The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-08
Mr.. BEVERIDGE is HERE
THE SENATOR REACHES HOME
AFTER TRIP AROUND III WORLD.
He Was Absent Six Months and Saw
Many Lands-Traveled with
Marquis Ito.

United States Senator Albert j. Beveridge
arrived home late yesterday afternoon from
his extended trip through Europe and the
Orient. The senator has probably never
looked better than he does after his ocean
voyage and his ~sojourn in various foreign
lands. He is not greatly tanned, nor yet
is he pale according to his former wont.
His face wears a slight appearance Of IA
tigue that is only natural and that will
disappear with a few days needed rest.
Senator Beveridge was averse to discuss
ing his foreign trip. but it is known that
in the six months of his absence from the
United States he has gone around the
world. making special excursions to points
which he particularly desired to look into.
He passed a short time in England. a
| somewhat longer time in Germany and So
| journed in Russia a considerable period.
| The greater part of his time abroad, how
ever. was passed in the Orient, particularly
in Manchuria, through which he travelled
from one end to the other. This was his
first visit to the latter country.
Senator Beverage revisited the Philip
| pines and studied carefully conditions as
J they exist in those islands at present, COM
pared with conditions of two years ago,
when he made his first visit to the Philip
| pine archipelago. The senator attended
| sessions of the civil commission Of the
archipelago, and also attended sessions OF
the municipal board having charge of the
government of Manila and the various other
departments of government. He paid con-
siderable attention to the practical working
of governments in the interior, and inves-
tigated the new Philippine c~onstabulary.
which is expected to take the place of the
army when it is perfected.
When asked for an expression concerning
these Investigations Senator Beveridge said
, he would prefer not TO discuss them. 1t Is
understood. however, that he had numerous
extended interviews with Governor Taft
and General Chaffee.
TALKS OF MARQUIS ITO.
On the return trip the senator revisited
Japan and was a fellow-passenger on the
steamer with Marquis Ito. of Japan, on
the voyage across the Pacific. Senator
Beveridge met the Marquis Ito two years
ago in Toxic and conferred with him con-
corning the Philippine problem at that time.
When asked for Information concerning
the personality and work of Marquis Ito.
the senator was willing to talk. The Mar
auis Ito" he said, SIS the first statesman Of
the Orient and perhaps the greatest states
man the Orient has ever produced. He is
the creator of modern constitutional Japan.
! He Is the maker Oh Japan = CONSTITUTION.
From the time the Emperor was estab-
lished upon the temporal throne and the
Shoguns were deprived of power, Marquis
Ito has been the closest cOnfdant and
counselor of the Emperor and usually prime
minister of the empire
Marquis Ito is about sixty years of age"
continued Senator Beveridge, land with the
exception of DiaZ, of Mexico, is the only
man now living who has created a govern
ment and lived to see its complete success;
the most varied and adventurous and in
/ teresting career of any living public man.
He speaks English fiuently, but with an
accent"
What is his chief object in coming to
this country the senator was asked.
"Oh. / cannot undertake to say that he
replied. For his health, think. At least,
that is what he told me-"
1t Is understood that Senator Beverage
made a special study of Manchuria and
Russian expansion and railroad enterprise
in that very considerable portion of the
Chinese Empire. He was requested TO give
an expression of his views on the far East
ern question.
IL do not care to go into the far Eastern
question: he said. 1T is too large a SUBJ
ject and too complex to speak about with
accuracy or comprehensiveness in an inter-
view unless the interview were carefully
prepared beforehand. 1t is not a subject
TO be discussed loosely because such a
treatment gives one a truthful understand
ing of a great subject, and the far Eastern
question is q great subject, perhaps the
most complicated and important in the
whole world of any question now before
the various HdllOIS. 10 us o. course IL Is
particularly so because our ever growing
surplus rOducts must find an ever enlarg-
ing market. The bulk of our products is
consumed at home and in Europe, and
therefore to the Orient more than TO any
other portion of the world we must look
for a market for this surplus. The preser-
walton and Increase of this market thus
touches Immediately our national and in
d%ividual prosperity, and 1T will be con-
tinuOusly and increasingly important.
How to enlarge the Oriental markets or
even how to keep Oriental ports perma-
nently open to American goods at all. how
for the benefit OF the American producers
to dispose of the complications which every
day are growing more complex is the larg-
est question of our immediate future
CHANGES IN PHILIPPINES.
What do you think about conditions In
the Philippines now? Do they show any
marked change since your previous visit?"
Senator Beveridge was asked.
o course, there is a chanee-many
changes" he replied. When I was there
before it was a state of war from one end
or the archipelago to the other"
Beyond this the senator declined to talk
last night. When asked as TO his plans for
the future ne said: Il shall be In Indian
apolis steadily and continuously from now
on until Congress convenes. L expect to be
in my Office every day"
when did you first hear of President
McKinley'S assassination
1T was brought out by boat TO our ship
on the ocean OF Nagasaki. Japan, on the
10th Of September. ! was dazed at the
awful intelligence. and can scarcely realize
it's full force even now
When he was asked for an expression
concerning the late President Senator Rey-
eridge said: AT no time since L received
the terrible news have / felt equal to an
expression IN the subject, and I do not feel
equal to l. now. The grief of all of us is so
deep that L think everybody still feels
numbed. as il were. AT least | do. | do not
know that L could give any better estimate
of President Mckinley than I gave in n
speech delivered i'm the Auditorium at Chi
cago last September"
rrAn nEnADnX,c DID An Aa6n6n