Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-19
VisCount Hayashi Says Japanese
Have Absolute Confidence in
American People.
TOGO IS GLAD IT HAS STARTED
Prince Ito Says its Quite Within
United States Rights to Dis
patch BattIeships to Pacific.
Leading Statesmen A1 Express Them
selves Friendly and see no
Menace I'm Voyage.

Menace in Voyage.
"Ioho. Dec. l9.-The following inter-
views have been granted exclusively to
the Associated Press.
Japan Will heartily welcome the
American 0ee- OF batteships TO the
Pacific and 90 The ports of this coun-
try, If &c bee decided to extend the trip
IN this direction. The fact that the
fleet Us sailing towards the Pacific
creates no excitement here, and as
have said before TO the Associated
Press, Japan views Ga the frlendliest
manner amy action America may. with
ia the scope Of It's wisdom. see mt 10
take IN the disposition OF its naval
force, because the japanese people
have absolute confidence fin the friend
ly atutuGe OF the statesmen ana great
mass of the American people. We hope
that Jhe feet may have a successful
and safe voyage, and Americans every
where may rest assured that should the
fleet decide TO visit the far east at no
place viii b. receive a heartier welcome
than i'm Japan
Foreign Minister Niscouut Hayashi,
I'm giving the above statement 10 the
Associated Press representative this
morning voiced the sentiment of the
whole Japanese people. The. news OF
the actual sailing OF the fleet only
rachel Japan yesterday. and this morn-
ing it filtered out through the YER
nacular and foreign press, accompan-
led by a description of the scenes Of
the ships.
a special dispatch carried an Inter-
view with the Russian Admiral Roiest-
VeusiIy under "a New York date CONF
pairing the chances Of the Japanese feet
against the American. This interview
caused some amusement IN naval ana
diplomatic circles generally, I'm view OF
Rojcstyensky's fate when he reach
ed Japan, but 10 was noticeable that
none OF the naval officers would be lea
into a discussion Of the admiral'9
views for publication.
WHAT TOGA SAYS.
Admiral Count Togo said:
] L am very glad the fleet has started
| for the Pacific II / am correctly in
formed 10 is expected on this side in
April or May next. II II should ulti-
mately touch on our shores we will
greet them as friends and give them
the warmest reception. We entertain
nothing but the dndliest feelings to-
wards American sailors.
ADMIRAL sAITo.
The minister OF the navy. Admiral
SaitO said:
"The American fleet viii be heartily
welcomed should IL visit Japan. L
know Admiral Evans well. He is
delightful gentleman, and splendid
sailor. and 7 sincerely hope that he
will bring his ships on this side, and
give us chance r0 show our apprecia-
ton Of his good qualities"
PRINCE ITO.
Prince Ito. resident general Of Korea
said.
America has always been q help
ful friend 10 Japan. and the Japanese
are staunch admirers of President
Roosevelt. We have never had any
other idea. than that it was quite with
I'm the rights of America TO dispatch a
fleet where IL was desired and 10 VIII
be especially welcomed should ii come
% Japan. / have always maintained
that talk OF war between Japan ana
America Is unspeakable. unthinkable
and the attitude OF the Japanese peo-
pie towards the fleet viii ultimately
prove the sincerity of our words which
have been consistently friendly
VsCoUNT KANEKo.
Privy Counselor viscount Kaneko
said;
"The dispatch ~ the fleet. 1 regard
only as the natural outcome In the
course Of things, such as exist In the
United States. Early 100 lss-' when I
saw ex-Presldcut cleveland az Grey
gables. / ventured Co point out 70 him
what iE now occurring ! then said
that the Atlantic side az the United
states had realized such conditions
81 development. that left little for fur
Their exploration. while the Facihc was
extending an immense field for conf
mercial interest and that eventually