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ton TO the world at large In order 10
show that the United States has such
a great power to be sent out at any mo-
ment in support Of any great cause, which
is at the bottom OF all American al
plomacy
I'VE in Japan, therefore. have no rea-
son to be suspicious about the fleets
visit 10 the Pacific You may have no
ticed that the japanese papers hsJe been
publishing lately their desire and inten-
ton 10 welcome your fleet II the ships
should come to Japan. This shows how
our people regard this cruise
War Talk UpinteIiiglbIe.
War talk which, as l have heard. has
been published in this country frequently
in connection with the fleets sailing is
utterly unintelligible 20 me. on the other
side Of the Atlantic. where ! have been
until few days ago. ! saw many promi-
nent men smile at such pieces Of news
as being smoke without fire, and dis
miss them from their minds as CONNER
cial news. that is, news spread for GER
tain objects to conserve some special in
terest Of the newspapers.
Il am telling you only what I have
heard from others. with no intention OF
criticising your papers. At all events 1t
Is pity that such an impression should
have been allowed to be credited against
even small part OF the American press.
"Hou know it has been well said by
one OF your famous American generals
that War is hell Nowadays the con-
current opinion among the best military
experts of the great powers is that war
is more hellish than il used 10 be. owing
10 the great scientific improvements ap-
Piled TO manslaughtering machines
Japan Not Anticipating.
After saying that man who could
credit the belief in the imminence Of war
between Japan and America was COM
hitting a crime against civilization. Baron
Takahira concluded his interview with
these words:
Such a war if ever fought would be
the most inhuman event in the worlds
history. Our people. at least. do not
think Of the possibility Of such an unfor-
tunate event"
I Baron Takahira Will 20 to Washington
/ on the l0.5J train Tomorrow there 10
I take up the important duties OF his Office
The new ambassadors reference 20 his
| iNN"i IT ~ Nfi7i4ll6ARi as a nlAiiAlitdA III
! try was significant in the light OF events
attending his retirement from the min
/ isters post there in December, 1906.
! At thai time many thought IL rebUke
/ from his home government because Of
/ the part he played in the peace negotia-
| tons az Portsmouth and the events pre-
Ceding that meeting Wbeui the news Of
his appointment as ambassador 10 sue
/ coed Viscount AOki was received in
Washington. the move was generally con-
sidered as a vindlcation for Takahira.
Began Career in 1876.
! The new ambassador. who is ffty-four
/ years old. began his diplomatic career in
! 1876. when he entered the foreign Office
at Tokyo in a subordinate position.
In the diplomatic sparr5ag prior 20 the
outbreak of tine Russo-Japanese war Ia
kahira took an active part. Pitted as ne
was against Count CaSsini, Russian Am
bassador and dean Of the diplomatic corps
I in Washington. Takahira had 20 fight for
the syn=pthy Of the United states in the
war which followed. When the negotia-
tiOns for peace were initiated in Ports
mouth Takahira was made joint COM
missioner with KanekO and komUra. IN
reward for his services Takahira received
the rank OF baron