The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-27
BARON k0MURA
STARTS TODAY
japanese Envoy Well Enough to
Make Long Trip Home.
SUBMITS TO AN INTERVIEW
MANY KIND WORDS FOR THE
UNITED STATES.

New York, Sept. 26.-Baron Komura,
Japanese peace plenipotentiary, who
will start for Japan tomorrow, gave TO
the Associated Press tonight the first
authentic interview since he has been
in this country on the peace mission,
and which he said would be the last
one. Baron Komura feels deeply CRATE
full for many cOurtesies and kindnesses
extended during his visit, and COM
mended highly President Roosevelts
successful efforts in bringing the repre-
sentatives of Japan and Russia togeth-
er. The baron said:
''In leaving this country for home l
feel it my duty to express to the peo-
pie of the United States through the
medium of the Associated Press an as
surance of my sincere and genuine ap-
probation of the respect, courtesy and
friendliness shown me during my stay
in this country.
Grateful for Attention.
Il am especially grateful for the
many attentions and inquiries received
from all quarters during my recent ill
ness, and l go home with a most vivid
recollection Of the good will and friend
iiness of the American people, which
has. | am convinced, grown immensely
both numerically and in Intensity.
Awaiting myself of this occasion, I
deem il fit that ] should EXPRESS nv
appreciation for the dsinterested. en-
ergetic and unremitting efforts of the
president in the successful initiation
and contamination of peace, and to him
humanity owes debt of deep graft
tude
LAS the result of the war Japan will
ultimately secure a Well recognized pO-
sitiOn in the far east / have. how
ever, no hesitation in affirming that
there will be no break in the continuity
of Japan's foreign policy. Steadily and
firmly adhering to the policy of peace
full expansion in commerce and indus
try. japan viii devote all her energies
with renewed vigor to the development
of her national resources.
Policy of Japan.
she will continue. as in the past, to
scrupulouSly respect the acquired rights
and legitimate interests of the powers
in the far east, nor evill she attempt to
interfere IN the least with the logical
interests In her pursuit of commercial
and Industrial expansion Japan viii
count upon the cooperation of the
United States, whose interests in the
far east are completely identical with
her own, and whose traditional friend
ship for japan has found fresh con-
firmatiOn in the appreciative and SYM
pathetic attitude maintained by the
American people throughout the ire
mendous struggle in which japan has
been engaged.
Further Pleasant Relations.
1T is my sincere hope ana earnest
belief that the relations between the
great republic and the empire of the
east, which are based on mutual SYM
PATTY and Identical interests. will con-
tinue to grow in strength and sOlidity"
Baron Komura and his party will
leave this city over the New York Cen
trail railroad at 9:45 o'clock tomorrow
morning for Montreal. whence they Will
proceed to Vancouver over the Cana
dian Pacific line. The party will travel
in the private car Saskatchewan and an
eight-sectiOn drawing-room car. No
stops other than those necessary in
switching Will be made and il is eX-
pected to reach Vancouver on the
morning of Oct. 2 The party will board
the steamship Empress of India and
sail for Japan that day.
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