Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-08
Says Japan Does Not Worry Over
The Outcome as Victory is
Certain.
VISIT TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
Called at Sycamore Hill Late Yester-
day Afternoon for a Con ference
With the President

Oyster Bay. Aug. Baron Kaneko,
the Japanese financial expert. visited
Sycamore Hin late this afternoon by
appointment for ~ conference with the
president
The precise nature of his mission is
not disclosed. neither he nor the ltesl-
dent caring to discuss 1t except IN gem
eral ana negative terms. Assurance
was given both by the president and
Baron Kaneko that the visit had moth
ing To do with the pending peace nego-
tiations or with the raising OF money
by loan for either Japan or Russia
MERELY a MAN OF LEISURE
Baron Kmeko chatted with apparent
frankness about himself and about
conditions IN his country,
"a financial agent OF Japan he re-
peated. I'm response to suggestion,
"Oh, no, ] am not a financial expert,
Takahashi was financial expert, but
| am merely man Of leisure stopping
IN this country because | enjoy being
here This Is wonderful country.
and the Americans are wonderful
people Their friendship viii never be
forgotten by Japan; no. not 50 long as
the sun shall shine. The noble work
President Roosevelt has done IN the
interest OF peace win be remembered
always. 1t is the prayer OF all of US
that his efforts may be crowned with
success"
What do you think the possible re-
suit OF the peace negotiations" Baron
Kaneko was asked
ItE IS ptrZZT I'm
Doubt is expressed whether the en-.
voys can reach an agreement" he re-
piled, cautiously. "The more | read
and hear OF what Wltte and Sato say
the more puzzled | become. l do not
think anybody knows"
What is the feeling in Japan as 20
a continuance of the war;
"Oh. ! think there Is little general
sentiment about IT, Our people are not
seriously concerned, being certain OF
the ultimate result OF course. we
should like to have peace, but In Japan
there are no people who desire peace at
any price. They are willing that the
war should go on If necessary and are
prepared to fight It out. The Russians
we are told are too poor or too proud
to pay any indemnity Japan will ask
'As much as a bllion2'
HE DoDGEs A QUESTION.
NO, too poor to pay the indemnity
Japan viii ask insisted Baron Kane
ko
but who can tell the indemnity
Japan viii demand?'
"As | said nobody but the ENJOYS
know what that win be-
What IS the latest you have heard
from Japan?"
Japan is progressing every day"
was the reply The nation shows 1T
tie II any. result OF the war Business
Is prosperous: people are going on at
tending to their usual affairs, and there
has been 20 falling off In either do
nestle or forei"n trade. New business
enterprises and industries are being
launched and the commercial enthusi-
asm Of the people cannot be restrained.
ARE NOT WORRYING.
"An observer could not tell from any
outward evidence that the country was
engaged In a great war. The people
manifest little or no anxiety for news
from the battlefield, because they have
no possible doubt OF the result of the
conflict. Nobody in Japan has lost
either his head or his sleep over the
war"
Baron Kaneko expressed desire to
meet NJ. Witte. the chief envoy OF the
Russian emperor The baron IS
dapper and dimnutiye man. and he In
dicated that he knew something OF the
size OF NJ. Witte by A. ing to reach
high IN the air above mis- head for a
measure Of the height Of the Russian
He does not expect to attend the peace
conference at Portsmouth, not even as
a spectator.