The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-08
TO STUDY
METHODS
japanese Officers
Will Tour the
States.


Japan. accompanied by Mr.. Yasuo RI
ko, electrical engineer of the depart
ment, are passengers In the America
Maru, on their way about the world on
tour of inspection; looking for ideas
which will be OF use to them in their
department.
The most important mission perhaps
Is that OF the minor official. In that
upon him will depend the installation
of complete system Of telephones as
part OF the national system Of COM
munications. At present the depart
ment comprises the matters of letters
and telegraph service as well, and
should It be deemed advisable to add
telephones to that list the result will
be to make the department one Of the
most complete in the world. Mr.. Aoki.
who speaks English well, said yester-
day:
II expect to stay in the United states
until the middle of December, when
will go on to England, SO as to be in
London during the Christmas season.
to observe the methods OF handling the
extraordinary rush OF matter, which
burdens the post at that time. In gen
eral l believe We have an excellent
service in Japan now. and that there
will be few things which will be neces-
sary TO introduce, so 1t Is that ! shall
give the best part of the time l am
laying out to spend in America. to the
telegraph systems which would be ap-
plicable to our conditions
Mr. Rlko will not accompany me to
England as he will want to stay in the
United States for perhaps year, look
ing into the various systems of tele-
phones which are in use. We have the
telegraph to almost every part OF the
! empire now, and may extend 1t very
little more for some time. but there Is
4 great possibility before the telephone
system If we can find it advisable TO
, introduce It, The study OF the various
, systems and the costs and methods of
D.. installation and so on. will be the points
which he will make familiar to hims-.
! and we will then have an opportunity
. to decide with all the best information
4 before US. ..
LAS TO our affairs as a nation, ! be-
i lieve that the worst is passed and thai
= there will be soon chance to recover
@ what the present depression has
;. brought to us. There Is no doubt tina
y. there was a clear case of fnancia
:, depression upon us. and its caus' per
y, haps was just as plain. Some OF GU
l. people believe that we made too muc'
n of our army. We are very proud .
the army, and its showing during tn
20 recent troubles in the East prove
lie that we were not mistaken in It, Th
4, armies of the world came in contaS
,o with ours and the result was that tn
is methods of our soldiers were approve
II by the men of every other nation.
Is the general feeling in Japan that tn
u close service of our soldiers and thos
e of the United States will mean muQ
in the continued friendly relations y
the two governments. -.I ~
a There will he less money spent upa
y, the military works in the future an
. this will mean that there, will not u
/, the steady drain upon the resources o
is the nation. There is a belief that "
n have gone on too fast in making our
2. selves a military power. The Chimes
II indemnity went into defensive works
u and the result has been that there is
:, development in advance of the Natio.
all the time. Perhaps there will b
slow revival OF trade. but our peo
pie are loyal and will work themselve
out of their difficulties"
During the afternoon Mr.. Aoki an
A Mr.. Riko were the guests of Postmaste
Dat and paid visit to the eXecutiy
mansion and other points OF Interest
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