| Show JAPANS JAPAN'S A BOND Of Advisor of Emperor TeI Tells New York Banker of Situation NO BREACH IS POSSIBLE Pernicious Falsification F of Sensational Newspapers News I Are Terms Used Now York Feb 10 DeclarIng lO Declaring that that all talk taUt of trouble between this country coun- coun i try ry and Japan Is the outgrowth of pernicious pernicious per niclous fabrication on the part of or sensational sen sen- sen newspapers Viscount Kentaro Kentaro Ken Ken- taro Kaneko special ambassador to I the United States front from Japan during the he Russian Japanese Japanese war has writ- writ written ten en a reply to a letter addressed him by br Henry Clews In which Mr Clews un l' l date of December 5 Li last expressed ex ex- pressed pressel ed the hope that no difficulties might arise between the two countries countries countries coun coun- tries which could not be he readily and amicably adjusted Viscount whose elevation to his present resent position as fiS adviser to Ta Tapan's Ta pans pan's emperor on all nil things in in America came close upon th the tho heels heeg of the close of or the struggle with Russia is ono one of oC the elder statesmen of or the During Dur flur- ing General Grants Grant's first torm term he was wasa a member of a commission sent here hereto to study SLUty American finance Marquis Ito was the head of this commission and Henry Clews Clew acted as friendly adviser at tho the suggestion of President Grant Letter LeU It Cu u Henry HI Cie Th The Tho answer to J MI Ir Clews Clew's letter which was sent when hon rf reports orts of Im Im- trouble with Japan n were numerous nu 11 nerous m roll is j as HI follows follower My h Dear Dea air Mr Ir Cle Clew V Your kind letter etter of or December K fi reached me inc a n few Cew di 8 ago and I am Infinitely obliged to o you for your our hearty heart congratulation on n my ray rn recent advancement ad to a higher rank ank for a modest service which I was ns able to render m my emperor and m my country countr during the tho late lato war In performing the duties dulleR which were to me during durin m my sojourn In your our country countr what little I was able to was due to tho the encourage encourage- encouragement ment ent and assistance which ch the friends In America so gave me and In this connection I assure you that you share the largest part of or it You mentioned about the so-called so strained relations between America uJ Japan It Is really a u pernicious falsification falsi fal of sensational n newspapers and ind andI indI 1 I am glad that you m to believe olt It to be jio so 0 So o fa i aft urn o. th e rc ic k J J j i Ti ur r. r M lw ij tf n J. TY countries P Arc tr rt 1 It Is a absolutely groundless therefore even to Imagine as some alarmists would have vis us believe that there thero may maybe maybe maybe be a possible disruption of tho the friendship friendship friend friend- ship which has been Nm cemen cemented ed so 90 firmly firmly firmly firm firm- ly ever eer since this country co was Introduced Introduced Introduced Intro Intro- h by America to tho the family of civilized nations In the world worl 1 1 I assure os- os sure aure you 1 0 that every ono one ot of our people on this side of oC th the Pacific Is keenly alive to the gratitude we owe you 0 and andI I think It most remarkable that no nobody nobody no- no hod body in this empire seems to entertain oven even to tu the slightest sUs degree any apprehension apprehension apprehension ap ap- ap- ap of or a Q breach of tho the friend ship Such a Q thing never comes into our head hend Again thanking you OU for or your cour cour- tesy Sincerely yours KE KENTARO rAnO KANEI KANEKO U Tokio Japan Jan 21 l. l 1903 1108 Henry Clews has kept up a a. correspondence correspondence correspondence corre corre- with s ith Marquis Ito Viscount Kaneko and several sc other members of oC the Japanese elder statesmen over since he was first associated with them many years ago He lie said today toda that tho the letter lett letter let let- t ter r from the tho viscount spoke for Cor itself and showed the utter nonsense of ot sensational sensational sensational sen sen- reports |
