The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-18
now TAFT SPOKE.
and what Occurred When lie Got
Through.

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II must he understood that no repre-.
sentative 81 the United states govern
nlent. upon whom might have dey0lyed
the duty Of 20 frankly discussing war
with Japan and the United States AZ
esmhAtanfs. would have received a more
n speetful hearing than Alr. TAFT.
Neither Is there any OF his colleagues IN
whose integrity 81 purpose. depth u
feeling. honesty, yin and ability to ia.
liver the truth a. he sees and feels H.
o. the Japanese people feel a. great
confidence a. they DO IN Mr., Taft. Had
Ar Taft been delegated BY Mr.. Roose'
welt 20 eonVry % the Japanese govern
Heut and people toe message that he
communicated % the empire and The
world 1t the dinner spread IN his honor
By the municipality aud the Chamber
81 Commerce Of Toxic, be could not have
performed this delicate task more suc'
cessfully, Or 70 the greater satisfaction
Of those who heard him.
OF course, everyone, from government
ministers down q the humblcst reader
of the daily press, regards what Mr.,
TAFT said a. an official deliverance.
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Taft invested The spcoch with circum.
stances. lie read Il slowly and with frc.
quent fittings Of b. eyes 20 those 81
Che Japanese notahles who fronted and
Ranked him. To this reading the Japan
ese ATTACHED possibly more moment than
Il was intended they should do.
"What do thew says | asked a Jap.
anese banker. who was ms ncighhor ~
Inc table, nodding at several Of hls
tountrymen who were talking earnestly
among themselves. when Count Teras.
iina, who translated II from English In
Is Japanses. had finished.
"fhey like Il that he read. instead Of
speaking without the copy was the
reply. *Thal was very good. II showed
that be weighed nis words, that he
meant what Be aid. lie did not wish 20
BE- misnnderstood."
DO Their approve Of what he sail;
were they glad 20 hear IT," ] asked.
They say Il was the greatest speech
for Japan that was ever spoken an.
swercd the banker. IL will do much
good. They believe what Mr.. Taft SAYS.
because they have confidence IN him. In
Japan they thing America wants 20
lgnt and in your country they say We
want 70 fight. Now, Il i plain that
neither desires war. Il will make the
people. the families Who lost father,
husband, brother or son In the war
very glad
Under the brilliant canopy Of bunting,
flowers aud lanterns a tumult began that
lasted for more than two minutes. Every
man, American OF Japanese, was on his
feet waving his servictte. with cheers
and cries Of "banzal." Across the tables
japanese stretched hands to Americans.
Viscount Terauehl clasped Mr. Taft
hand, and in turn the Secretary grasp
ed those Of Marshal Prince Oyama,
Count Hayashi. Foreign Mtnister; Count
Tsnaka. master 81 the households Baron
shibusawa, who presided, and dozen
more.
In the fever Of his pgotestations for
American amity for the Japanese. Mr..
Taft steered far away from over-sen-
timcntal vein which might nave laid
less experienced statesman open TO the
criticism of administering soft solder
e. the emperor and his ministers
Through the entire speech ran a broad,
blazed trail Of American spirit and
fearlessneas. II was entirely a digni
fed deliversnce. From the Philadelphia
North American.