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Show DENBY PRAISES 4-POWER PACT Clears Atmosphere in Far! East, Observes Naval Spr-.rflt.arv SAN' FRAXCISCO. Sept. The four pow. r treaty has "clSSrSd tho n tmospln-ro In the Far East " Edwin Denby. secretary of the navy. BSlA on his arrival here on the transport Henderson Hen-derson from his visit to China, Japan, ih Philippine! and Hawaii Tho Washington conference and the treaty resulted In a better understanding under-standing between Japan and China , nceordlng to Secretary' Denby, and promised to bring nlrnt Improver! condition! In both countries. Ho said there seemed to be a more friendly attitude toward Americans among th Street crowds In Japan than formerly and declared Japan Hhowed every an-tentlon an-tentlon of Iking up to the provisions of the treaty CHINA PROGRESSING. ( China has made wonderful strides In the 37 vep.rs that hav elapsed! since Becretarj nniy was in the' Asiatic fetation f t' navv. he declared de-clared He expressed belief that proff- J ress toward a stabilized government , was now being made Secretary' Denby praised the work of Leonard Wood as governor gonernl of th Philippines, saying that Wood had gained the confidence of all fao- . Mons and wflf. a highly successful administrator ad-ministrator MThOSfl transfer to the Uni-vertlty Uni-vertlty of Pennsylvania would I" great loss to the Islands. Russia apparently Is not an lnflu- J enco at present In the far east, according ac-cording to the secretary NAVAL CLANS REUNION, Secretary Denby was accompanied by Mrs. Denby and Mrs. V ft Far- rlngton. wife of the governor of Ha- wall. Tho transport took to Toklo , members of the class of '81 at thj i naal academy at Annapolis for a ro- I union which was attended by Admlrat I I rm of the Japanese navy, a member Of the class I Jen by will remain here a few days before returning to Washington Wash-ington and will lslt the navy yard ac Mare Island. |