Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-02-17
nHAI} TOO HELL|SH
To Be THOUGHT
Of" TAKAH|RA
NEW AMBASSADOR FROM
JAPAN REACHES NEW YORK
Cruise of Evans Fleet
Purely as Naval Maneuyer}
Unable to Understand Mo-
tive of lingo Talk,
LRv Morning Jo,,rnaI Special Lsaaed Wire. ]

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[By Morning journal Special Leased Wire
New York Feb. 16.--DeClaring tina
war between the United States ant
Japan would be "the most inhumaI
event in the worlds history and was
too hellish" to be thought of, Baror
EOgOTO Takahira, the new japanese
ambassador to Washington, said to.
day. upon landing in New York from
the steamer EUuria that the Japa-
uese people know absolutely nothing
OF break in the cordial relations
which have long been historic between
the two nations. Talk Of war. Baron
Talahira declared with much empha-
sis, was utterly unintelligible to him
unless, as some one had suggested
it was spread broadcast to serve the
commercial ends of some newspapers
The new AMBASSADOR said there might
be some matters pending in Waning
ton which would require his attention,
but they We're not serious, AS to the
cruise of the American fleet to the
Pacific ocean. he regarded it purely as
ID naval maneuver on grand scale
designed tu show to the world at
large that America has a wonderful
naval power which can be despatched
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support of legitimate cause, which
al avs is at the bottom Of American
Uacy.'
.s0n Takahira will leave for
j. hington tomorrow morning at II
k to present his credentials to
lent Roosevelt He is a warm
I'd Of Mr., Roosevelt and is look
forward to his meeting with the
, lef executive with a great deal of
inaSure. The baron is returning to
American capital after an absence
lWo years spent in Rome as am
"a. -ador TO Italy. The baron left
Washington as minister and was sub
sec eClently elevated to the rank of am
basSador. He was one of Japan en-
VONs at the Portsmouth peace con-
terenGe.
81 am pleased to come back to TINS
country in my present capacity, sald
Baron Takahira to a representative
of the Associated Press Il started
my diplomatc career as an attachee
at our legation in Washington some
thirty years ago ana l nave always
regarded that city as my cradle. NO"
] am sosna paek tueLe "S Iue per
sonal representative OF the Japanese
emperor accrediteu TO t9e PtgS5Iue"S
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