The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-03
TAFT CONFERS WITH THE MIKADO In Private They Talk Through an Interpreter
 at the Imperial Palace. MRS. TAFT RECEIVED 4 BY THE EMPRESS Visit of American Secretary of War Characterized
 as Most Oppor-
 tune.

Tokio, Oct. 2.--War Secretary Taft 5pAicially bade farewell to Japan at 5S:15 this evening and left the brilliant XIV decorated Shimbashi railroads to- might for Kobe amid the firing of an artillery salute and a great display of Fireworks. Officials of, the government, Including the heads of the war and 3lavy departments, the staff of the Am arican embassy and the municipal off, tcers of Toklo assembled on the plat sform to extend their best wishes for Ehe health and success of the disting- Flushed traveller during his tour around he world
 At noon MT. and Mrs. Taft, accom- Spanied only by Brig. Gen. Edwards, Tehief of the bureau of insular affairs, and Frederick w. Carpenter, MT. Taft's Aprivate secretary, drove in an imperial tarriage, escorted by troop of cavalry No the emperor's palace, with all the Ceremony surrounding royal recep- Mion.
 MN Entering the audience room accom- panied by General Edwards, Mir. Taft sSvas greeted pleasantly by his majesty, vho invited the secretary to accom- sSbany him to an adjoining room, where @hey conferredein private, with the aid Bf an interpreter for ten minutes, af- #er which they returned to the aud Hence chamber. Meanwhile Mrs. Taft Twas received by the empress. Both Nheir nlajesties showed great cordiality #n their reception of the American wis., %tors
 M While no official statement of what ranspired at the private audience was Eiven out, 1t is understood that the Emperor expressed his friendliness for America and his admiration or Pres- 4dent Roosevelt, and that Mir. Taft as- #ured him that these sentiments were s8eciprocated by the people of the Emitted States.
 N After the audience MT. and Mrs. Taft called on the crown prince, Yo- #hihito Harunomiya, and upon Prince
 ushimi, the emperor's cousin who isited the United States in 1904 and nade a tour of Europe last year and #he early part of this year, and then eturned to the palace. On their ar ival there MT and Mrs. Taft were &shered into the banquet room, where KIM luncheon was served, the emperor &nd empress sitting on one side of the &able, with Mir. and Mrs. Taft opposite Nhem. General Edwards was seated aRome distance away on Mrs. Taft's lght and MT Carpenter was placed at sA#he other side of the table, of MT. aft's left.
 R The luncheon was most elaborate, Rle banquet room being profusely dec- rated with American and Japanese age and red, white and blue flowers. The favors were of silver, exquisitely #esigned. After the lunRheon Mr. and ffrs. Taft bade farewell to their majes-
 es and returned to the Shiba palace, heir headquarters, reaching there bout 3:30 D. m.
 Count Hayashi, the foreign minister, Nailed on Secretary Taft at 4 o'clock #nA had a long conference with him. N The Taft's carriage during the drive 1o the Shimbashi railroad station was receded and followed by detachments eRf cavalry and they were accompanied M the station by the Japanese wal hinister, Lieutenant General Terauehi knd by Count Hayashi and other off, Efials of the government.
 MT. and Mrs. Taft will spend part M tomorrow at Kyoto visiting the NAnples and tombs there and will con bni +o o1N, Afternoon The Minnesota will leave lobe for Nagasaki at 10 D. m. to-
 orrow The leading newspapers to- Morrow will publish, enthusiastic ap. reciations of the excellent results Tom the presence here of Secretary
 aft. The visit is characterized as AAost oppoPtune and as removing al
 Dubts and appresension in the mat.
 er of the relations between Japar
 ad the United States and 1t is thu 6eneral feeling in Tokio that the as elrances of cordial relations so forci
 Nv given by Secretary Tatt in his out
 boken utterances, were just the thinf seeded at this moment.
 The Yokumin Shimbun will pay {
 gh tribute to MT, Taft's personalit! nd express its deep appreciation O
 le condolences so widely inspired b! Re American secretary. The papei
 grets sincerely the anti-Japanese ex
 ressions appearing in some Amricai N urnals and it wills suggest an ex
 aange of visits by journalists ant
 embers of the legislatures of the tw'
 puntries, saying that such an under
 king would undoubtedly prove
 pwerful factor toward dispelling tn spicions, misapprehensions and tn Site opinions held in America con
 Erning Japan.