Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29
SECRETARY OF PEACE
Mr.. Taft, Assumes a New Title
in Japan. 49,,
CORDIAL PUBLIC WELCOME
Newspapers All Greet Him With
Friendly Editorials.
PHILIPPINES ARE NOT FOR SALE
Makes This Flat Statement in Reply
to the Question of a Native
Interviewer.


rived at Yokohama early this morning and
already his first day in Japan has contrib
uted much toward reassuring the Japanese
in the matter of the feeling entertained re-
! gardng them in America. Thomas ].
! O'Brien. the new American ambassador to
| Japan. who arrived with Mr.. Taft, did not
fail IN doing his part in the creation of a
| better feeling between the two countries.
The Hochi Shimbun. displaying commend
able enterprise. publishes this evening a
half-tone picture of the Secretary landing
at Yokohama and an interview in which
Mr.. Taft is quoted as saying: America
and Japan VIII always be friends. The ne
Cessity for arms in trade is something we
do not recognize. I speak as the Secretary
of War of America and also as the secre-
tary OF peace" The newspapers tomorrow
will publish similar interviews as we'll as
lengthy editorial articles. welcoming Secre-
tary Taft as the representative of Amer
lea. the friend of Japan"
After an uneventful voyage across the
Pacific from Seattle. which port she left
bay just as dawn was breaking this morn
ing and anchored at the Yokohama quar-
antine station.
No Function Sunday.
The entertainment of the Secretary was
changed at a late hour today and all the
arrangements made by the navy depart
ment and the committee of the imperial
household will be subordinated to this new
rln inu to fhe daci of
the emperor, Secretary Taft will be re-
ceved in audience and entertained at lunch
con Wednesday. There will be no functions
Sunday Monday Count Hayashi, the for
eisn minister, will give a lunch in honor Of
Secretary Taft, and Monday night the mu-
nicipality of Toxic will give a dinner in his
honor. Two hundred invitations have been
| sent out for this latter function. Tuesday
| the Secretary will lunch with H. Percival
| Dodge. the American charge d'affaires.
| after which he will be given a reception by
| the residents of Yokohama, while Tuesday
evening he will be enteri aimed at dinner by
/ the minister of war, Lieut.. Gen. Terauchi-
/ MasakL
Among those who were received by Secre-
! tary Taft on board the Minnesota this
morning were a number of the leading
! journalists of Japan. Replying to a felic-
! itous speech OF welcome, Secretary Taft
! said referring to the matter of racial pref
( udices, that it was only necessary to refer
/ his questioners to the message of President
| Roosevelt on this subject
As to the Philippines.
The Secretary of War was then asked If
! the United States intended to sell the Phil
| ippine Islands. To this Mr.. Taft replied
| that America had no intention of selling
! adding that he had no mission in Japan ex-
cept to bring a friendly greeting to and
hi, mil
| Continuing, the Secretary outlined his
| proposed trip around the world and spoke
| of his plans for the future government of
! the Philippines. In conclusion Mr.. TAFT
| said:
The future lies in Mr. O'Brien's hands"
Mr. OBrien then made d brief address
! in which he said his mission was peace
| full one, and that he was extremely graft
! fed at his reception here. The various re-
| crptiOn committees, the members or the
I American embassy and others who mad
! gone down 10 Yokohama TO welcome MT.
| Taft were awakened by runners at an
! early hour this morning and by 7:30 they
! boa rded the Minnesota amid the nrlnB Oh
| Salutes from the shore and the booming Oh
| seventeen guns from the American cruiser
| Chattanooga anchored in the bay. After
| the reception on the Minnesota MI ana
| Mrs Taft and Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien had
| breakfast on board the steamer linen MI.
| and Mrs. Taft came ashore in a launch
| from the Chattanooga and lanued at tne
| pier, whence they were driven TO the Grand
Hotel preceded by squadron OF cavalry.
| Mr. Taft then rested for a few hours, after
| which he was entertained at lunch by
Count Terashima. The Japanese commit
| tee of welcome and several members OF MI.
| Tafts party also were present Mr.. y Brien
/ accompanied y Mr.. Dodge, Peter Augustus
| Jay, first secretary of the American en-
| bassy and other members of the embassy
| staff came to Toxic at IL o'clock and are
| temporartly uuatered at the Imperial Hotel
Lodged in a Palace.
| Mr. and Mrs. Taft left Yokohama at
pm. and arrived here at ten minutes of 5
They were received at the railroad sta
tion by delegation of high government
officials and representatives of the Ameri-
can embassy. The outside of the station
was gaily decora ted in honor of the visitors
| Owing TO the fact that the hour of theil
| arrival here had not been announced only
a small crowd of the populace had gath
| cred to greet the Secretary and his wife.
| AT the railroad station Mr.. and Mrs. Taf
| entered one of the imperial carriages anC
| were at once driven to the detached pal
ace of Shiba, of the picturesque an
| cient residences of the imperial family
Once installed in the palace Lieut.. Gen
Terauchi- Masaki called upon Secretary
| Taft, and this visit the Secretary returned