The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-17
Baron Takahira States That
Thoughts of Conflict With
America in His Home Coun-
try Are Decidedly Foreign.
NOTHING BUT GOOD
WILL TOWARD AMERICA
Man of Ordinary Sanity Can
not Think of Conflict Be-
tween Such Good Friends
AS America and Japan.

New York, Feb. 17.-Declaring that
war between the Unied States and ia
pan would be the most inhuman event
In the worlds history" and was too
hel!ish" TO be thought of. Baron kogo-
TO Takahira, the new japanese Ambas-
sador to Washington, said upon land
ing in New York from the steamer
Etruria that the Japanese people know
absolutely nothing of a break in the
cordial relations which have been his
toric between the two nations. Talk
Of war, Baron Tai ahira declared. was
some one has suggested, it was spread
broadcast TO serve the commercial
ends of some newspaper men. The
new Ambassador said that there
might be some matters pending in
washington which would require his
attention, but they were not serious.
AS to the cruise of the American
fleet to the Pacific ocean he regarded
it as purely a naval maneuver on a
grand scale, designed TO show the
world at large that America had a
wonderful naval power. which can be
dispatched anywhere at a moments
notice in support OF a legitimate
cause, which always is at the bottom
of American diplomacy"
Baron Takahira left for Washing
ton today to present his credentials TO
President Roosevelt. The Baron is
returning to the American capital aft
er an absence of two years spent in
Rome as Ambassador to Italy. The
Baron left Washington as minister.
and was subsequently lifted to the
rank of ambassador. He was one of
peace conference.
His Return a Triumph.
Il am pleased to come back to this
country in my present capacity" said
Baron Takahira, to a representative OF
the Associated Press. Il started my
diplomatic career as an attache at our
legation in Washington some 30 years
ago, and | always have regarded that
city as my cradle. Now l am going
back there as the personal representa-
tive of the Japanese Emperor, accred-
tied to the President of the United
States, and l think / can consider it as
triumphal entry into that city.
Friendly Relations Unchanged.
Il know there were some questions
arising after | left about the segrega-
ton of Japanese children in some OF
the schools of the Pacific coast and of
Japanese immigration. / cannot. OF
course, tell you at this moment who
will have to deal with or what remains
to require my attention at Washing
ton. Yet | tell you that in spite of all
the excitement and speculation report
ed from time to time in the newspapers
there has never been any change in the
attitude Of the Japanese government
toward this country.
! AS to the voyage of the American
| fleet to the Pacific, so much talked OF
recently, l regard it purely as an Amer
| lean affair. hear there has been al
sorts of speculation as TO the move
tments of such a voyage. but / always
| thought that the most reasonable one
we ca nattribute is d naval maneuvel
on a grand scale. The United State:
| is a country of the most pacific inten
tons, as has been well proved by his
| tory. AS We say in our proverb
| Don't forget war in time of peace i
must be necessary. even for such ;
great country as this TO ascertain nov
and then the working capacity of it
ships and the good discipline of 1T
men. You will certainly learn grea
deal from such long cruise by such
| large force.
| No Cause for Suspicion.
The ships have not only gone to tn
Pacific coast but have passed through
| South American waters. and II Their
is anything in the movements that con
stitutes a demonstration it must be
| demonstration to the world a large IL
| order to show that the United State
has such great power that can be sen
out any moment in support of legit
innate cause. which always is at tn
foundation of American diplomacy. W
| have no case 10 be suspicious about thu
visit of the ships to the Pacific.
| The japanese newspapers have beer
publishing lately their decree or de
cisiou 10 welcome your fleet if j
should come TO Japan. This show
how our people regard the cruise.
War talk. which he2r has beei
published frequently in connection
with the cruise. is utterly uuiuteIiigibb