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Show x::js::x of .teams, mikado of japan OYSTER BAY. Sept. 4,-Presldent Roosevelt yesterday received at 12:40 p. m. 'from the Emperor of Japan warm thank for his "disinterested and unremitting efforts ef-forts In the Interests of peace and hu-.xnunlty." hu-.xnunlty." and an. expression of the Japanese Japa-nese Emperor's "grateful appreciation of the distinguished part" the President haa taken in the establishment of peace In the far East. The cablegram, which waa received from the Emperor ' personally, follows: Toklo, Kept. 3 The President I hav. received re-ceived with gratification your dihu( of oon-tratulation. oon-tratulation. conveyed through our plenipotentiaries plenipoten-tiaries and thank you warmly for It. To your . di.tntere-ted and unremitting efforts In the ln-i ln-i teret of peace and humanity I attach the high value which la their due and assure you of my grateful appreciation of the dlstln-, dlstln-, aulnhed part you have taken In the establishment establish-ment of peace based upon principles essential to the permanent welfare and tranquillity of the far Kaat. MUTSUHITO. ! 1 The cablegram from the Japanese Em- I peror puts an end to the rumors that the Emperor was dissatisfied with the terms finally concluded by his plenipotentiaries with thorn of the Emperor of Russia. He accords President Roosevelt full credit for the part he took in bringing about peace -"upon principles essential to the permanent welfare and tranquillity of the far East." The concluding sentence of the cablegram cable-gram is especially . significant. It evidently evi-dently voices the ' belief of the Japanese Emperor that the treaty about to be concluded con-cluded at Portsmouth will be for a permanent per-manent peace. ' It can be said that the President expressed ex-pressed nq anxiety at the delay of the cablegram' from the Emperor of Japan. It was known here that the terms finally concluded at Portsmouth were dictated by the Japanese Emperor himself 'and that they could not be otherwise than satisfactory to him and his Advisers. The delay in responding to the Japanese plenipotentiaries was due, it is suggested,, to the desire of the Emperor to be assured as-sured that the. terms agreed upon would be incorporated into a treaty without the probability of a serious hitch. That assurance, it' is said, was conveyed to the Japanese-Emperor last night upon the practical conclusion of the draft of the treaty. The-cablegram to President Roosevelt today followed in natural course. Information reaching the President today to-day from Portsmouth indicates that the treaty will be concluded formally and signed early this week, probably tomorrow tomor-row or. Tuesday. The substance of the treaty is being reduced to engrossed form, in two texts, English and French. As soon as this formality shall have been completed the convention o Important not only to tne two belligerent powers, but to the civilised world, will be signed by the plenipotentiaries of the two Governments Gov-ernments directly in interest and will pass into history as the treaty of Portsmouth. Ports-mouth. President Roosevelt passed the greater part of the day at Sagamore If HI. He and Mrs. Roosevelt, with some of their children, chil-dren, attended morning services at Christ Episcopal church. Notwithstanding the tremendous . wind and rainstorm that swept over this part of Lorig Island, "be- f;tnnin? early today and continuing until ate this afternoon, the President and Mrs. Roosevelt sent the children home from church in a carriage and themselves walked the three miles to Sagamore Hill In the storm. No. official visitors were received during the day, although Representative Wads-, worth of New York and Mrs. Wadsworth were houee guests of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt. The President has an-' nouhced that he will devote the remainder of his sojourn at Sagamore Hill particularly particu-larly to recreation, and that he will receive re-ceive as few visitors as possible and will transact no business that Is not of pressing press-ing importance. He has been greatly occupied this) summer with publio business busi-ness and has had scarcely any opportunity opportu-nity to enjoy his vacation. He will endeavor en-deavor now to have some time to himself. |