Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-15
JAPAN 5EADY
TOWELCOME
FLEET
CORDIAL GREETING
ASSURED AMERICANS
Ambassador 0'Brien Home on
Vacation; Declares Friend
ship of Nippon for United
States Undoubtedly Sincere

ship Of Nippon for United
States Undoubtedly Sincere
IBy Morning journal Special Lsased wlre.I
San Francisco. Cal. July l4--Mr.
Thomas j. O'Brien, 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
| attend to some business matters in
Europe. He will leave for 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
sociated Press. Ambassador O'Brien
said that any suspicion that might be
harbored 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 will was
without any cause or ground to JUS
tify IT,
II have been In Japan less than a
year and that is short time TO be-
come familiar with the real sentiment
and conditions in an alien country
whose language you do not speak, .
said Mr.. O'Brien. "But In that time
have never seen the slightest sign
of i'll feeling toward America or Am
orleans. 1t Is absurd to think that
Japan wants war with this country.
. Nothing is farther from the mind OF
its people.
| II believe that Japan Is sincerely
trying to enforce the restriction Oh
emigration to America and thus re-
move any cause for friction on thai
question.
Considering the pressure that Il
brought upon the government b.
steamship companies and Others
whose revenue has been affected b.
the restriction of emigration | thinl
Japan Is doing all II can under the
circumstances to prevent cOolie labor
from coming to America.
when | left there was much tall
of the arrival of the American battle
ship fleet. 1t is looked forward e
with much pleasure and interest
Great preparations are being made tC
| entertain the officers and men anC
the entire Japanese navy will b,
modified at the time for the annua
/ ireview"
Touching upon the complaints
made that American merchants wer,
being Disseminated against In Man.
| churia In the matter of rates on tn,
Manchurian railway which is controll
ed by the Japanese Ambassador
o'Brien said that he knew nothing
personally about II beyond reports
that came through the embassy
"That the Japanese. controlling tn,
Manchurian railway, are favorlnl
their own countrymen by giving re.
bates is probably true Just as II Il
true that rebating was practiced ir
this country. do not. however. thinl
that Americans are being discriminate
ed against because they are Ameri
cans. but rather that the biggest ship
pers as are the Japanese get the low
er rates"
Mr.. O'Brien was much Interested II
the change of the ministry and .th'
retirement of the cabinet headed b,
Marquis SaIonji which occurred afte
his departure from Toxic. although
rumored before he sailed.
"Count Katzura, the new ruler. I
undoubtedly the strongest and mos
popular man with the people that tn
: government could have selected TO or
: ganlze a new ministry" said the am
bassador.
Asked about the financial and com
merclal conditions In Japan, the am
bassador said he was not well enough
verscd IN them to give an opinion.
The ambassador denied that he wa
on an official mission to make yer
bal report to President Roosevelt an,
declared that he would not call upol
the president at Oyster Bay unles
requested by him to do so.
Ambassador O'Brien will sail from
New York for Brussels. where he will
kmeet Mrs. O'Brlen and after attend
4 ing 10 some business affairs will re
turn to Toxic via st. Petersburg am
Siberian railroad. arriving at Tokl
the first week In October just fey
days before the arrival Of the Ameri
can feet