Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-06
English Runners Of War
Between j. s. and Japan
Received with Great Laughter
by Everyone at Toxic.
Very Sharp Criticism Of the New
japanese Budget.

Toxic, Feb. 5.-The kilograms from
London reporting newspaper talk of a
possible war between Japan and the
United States. and that Viscount Aok,
Japanese ambassador at Washington,
had handed Sec. of State Root an ulti-
matum, are received here with laugh
ter.
Viscount Hayashi, minister of for
eign affairs, in response to an inquiry,
sent the following message to the cor
respondent of The New York Sun:
II will see you in the morning. Mean
while say that Japan has not the
slightest idea of going to war with the
United States"
The entire absence of warlike feel
ing in Japan is explained by Baron
Kaneko. formerly special envoy to the
United States. who said:
1.-THE Japanese understand America
better than the Americans understand
Japan. a great majority of the men
holding public positions here were edu-
Gated by American instructors and
have long studied American institu-
tivns. Now, through the press and 9TH
erwise they are helping the people to
appreciate the difficulty the federal
government Hes III the
action Of the individual states. Hence,
after the first phase of the segregation
question, the people gained confidence
in the sympathy which great major
ity Of the Americans still have toward
Japan.
"Bushido. Japan's moral system, in
sists that a finger shall never be raised
against a benefactcr. Japan owes her
position among the powers to America.
In the event of the most unfavorable
outcome of the questions pending be-
tween Japan and the United States. the
formers national existence would not
be threatened.
"In the matter of the Chinese and
Russian wars. conditions were differ
ent. Even then Japan yielded point af-
ter point i'm order to avoid war. Those
governments. she knew, were hostile.
The American government and people.
with England, are Japan's friends. War
is unthinkable
Hon. Tokiwo Yukoi. chairman Of the
committee on petitions of tho Lower
House of the Diet. who holds the most
confidential relations with Prime Min
lister Saienji and Marquis Ito. presi-
dent of the Privy Council. says:
Marquis Ito said last week that not
even excepting the late war with Rus
STA. the greatest modern achievement
Of Japan in securing revision of
treaties that resulted in the admittance
OF Japan among the civilized pawers.
1t was not likely that another nation
not Christian was ever 50 admitted.
American and English sympathy had
enabled this
Continuing. NJ. YokOi said: "War
with America would destroy the An
g'o-Japanese alliance. and Germany
would step in. intriguing for Il Far
Eastern position. Japan would be COM
plctely isolated. She realizes that
America and England are her sure ties
among the powers. If Great Britain
could not afford to remain isolated it
would be suicidal for japanese states
men to cndanger J2pan'S alliance with
her or to ALLEVIATE American sympathy.
The press up to Tuesday afternoon
continues silent anent the war cry in
some American papers. II is believed
that the ant-Japduose agitation Ivy d
portion of the American press will af-
ford proof of the futility of an effort to
shake the profound confidence which
Japan rCpnsc$ i'm Pres Roosevelt and in
the American people generally.