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Show reports mm. yiwimtr TOR Ml UTTERLY FALSE, SAYS THE JSP; EMPEROR telegram direct to the imperial Govern ment to ascertain the attitude of Japan in the present situation. You are authorized au-thorized to give out categorical declarations declara-tions of the absolutely pacific intentions inten-tions of the Japanese.'' TOKIO PAPERS SILENT. TOKIO, Feb. 5 (afternoon). The press is still silent over the war crv in some American papers. Not the sh'ght-eit sh'ght-eit exeitement was apparent here at noon today after this talk was transmitted trans-mitted here, and it was generally ignored. ig-nored. It is believed that the anti-Japanese anti-Japanese agitation by a portion of the American press will afford proof of the futility of an effort to shake the profound pro-found confidence which Japan reposes in President Roosevelt and in the American people generally. WASHINGTON, Feb, CIn response re-sponse to a direct cablegram from the editor of the Chicago Tribune to Marquis Mar-quis Eaionjl, Minister of Foreign Affairs at TokJo, the Japanese Government yesterday yes-terday instructed its embassy here, also by cable, to convey to the American people its disavowal of all inclination toward war with the United States, and its belief that the differences between the two countries are, and always hare been, susceptible of pacific settlement. The imperial Government of Japan, which acted with similar frankness toward Russia before the war, realizing thst the cablegram from the Tribune indicated that there was a belief in the United States that there might be war over the California school question, took prompt steps to assure the people of the .United States that the friendly feel-"ing feel-"ing between tfie two nations had never been disturbed in the slightest degree. The Emperor's Government thereupon there-upon sent trie following cable: "Tokio, Feb. 4 The Tribune, Chicago: Chi-cago: Answering your telegram to Marquis Saionji, I am directed to refer re-fer vou to the Japanese Embassador at Washington for , information concerning concern-ing the absolutely unfounded rumors. "PRIVATE SECRETARY "To the Minister of Foreign' Affairs. " This was followed by a dispatch to the Vicomte Riuzo Aoki, Embassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Plenipo-tentiary to the United States: "The Chicago Tribune has sent a |