lems between the two countries Hull said that was something one could not undertake to speak about in ay aby definite way Hull who left th the presidents president's office about ten minutes after the ambassador departed announced that there has been a general exchange of ideas and Information Information information tion regarding numerous matters pending between the two coun coon tries Conference Interesting The conference was very in interesting interesting interesting in- in Hull said There may maybe maybe maybe be another or others later Although the Japanese envoy declined to divulge the message from the prime minister Prince minister Prince Konoye Konoye-he Konoye he indicated that it did didn n not t involve any possible rupture of ot relations between the U U. S. S and add nd Japan N A Asked whether he expected to return to Tokyo In the near neRr future future future fu fu- fu- fu ture Admiral said You mean that I may be getting getting setting get set ting my passport soon I certainly certain certaIn- ly hope not The envoy evaded all questions as at to whether he felt optimistic as a result of his conference with the president or whether he thought that progress had been made in bridging the gap between the respective positions of the two governments You ask the president or See Sec Continued d on en Ps Palte Se Seen Sen n Column Four Your 11 I 55 ug 4 1 ull 4 kih Ari 4 4 o 1 y f h r VERY INTERESTING SAID HULL nULL Ambassador J White House visitor Japan Premier Sends Personal Note mote IT ilo To President Through Envoy Continued from Pace Page One I rotary Hull that question he told r reporters Porters Envoy in Good Humor The ambassador was smiling and appeared in a good humor as ashe ashe ashe he left the White House It was one one of the rare occasions on n which the envoy envoy has called on onic the ic president in the White House since nee he presented his credentials last ast February The message was believed to have lave dealt with Japans Japan's concern over ver the shipment of American supplies to Vladivostok Whether it contained anything in n the nature of a warning that r the ic Japanese empire could not stand and idly by and see such supplies supplies sup- sup plies as aviation gasoline sent to Russia through the Sea of Japan could not be ascertained Japan apan Feels Badly However the a ambassador following following fol- fol lowing owing his conference with Hull Wednesday said that the Japanese Japanese Japa- Japa nese ese nation felt badly that the United States was sending to Russia Russia Rus- Rus sia la the very type of supplies which Japan is denied the opportunity opportunity unity of purchasing in this country A possibility also was seen that the ic Japanese government may be requesting assurances from the U. U S. S that the supplies sent to Vladivostok will not be kept there indefinitely as any potential threat to the security of the Nippon Nippon Nip- Nip pon on empire Envoy Says Little The Japanese envoy had little littleto to o say after leaving the presidents president's presidents president's dents dent's office He made his way quickly through the crowd of newspaper men toward the exit from rom the executive offices The I reporters cornered him at the thedoor thedoor I door and flung questions at him but jut he answered very few i iThe The conference was understood to o have been arranged Wednesday 1 at t the meeting of Hull and No No- NoI I mura Hull was the first to enter I the he White House and was closeted for 15 minutes with Mr Roosevelt before the ambassador arrived Much Ado About Nothing Meanwhile the U. U S. S g government government govern govern- vern- vern ment feels that Japan is showing undue concern over the shipment of American aid to Russia Official state department quarters quarters quarters feel the importance being attached attached attached at at- by Japan to the shipments is not warranted by the amount of I supplies now en route i The official American view concerning concerning concerning con con- Japans Japan's expressed concern over the shipments is represented to be as follows 1 Shipments of American aviation aviation avia avia- tion gasoline and other supplies to Vladivostok are intended to assist Russia in resisting nazi aggression in the west 2 Russia obviously is not planning planning planning plan plan- ning any attack on Japan and if the Nippon empire is not contemplating contemplating contemplating plating any aggressive action against the soviet it has no reason reason reason rea rea- son to feel alarmed a about out American Ameri Amen can shipments Russia Kept Silence 3 Japan purchased millions of barrels of oil in the U. U S. S and Russia Russia Russia Rus Rus- sia said nothing although the quantities purchased were far in excess of Japans Japan's peacetime needs Therefore this government feels Tokyo Tokyo- is not justified in complaining complain complain- ing about comparatively small shipments to Russia at a time when that country is engaged in ina ina ina a defensive war in the west 4 4 American oil shipments to Russia are in accord with normal trade relations between the two countries Since Japan is not at war with Russia any Japanese attempt attempt attempt at at- tempt to interfere with these shipments shipments shipments ship ship- ments raises the issue of freedom of the seas Hull said that until Americas America's freedom of the seas policy policy policy pol pol- pol- pol icy is revoked it can be assumed that this government intends to insist upon its application to the Pacific Japans Japan's position on the other hand is said to be 1 1 The Japanese people cannot cannot cannot can can- not help but feel disturbed at the he le shipment to Russia through I the Sea of Japan of the very supplies which Japan is denied the opportunity of purchasing in inthe inthe inthe the United States Japan Sees Threat 2 2 Japan cannot help but regard regard re- re gard ard as a potential threat to the Nippon empires empire's own security the storing oring in Vladivostok of aviation gasoline asoline and the possible storing there here of other American war sup- sup plies lies I The official American attitude I toward award Japans Japan's first point is that American oil shipments are in 1 accord with this country's declared declared de- de policy of assisting nations resisting aggression Japans Japan's second point is regarded regard- regard ed d as an exaggeration of the importance of the American ship ship- ments menu I |
