Show ANOTHER conference this time kaneko goes to sagamore hill oyster bay aug 21 an unexpected phase of the peace negotiations developed today in the arrival here of baron kaneko a special representative in this country of the japanese for a conference with president roosevelt the meeting it is known was arranged hurriedly it was 11 before he reached sagamore hill no outsiders have engagements with the president today baron ineko remained with the president three quarters of an hour and then departed for new york baron kaneko declined to discuss his conference with the Preal dent baron kaneko said he did not deny that he was a representative of the japanese government but wished it understood that he was not be financial representative baron kaneko intimated that japan might regard the presidents proposition favorably but he could not say so definitely 1 think we know tomorrow at 3 when the 1 meet in portsmouth said he by that time they will have determined le matter i do you mean thag they will hava beard definitely tron their governments by that time IL yes I 1 assume so ahe replied baron kaneko was asked it a proposition had been made to submit any point of difference that had arisen between the envoys hague tribunal oh I 1 know nothing at all about that what I 1 read in the newspapers is all I 1 know the american newspapers have the ability to go at ones inner mind baron kaneko also intimated that he came today on bis own initiative and not by invitation of the president president roosevelt declines to discuss the peace in any way and authorized the statement that nothing would be made public by him concerning the visit of baron kaneko |