Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-31
FUTURE Of JAPANESE
Soldiers to Lay Down Arms
for Hard Work.
BARON KANEKO TALKS
TASK OF PEACE TO BE TAKEN UP
BY ARMIES.
Army Scheme Not to Be Changed, a.
Little Islanders Must Ever
Be Ready.
BARON KANEKO TALKS
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

| Special Dispatch to The Star.
| NEW YORK. August 3I.-Baron Kaneko.
the mikado's representative who has been
| recognized here as being the financial agent
| OF Japan. and whose frequent visits to
| President Roosevelt at Sycamore Hill dur
! ing the progress OF the peace conference
have been the source OF much conjecture,
| talked at length with The Star representa-
| tive on Japans future.
! Militant Japan passes" he said ''and
| Industrial Japan takes its place with the
| coming Of peace
| The transformation will be rapid" con-
| tinued Baron kaneko, in his uptown apart
ments. which are as simple in their appoint
| ments as the lodgings OF a student
| Your army of the Potomac was marching
| through Washington in review one day,
and week later those veterans of a hum
dred fights had scattered to their homes
| and taken up the work they laid down at
| the call of their country. So will most of
our soldiers now at the front in ManchurIa.
| Aho IL you want TO see them their
| farms, at the loom and behind the counter
! you Will wonder that such quiet self-con-
| tanned. Industrious little men-you might
| almost say they were meek-could have
| stormed 203-meter hill and filed the Shaho
| with their dead In repeated assaults upon
! the Russian lines. Well, let us say no more
| about that. They will be absorbed in their
| tdShS VI peace, ana Will Try to forget the
| horrors of war, although the memory of
| perls shared and a common glory will en-
| dure always The reserves are to return
to civil lfe but 1 don't think the army
| scheme will be modified. God forbid that
| Japan should need her soldiers again in
| this generation, but must be prepared
to protect the nationality which we have
| established such a d. firm base and ce-
| mented with our blood
| Japan will strike only in defense of her
| honor and her rights, and we hope 1t will
| not be necessary. Certainly we have shown
| that as an antagonist the Japanese are not
| TO be despised- Japan has taken her place
among the great powers of the earth and
| knows her rights; and knowing, dares
| maintain them"
Man of Slight Physique.
The baron is a man of slight physique
| and as gentle in manner as a woman, but
his eyes kindied he talked of the proud
| position Japan has won in the war ard
there was the light of battle in them. mo"
he said. in answer to the question of the
| moment. "it won't be necessary to finance
| the peace In the sense that we shall 60
| into the markets of the world for another
| loan. At least. that is my opinion now.
| True. the war has cost q lot OF money,
| but 1t has not gone far enough to cripple
| US. 1t is fact that the government has
| not touched the $50 600 600 borrowed In
| Berlin, London, New York. 1t is ours to
| use when called for. and doubtless II will
| be needed; but 1t don't follow that we shall
| place another foreign loan.
After the war with China we reorgan-
lied and doubled the army and entered
| upon a program of naval expansion, using
| part of the indemnity of 80. 600 900 pounds
| sterling, Fl, 100000 for the retrocession of
| the Liaotung peninsula. We get no in
| demnity now. being sure can thrive IN
| peace as we prevailed I'm war; but pro-
| vision was made for the maintenance of
| the army before shot was fired, and
| we can reduce appropriations for the navy
/ wv added Russian
| ships to our fleet.
Saved Money at Home.
"I want to tell you that the Japanese
| have actually saved money at home during
this war Industries have gone on very
| much as usual We have made most OF
| our war material, weapons ammunition
| and hospital supplies. giving employment
| to great numbers of people They have
| put by a little money from patriotic mo-
| tives, and there Ii a good deal in circula-
| ton. / know the advice of the govern
| ment has been asked about investments
| and it has said Wait until the war is
over So / expect to see a genuine boom
| In manufacturing, building and trade II
| the government should want more money L
| believe the people would be glad to buy
| its bonds
War Taxes Retained.
| "Of course the war taxes will be retained
ample, but the people, I feel sure. win
| 1t was some time after the war with Spain
| before you dispensed with the taxes OF
| war yourselves. We shall follow your ex-
ample, but the people, I feel sure. will
not have to bear a great burden, and now
| and then a tax will be taken Off.
| I'VE shall have some new sources OF rev.
| enue. There are the fishery rights on the
coast of Siberia which we acquire from
Russia.
| Some day the Siberian fisheries will be
| as valuable as those OF New Foundland and
| we shall now have our share of the treas
| ures of the sea- Many kinds of fish abound
| in these waters, and they are rich In rur-
bearing animals. OF course. the possession
| of Dalny will be Of great advantage to US
as training station. We shall no longer
have to land our goods al Newehwahg. Inc
| whole Liaoting peninsula, twice won by the
| sword and now to fly the nag OF Japan
| without protest, will be valuable as an as
| set and in course of time a large revenue
| should be derived from the Chinese EAST
| ern railway In southern Manchuria, which
| we shall take over for term OF years.
| We shall proceed also to develop the fregnt
| and passenger business. If an era or pros
| perity is not coming to Japan In the Islands
| in Korea and Manchuria am not COED
| profit: and the door is open In Manchuria
| to all our commercial rivais-wloe open
| and fastened back That there will be one
| of the war, the policy of Secretary John
| Hay Is now an accomplished fact-
| Korea and Manchuria.
II expect to see Korea and Manchuria in
yaded by an army of peace artisans. farm
| ers and Iaborers Korea is only ten hours
| sail from Japan. There is a lot OF work to
| be done there and money to be made.
| Manchuria could absorb half the population
| of Japan and still there would be room for
| ourselves as well for the Chinese. That
| is why / think there will be no japanese
| immigra ton question in America TO threat
en- our friendly relations with you. But
! why should there be any trouble, or any
| pretext for IL? lose patience-and am
| n good-natured man-when hear the yawp
| of the labor agitators about the descent OF
| the japanese upon the Pacific coast. We
are not alien In heart customs and habits
| like the Chinese We dress, live and alnusc
ourselves like Americans when we como
| here, and do not save our money TO
| take II out Of the country. We engage in
| the same pursuits as Americans and trans
| act business as they do We demand the
| same wages-in fact. try to get more.
There is Chinatown In New York and In