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Show 1KAD0 THANKS OURjfSHT Praises Roosevelt's Efforts in the Direction of Peace Be tween Warring Nations. Expresses the Belief That Peace In the Far East Will be Permanent Accords Ac-cords the President Full Credit for the Part Ho Took. Oyster Day. President rioosovolt on Sunday received from tho emperor ot Japan warm thanks for his "disinterested "disin-terested and unoemlttlng efforts In tho terested nnd unremitting efforts in tho an expression of tho Japaneso emperor's em-peror's "grateful appreciation of tho distinguished part" the president has taken in the establishment of peaco In tho far cast. Tho cablegram, which was recelvod from tho emperor personally, follows: "Toklo, Sopt. 3. The President: I hnvo received with gratification your messago of congratulations convoyed con-voyed through our plenipotentiaries and thank you warmly for It. To your disinterested and unromlttlng efforts In tho Interests of peaco and humanity I attach tho high value which Ib their due and assuro you of my grateful appreciation ap-preciation of tho distinguished part you havo taken in tho establishment of penco based upon principles CBson-tlon CBson-tlon to tho permanent welfaro and tranquility of tho far ast. "MUTSUHITO." Tho cablegram from (he Japaneso emperor puts an end to tho rumors thnt the emperor was dissatisfied with tho tcrmB finally concluded by his plenipotentiaries plen-ipotentiaries with those ot tho emperor em-peror of Russia. Ho nccordB President Roosovolt full credit for tho part ho took in bringing nbout peaco "upon principles essential to tho permanent welfaro and tranquility of tho far cast." Tho concluding sentence of tho cablegram ca-blegram Is especially significant. It evidently voices tho belief of tho Japanese Jap-anese emperor that tho treaty about to be concluded nt Portsmouth will be tor a permanont peaco. |