Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-26
Minister Takahira Takes an
Optimistic View.
serve the Open Door in China and
COrea and Go on with the
work Of determination md
Prog rexs-Welomcs Us
In the East.

N"soro i"h'"'"' Wv pm 49,
Yer III ""'''"s W -" ,..,.ao,,,
peace piHhipote"t'''ios
talked interestingly ""o"' '"i""' r
eat ana lu'orc' he ..
sull 'Ha' the'c WIN "c Nv
INC Inc OIL P'Hcy "'"'i''
ihe japanese governments e'ii'c' wa
Japan had no designs on thc i""''pp''''
ma asserted 'h't oaP"" M'""i ".'"'u'
onSlN observe III" open u'or Po"c! ~
Thlna and Cotca. Mr.. TaRahita saio
nj" that he felt sure there was no cause
for worry over his country iinahcia'
condition.
" March on the path of progress ara
RGo!i whatever lay be louho ID Improve
us " said the minister mas been our
Rational cry. which was made the ann
ri the government and the people more
than 80 yeats' ana has been followed up
nnrtnittinglN ever since. Every EFFORT
has been used to mcdcrnlEe "ur 'ha'i'u-
tons as far as we can DO so WIN c'rthlh
bonefit, ana since We did reaii|e tie
beneficial results of cur endeaVors IN
that direction we wanted cur nelghpor'
Ing countrios-Corca ana emma 10 40
The same. because we 'housht IN that
WHY. and in that way alone can th"y
improve their condition. ana we can aiso
GnjrN with them as Good neiehp"rs the
bclieht Oh stpch Improvement we ""u'
however no 'nteh'oh "h''eNcr ~"
terTltorlai aseraH"iNc'"e"'. WING" we az
ways tho"sh' was eh'rs'S 'esono ""r
"p''9, "'''o"s" ~ '"" I''"''
since Ten years ago io!ceo w W 'aAe "p
orms TWICE ior '"e save u ser p'cs'i-
Na'""' VIII" 'he result 'oo W" """"" W
gu.
u .e"'S =" )"
japan 'He paramount p'"'..'' n'''r'S
ma c'"'' ,s''S ~ .o'e'' NV inst
i.'' Hi'""' u" ""!"'e". ,r' ",
>"e H'"'.""e p' N W."
."'"'s' Wv .'"''e +"
'"a' N"'"e' e'''''n Hs'' ""' "''' WI"
'""""o "" ~ ''
u" '"f""'' " ~ P"t
<'A'"''c continent wa ""''"''e"'!
nave WV e'-.c' VI '"N'''"'''e W" WI"
" ""' W. ""'' ~ "V'
t'on a se"'>" ""'".,
1he open door pohcN proposed Nv
the Lh'teo states ana rc"o'iy lo'''ed III
Nv japan III 'uiv' l'"' VIII p'~ Sc'"P"io"''
" Observed throughout inc fnt'irc' ara
the legitimate rights and interests of all
,intlons VIII be ouiy respected Wherever
Cur lhnuehc" VIII extend All W" oeSlr"
ftlhlIlty OF the government ara inc
tranquility OF inc people, so tha' coin-
MeIce ara lhdhstry car he ercn'raSed
INA developed win the reriect assurance
pt security. Japan wishes Them to be
fohcetnl ana prosperous pccaus" mat IL
IN" most cerlalh means py "hlcn her
OWN peace ana prosperity can be assured.
II SEE sometimes in the 'wHFap'rs
complaints AGAINST japan Tor having toe
ultra motlNe against inc american pos
session OF the Phlippiho Islands, and
ais" Tor educating the chinese student
IN order to turn them ultimately against
The western nations. ON the contrary,
We feel great reposc about tho Philip
T'nts, because they are occupied by the
United states with the firm hold Of its
hnthorlty over the archirclas"-not
Fpsiking Of many otiect lessons icin,
given by the new owner by introducing
modern improvements IT various ways.
"hc education of the Chinese students
Is also encouraged in japan for Tie pur-
pose OF mod.rnizing their people in order
10 enable them to lock after their ow n
affairs.
The troubles in the far Vast hitherto
arisen ar" to be attributed, in my opin-