No Friction Between America and Japan Washington, Dec. 19. yanese-American relations were again discussed to-day in the House of Representatives, the members offering much advice to one another and to the administration officials.
The plan for mantuvres by the fleet off Hawaii in 1925 was attack-led by Br. George Huddleston (Demo. herat) as "Inadvisable and tactless," in view of the state of public opinion in the United States and Japan.
Mr. 0. T. Wingo (Democrat) told! the House, however, that President Coolidge and Mr.~ Hughes, the Secretary of State, were handling foreign affairs in a dign!- fied and sensible way and the best thing that Congressmen could do their mouths shut."—
Reuter's American Service.
Welcome to Japanese Ambassador Tokyo, Dec. 19.
This morning's press reports of the Premier Viscount Kato's state. ment relative to the offer from the American Government tha: the American Fleet should visit after the manceuvres, and. also Japan's refusal of the offer, are off cially declared to be without founda—Reuter's Pacific Service. that in his stafemen:, welcomintr the appointment of Mr. Matsudaira 8 Japanese Ambassador to Washjurghes, Secretary of States, says in part—
The authority of the United States find the the relations of Japan and the United States comprehensive. The American ities in Washington are ly who che inators are, though it ix true thet publications and speeches gendered misundersand: nes States will be put_to very great embarrassment. "The American officials are of the opinion that the relations of the two countries to-day ing from the question, Japan only rexpeet-Ing and living up to 1 spteit und the decision of the Washington Naval Treaty but es taking every opportunity of showing ity to put in force all the agres-ments entered into at Washingt cor earning China ard the Far Hast. The American Government also recognizes the fact that the Japanese Government is exercising the greatest efforts for the reconciliation of the feelings of the peoples of the two countries.
That Japan nas specially appointed such a grest statesman 2s. Bir. Matsudaira to be Japarere Anibassador to Washington is sufficient! to endorse the above fact.
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