The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-30
OUR TAFT IN LAND
OF FI0WERY
KINGDOM
Secretary Of Peace, He Says
To Japanese.
REFUSES SELL PHILIPPINES
Tourist IN Orient Jokes With Jouma-
lIsts-.Refers Them 10 President
Roosevelt For Opinions.

TOKYO. Sept 30 Count IIayashl.
foreign minister of japan. entertained
Secretary Taft at luncheon today.
This evening the municipality OF To-
kyO VIII tender him a dinner.
Preliminary 10 three days Of social
and diplomatic activity MFR. Taft aud
his party spent a quiet Sunday resting
In the palace Of Shiha. an ancient and
picturesque residence belonging 10 the
imperial family. During the day nu-
merous Japanese dlgnltaries aud ON
clals called upon the secretary. many
Of them accompanied by their wives.
Charlie Taft organized baseball
game ON the famous lawn of the castle
with a number OF Japanese youths.
II was Intended 10 play the game yes.
terday. but hts father objected aud
caused a postponement until today.
Among the most important u the
callers on the secretary was Lieuten-
ant General Tenuchi. the imperial
minister of war. who had a lengthy
conference with Mr. Taft Some im-
portance Is being attached 10 the fact
that there have been two conferences
between the two war ministers. aud
on account ~ the mutual admiration
and the influence u Lieutenant Gen
eral Tcrauchl Il l. believed IN ocrtain
quarter. that the groundwork Il being
laid Tor an entente concerning imml.
grafton which. Il IL conceled. IL the
only point on which thee Il differ
cncc Of opinion between the two coun.
tries.
II Il intlmatcd that n the opportuni.
~ arises during hls conference with
the emperor on oct Mr. Taft may
breach this subject 10 him aud leave
IL future arrangement Ia Mr. O'Bricn.
the American AMBASSADOR.
Secretary Taft and his family took
long drive In the imperial carriage.
The route which the carriage would
take had not been announced. but the
crowds IA the streets recognized the
American secretary u war aud greet.
cd him with cries Of "BanEaiF' and
bows and smiles. IL was quite evi.
dent that the enthusiasm was spon.
famous. The japanese believe Mr.
Taft IL n peace envoy.
After an uneventful voyage across
tho Pacific from Seattle. which port
she left sept ~. the Minnesota stole
NJ Tokyo bay and anchored az the No.
kohama quarantine station. Among
those who were reviewed by Secretary
Taft on board the Minnesota were a
number % the leading journalists OF
Japan. Replying to a fcilcitous speech
u welcome. Secretary Taft said. TO.
fcrring 90 the matter of racial prcju.
dice. that Il was only necessary 10 r..
Ter bis qucstioners 60 the message Of
President Roosevelt on this subject
The secretary said BE- came NJ the sec.
rotary OF peace. not as the SECRETARY
of war.
The secretary was then asked n the
United States intended % sell the Phil.
ipplno Islands. 10 this Mr.. Taft ~.
piled that America had NO intention
of selling adding that be- had no mis-.
sion IN japan except a. bear friendly
greetings 90 and visit oh friends on
his way 60 Manila Continuing. m.
secretary outlined his PROPOSED trip
around the world and spoke n BIZ
plans for the future government " ths
Philippines.
Upon their arrival In Tokyo Mr.. and
Mrs. Taft were received NJ the rail.
road station by n delegation of high
government officials and representa-.
tives Of the American embassy. The
outside OF the station was gayly dec.
GRATED In honor Of the visitors Mr.
and Mrs. Taft entered one " the ina
perlnl carriages and were NJ once drlv.
cn 10 the palace of Shiha. once In
stalled In the palace Lieutenant Gen.
eral Ternuchl called upun Secretary
Taft. aud this visit the secretary re-
turned Immediately. Secretary Taft
was the host at an Informal dinner nj
his residence.