New-York tribune., 1905-08-08
BARON K4NEKO'S TIEWS.
He Says japanese People Feel That
Var Viii Go On.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE tribune. ]


Oyster Bay, Aug. Baron Kentaro Kaneko
the Japanese financial expert who. it is said, was
consulted oftener than any other man by the
Mikado's Ministry in arriving at the amount of
indemnity to be demanded of Russia, was the
Presidents guest this afternoon, arriving at
Oyster Bay at 3:19 and departing shortly after o.
After his visit to Sycamore HILL Baron Kaneko
talked about his people and his country. He was
guarded in his remarks when asked about his
affairs. and disclaimed any participation in
the peace negotiations.
People call me financial expert he said,
but they are greatly mistaken. Takahashi is
financial expert. 1 not. I am merely
man who has little leisure at his disposal and
has chosen to spend some time lii this country
Who in Japan would not be glad to visit the
United States and become acquainted with its
people? The friendship that your people have
shown for US will never be forgotten When
you have death. illness or a great grief of some
sort in your family, does not the kind
word or action of a friend seem to touch your
heart as nothing else will? 1t is just so when
a nation nears a crisis. The noble work of Presi-
dent Roosevelt will ever he remembered by our
people He is a wonderful man, of the
greatest Of this age, and pray that his efforts
to bring about peace will prove successful Now,
what do you think will be the result of the con-
ference at Portsmouth"
Some doubt is expressed that the ENJOYS viii
be able to make peace replied the Tribune cor
respondent. What is the feeling in JaIan?"
THE feeling of the people is that the will
go on replied Baron Kaneko. The Russians
say that they are poor"
Too poor to pay S1,0OO.000O00?"
TOO poor to pay the indemnity that Japan
will ask continued Baron Kaneko. But how
can they tell what will be asked? 1 do not know
the sum that will be demanded. 1 have not
asked our ENJOYS to tell me what their terms
will be, and they have not volunteered the in
formation, but 1 think / would like to them
at their work there at Portsmouth. 1t would be
very interesting to be present at the meetings"
JAPAN'S RESOURCES
How do the people of Japan like the idea of
continuing the WARP"
They would rather have peace of course
but if must fight on, countrymen will
not hesitate to continue the task Considering
the great strain upon our resources it is marvel
lous TO see how well all our people have stood
up under the burden. 1t takes to bring out
! the latent power of a nation. A crisis must
! come before the world realize what is in a
people Thus it has been with Japan. Before
| the had difficulty in floating a 500
| 100000 + per cent loan at so. After the war
was on we made Az per cent loan at "a for
| the same amount, and the great powers Of the
world begged to he allowed to subscribe. AT
first the American and British bankers who
had taken previous bonds said. No, we Will
not let any one else have them but finally they
consented to let the Germans in, and the loan vas
made to the three countries each receiving an
equal share. Think of it! That shows what our
fighting did; how the world amended its view OF
| our country when we had a few victories.
| But if you could now look in on Japan you
would understand why the country is so strong
| and at the same time you would be astonished
| 70 see how little the evidences Of the war are
| shown. The business men of the country are
going ahead as if nothing unusual were happen
/ ing. The banks are receiving as many deposits
as they did before the war began. There has been
practically no falling off in trade either export
/ or import, with the world at large. New enter
prises are springing up every hand. 1t Is
/ with great difficulty that the government
| can restrain the enthusiasm of those who would
build new factories and launch new business
| concerns. Not only is the manufacture of war
| material booming but the manufacture Of all
the ordinary necessaries and luxuries of life as
we'll Wait a while, urges the government do
/ not plunge too far into enterprises until
you see how the war is going to come out; but
| the admon!tion is not dampening the ardor of
| business. The people feel confident that the
war is in good hands, and they see every reason
why they should go ahead with progress. When
I came over to this country little while ago
| with party from my country, you would not
have known that Japan in the midst of a
sreat struggle No one was excitedly waiting
10 get the first news from land no one was in
doubt for q moment Of the voyage so no one
lost his head or his sleep over the matter
Il expect TO leave New York tomorrow or
next day for some place in the New England
States / have not yet made up my mind just
where / will go. Perhaps l will go To LAX,
George. | did think of returning u Japan this
summer but I dread the long hot journey
across the alkali plains and the Pacific Ocean
! have made the trip to and from Japan manS
times, and much prefer the middle passage thai
was abandoned when the United States acquired
Hawaii. The trip from Vancouver is most dis.
I agreeable, even in the summer time for the
heat and moisture combined make a fog tha
covers everything on shipboard with drip
viii, therefore, wait until cooler weather befor.
returning home"
How soon do you think the peace envoy.
VIII reach a conclusion?"
How can tell? You can guess s well as
II Russia does not agree 10 Japans terms Yer,
shortly she may loose another province anC
Vladivostok before long. Who knows what vii
happen if the war is continued, but ! pray /
will speedily end