Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-15
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Ambassador 0'Bnen Home on
Vacation Declares Friend
ship of Nippon for United
States Undoubtedly Sincere

ship of Nippon for United
States Undoubtedly Sincere
Try Morning Iournal Special Leased wire.I
san Francisco, Cal July ti,--Mr.
Thomas j. OBricn, the American am
bassador to Japan. arrived here today
from Toxic on the Pacific Mail liner
Korea. Ambassador O'Brien. who was
formerly United States minister to Co
pcnhagen, is on leave OF absence TO
attend to some business matters in
Europe. lie will leave Tor the east
/ Thursday morning, stopping week
at his home in Grand Rapids, Mich,
and then proceed to New York.
In an interview at the st. Francis
hotel with a representative Of the AS
soCiatcd Press, Ambassador O'Bricn
said that any suspicion that might be
harbured in this country in regard. to
Japan's sincerity in maintaining peace
with the United States and In its ex-
pressions Of amity and good VIII was
without any cause or ground to JUS
tify it,
II have been in Japan less than a
year and that is a short time to be-
come familiar with the real sentiment
and conditions in an alien country
whose language YOU do not Speak, I"
said Mr., O'Brien. "Aut in that time
have never seen the slightest sign
of III feeling toward America or Am
orleans. II is absurd to think that
Japan wants war with this country.
Nothing is farther from the mind of
its people.
Il believe that Japan is sincerely
trying to enforce the restriction oi
emigration to America and thus re-
move any cause for friction on that
question.
Considering the pressure that It
brought upon the government by
steamship companies ana others
whose revenue has been affected by
tie restriction of emigration ] think
Japan Is doing all II can under the
circumstances to prevent coolie labor
frcm coming to America.
"When | left there was much talk
of the arrival of the American battle
ship fleet It is looked forward TO
with much pleasure and interest.
Great preparations are being made to
entertain the officers and men and
the entire Japanese navy viii be
mobilizcd az the time for the annual
review"
Touching upon the complaints
made that American merchants were
being Disseminated against i'm Man
churia in the matter of rates on tho
railway which is controll-
ed by the Japanese. Ambassador
O'Brien said that he knew nothing
about it beyond reports
that came through the embassy
That the japanese controlling the
railway. are favoring /
their own countrymen by giving re-
bates is probably true just as II Is |
true that rebating was practlced I'm |
This country. I do not however. think |
hat Americans are being discrimlnat-
I'd against because they are Ameri- |
'ans, but rather that the biggest ship
pers as are the Japanese get the low
n rates"
Mr. O'Brien was much Interested In
he change Of the ministry and tho
Of the cabinet headed by
hdlublN fNdlffiiU NHiNH utihiIfu dlltE
MS departure from Toxic. although 1
'umored before he sailed
count Katzura the new ruler. Is
the strongest and most
popular man with the people that the
could have selected to or
;anizo new ministry" said the am
,assador.
Asked shout the financial and com L
nercial conditions I'm Japan, the am
said he was not well enough
'crscd in them 70 give an opinion.
The ambassador denied that he was K
VA an official mission to make ver-
'al report to President Roosevelt and
cclarcd that he would not can upon
ne president at oyster Bay unless
equested by him 10 do so. II
Ambassador O'Brien will sail from !
Few York for Brussels. where nc viii 4
acct Mrs. O'Brien and after attend {
lg 20 some business affairs viii re- y
urn To- Toxic via st Petersburg and O
ibcrian railroad. arriving at Toxic v
he first week in October just few r
ays before the arrival of the Ameri- e
an feet