The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-12-06
TAKAHIRA IS SENT
FROM FLOWERY
KINGDOM
Japan's New Ambassador is
Well Known at Capital
LIFELONG SERVICE TO MIKADO
Was One Of Portsmouth Peace Com
missioners and Is In Close Touch
With Roosevelt.
LIFELONG SERVICE TO MIKADO

TOKYO, Dec. 6.-The government
has chosen Baron Kogoro Takahlra to
succeed Viscount Aoki az ambassadors
at Washington, as II desires to send
Its ablest man. Baron Kaneko, former
special envoy to the United States,
and Baron Chinda, vice minister OF
foreign affairs; were mentioned for the
place. but were unavailable. The
Hochi states that the government had
recalled Aokl for pledging Japan to
restrictive legislation as to emigration
to the United States. But this state
ment Is discounted on account Of the
Hochi's well known connection with
the emigration companies.
Baron Takahira Is at present Japa-
nese ambassador to Italy and was for
merly japanese minister at Washing
ton, to which post he was appointed
In 1900, at which time Aoki was min
lister OF foreign affairs. He was born
In 1854 and has been connected with
the foreign Office since 1876, when he
was translator From 1879 till 1884
he was secretary Of legation at Wash
ington. In 1891 he was consul general
at New York.
Kogoro Takahira. who Is to succeed
Viscount Aoki, was formerly minister
at Washington. He was appointed to
that post in August. 1900, and served
until December. 1905. During his
charge at the capital his time was oc-
cupied with the most important Japa-
nese matters of diplomacy. At the
time OF his arrival the Boxer troubles
were just beginning to engage the at
tention of the powers. Then came the
japanese Russian difficulty and the
war Takahira played an important
part in The arduous work of bringing
about the peace negotiations at Ports
mouth He himself served as one OF
the Japanese plenipotentiaries at the
conference and did much 10 bring the
peace negotiations TO a successful is
sue.
The career OF Ambassador Takahira
Is the account of lifetime devoted TO
diplomacy. He has served his en-
peror in many capitals H. was edu-
Gated at Tokyo. At twenty-one he en-
tered the diplomatic service as stu
dent attache. After an apprenticeship
of three years he became attache and
In 1881 secretary Of legation at Wash
ington. where he was finally promoted
t. charge daffaires. In 1889 he served
at home as secretary of the foreign
Office Sent TO Korea in 1885. b. la
bored at that important Japanese dip
tomato post for four years. His next
appointment abroad brought him TO
this city as consul general of New
York in 1892. shortly he was dis
patched TO Europe as minister to Hol-
land and Denmark Qs93-9Al. to Italy
nS9+95l and to Austria and Switzer-
land t1s96-99l,
kogoro 1akahira personally IS n re-
markable man. aside from his diplo-
matte record He is. of the short bnt
sturdy Japanese type. with the burly
physique that is associated with Japa-
nese soldiers. His tastes and recrea-
tons, oddly enough, are all literary,
He married Kiyo Nishiyama of To
kyo in 1881. His wife was one Of the
earliest women graduates of the Eu-
ropean schools in Japan. She was one
of the first Japanese women likewise
to become known in society abroad as
Europeanized Japanese. She has al
ways dressed and entertained in Wash
ington and elsewhere in the way of
Europeans and Americans.
As Takahira returns to Washington
the remark attributed to him on his
departure will be recalled. America
is the most upright aud equitable OF
the powers interested In the far east
ern questions and the most sympathet-
&c and reliable friend of the Just and
true
A committee from the emigration
agencies here has held conference
with Foreign Minister Hayashl, who
later announced that the Japanese gov
eminent intended to rigidly limit all
emigration to the United States and
Canada