The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-06-13
INTERVIEW WITH
GENERAL OYAMA.
IT IS STRICTLY EXCLUSIVE
Thinks President Roosevelt IS Thor
oughbred-Is Distrustful Of Russia
and of Peace Preliminaries-By
Caucasian Special Wireless.

When | pulled my freight. after tax
ing in the Korea strait, | struck out on
a bee line for Oyamas headquarters
which reached by the light Of the
moon. The great warrior, who had
done up kuro Pat. said to have streak
Of Irish in hin-was asleep. AS | was
tired, | stretched myself on the green
sward with the clear blue sky as my
'skeeter bar | slept as sound as a log
was awake at roll call. Oyama had
been advised of my presence and await
ed me. AS | entered his tent, | gave
him the Grand Hailing sign by throw
ing my right hand to my right ear
the thumb resting on the ear. hand open
After shaking my hand several times
he responded by placing the thumb OF
his right hand on the end of his nose.
shaking his fingers several times. This
salute is rarely exchanged, except on
state occasions. AS you we'll know, I'm
we'll 10 On pass words and signs. It's
not every man who can work his way
through the wordl on the Q. f., but III
tell you the sign of distress is better
than a rabbits foot and is great if it is
worked right. Well! having exchanged
these preliminares Oyama advanced
towards me saying in Japanese: "Old
boy, put her right there, I'm glad to
see you, says he. As put my hand in
his paw, he gave it squeeze and | saw
stars. | thought my hand was in vice
but it was only in the grasp Of Oyama.
| never WINGED or kicked but bore it as
a little man. How dyedo" says he.
Tin doing bully" says I. Hang up
your hat anywhere and make yourself
at home" says he 'All right" says |,
I'll do it" and says I, 1--we got letter
for YOU What" says he, "a letter for
me?" "Precisely," says |, "and it is
from Togo" From Togo! Where is
it - says he Somewhere in my ward
robe" says |, and after fumbling in my
pockets. jerked out the letter. Here
it is" says |. 'Ha! let me have it,
says he But" says. he 'before I begin
to read it we'll take nip" "All right,
old pard.' says I, and we took it straight
as Togo did when he tackled Whisky
in Core, ,r,d licLed him to finish and
then we absquatulated on the soft side
of log near by and then he read, and
he read until his eyes run water; then
up he jumped and says he 'let's have
another,' and says I: why of course,
I'm feeling bully. why not?" After TAX
ing several nips Oyama begun to spread
himself and says he: Togo is daisy
Nay, Pauline. he is brick; he's all wool
and yard wide. There's no monkeying
about him. How he did smash Whisky
into smihtereens, but Got Enough was so
demoralized at the first clatter that he
was skunked on passballs These Rus
slams are blow hards' Here I put in
my oar and says |: Judge, DO you
thing Got Enough will go back to Rus
sia?" mary time" says he without
shifting. He'll stick to bed rock. He'll
not plunged his neck into halter. You
may bet your boots he'll never return
to Russia He'd be skinned alive if he
did. 1t is crime for commander OF
Russian ship to surrender. He must
fight in the last ditch. He must go down
to the bottom of the sea or go up in the
air. Got Enough did his best but as
Togo had him skinned in advance, he
could not pull out of the hole No, he'll
not go back home He may remain in
Japan and grow up with the country
He may go in the real estate business
or he may engage in exploiting oil anc
gas but he will find few suckers ii
Japan However, he may go into the Il
cents show business and as a freak he
may rake in a few nickels which he may
sing in a savings box for a rainy day
but if he would act on my suggestion
he would go to the United States ane
exploit his opportunity for grand stane
plays, of which he could be the star
but, * *" Here interrupted my friene
who is laying to do up Uncle Line. Say:
|: He's married, is he?" Yes" say
he. That's the rub says l. How
that?' says he "Well, if he was no
tied down. he could hitch on to som,
woman with money and get married
and he'd not have to hit another licl
during the term of his natural life HI
could live like pig in clover" but
says I, "Your Honor please, let's shift
this subject. How does Roose strik
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