Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-02-21
WAR WOULD Be
TOO |NHUMAN
JAPANESE AMBASSADOR COMES
WITH A MESSAGE
OF PEACE.
JAPAN STILL FRIENDLY
WAR WITH THE UNITED STATES
TOO HELLisH TO BE
THOUGHT OF.

NEW YORK. Feb. lG.-Declaring
and Japan would be the most In
human event In the worlds history"
and 100 hellish" to be thought of.
Baron Kogoro Tukahira. the new Jap
ancse ambassador to Washington. said
Sunday. upon landing In New York
from the steamer Etruria that the
Japanese people know absolutely
nothing OF u break IL the cordial re-
iatIons which have been historic be-
tween the two nations. Talk Of war.
emphasis. was utterly unintelllgible to
HIM. unless. as some one Ind sti.-
sested. IL was spread broadcast 10
serve the commercial ends Of some
newspapers.
The new ambassador said there
might ac some matters pending In
Washington which would require his
attention. but they were not serious.
As 10 the cruise of the American ncct
To the Pacific ocean. he regarded u
purely as u naval mancuvcr on a
! Grand scaie-dcsigncd to show Tn the
world at large that America hRk won
dcTful naval power which can be dis.
PATCHED shywhcr. at moments no
,icc I'm support of Legitimate cause.
which always In nj the bottom of
/ Am' rlcan diplomacy"
lie Is a warm. personal friend Of Mr.
Roosevelt. and In iookin. forward To
his meeting with the chief executive
with great deal of pleasure. The
baron II r-:urnin. to the American
capital after nm absence Of two years
spent In Rome an ambassador To Italy.
! The baron left Washington as minister
ani IVES subsequently, elevated To the
rank Of ambassador. lie WAS one at
J.pan's cnvoyH at the Portsmouth
peace conference.
Il am Pleased To come back to this
country In my present capacity" said
naIon Takahira 20 a representative os
the Associated Press y started my
diplomatic career an an a',arhc al
our i-ra;ien In Washington somo 20
y-nrs aso and have always regarded
that city as my cradle. Now ] am
soinS back ,h-f. as the personal rep
I rrs~nga,Ig- Of the Japanese emperor.
/ accredited To the Pr-sidcnt OF the
Of the United States and I ,hint
I can consider Il a. the iriumphai entry
intn that city.
4 know there ~crc some questions
l arising after I icf,-ab5ut the acsr-'
gallon of Japanese children In sonc OF
the schools a. the Pacific coas, aud "t
I japnncA. immigration. I cannot. "'
eoura-. tell you a, this moment hos
I wiiI have io deal with What remains
to require my attention at Washing
ton.
AS I. the voyage of tho American
Zee, 10 she Pacific so much talked oi
recently. I consider II purely an Amer.
/ lean affair. hear there has bccn all
sorts of circulation as to the motives
/ Of such a voyasc. I always thought
that III. mo<t reasonable oa- &c can
! attribute IL a naval mancascr on a
grand scale. The United States u
| country ~: the most pacific Intentions
/ as has been we'll proved by history
l As ". say in our proscrb. Don't Tot.
get ~ar In time Of peace !, must he
necessary even for such great eotii''
| try as this to ascertain now and then
the ~oSlins capacity OF It's ships AMI
the good discipline OF Its men.
We have. therefore. NO reason 10
be suspicious about the visit of The
7 ships to the Pacific. You may have
I
have been publishing lately their dc
cree or direction of welcome 10 touf
feet II I, should come to Japan. This
shows how our people regard the
cruise
war talk which Z hear has been
published frequently in connection with
the cruise is utterly unintellisibic TO
me. You know II is well said by Jour
/ famous general that war IL hell II
IL pow a concurrent opinion among
I the hest military experts Of all the
sypa, ppwcTs that war is more hcllish
than II used to ic. owing tn the great
scientific improvements which are con.
s,an'iy being applied to man slaughter.
/ ing machines. IL is impossible In my
[ opinion to any man OF ordinary sanity
/ TO think II var between two powers
/ like ours. in view Of the sincere friend
ship which So long has actually es.
listed between them. To think of u
IL q Grim. asains, humanity. against
civilization. aazinst the well being Of
I the whole Of mankind. Such war.
" ever fought. would he ,h. most in
human event In the worlds history.
Our people at least do not think Of the
possibility of such an unfortunate