The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-15
AMBASSADOR TO
JAP IAN ARRIVES
Tbomas ]. O'Brien Says There
Is a Sincere Desire for
Peace Over There.
EJECT WILL BE WELCOMED
MAKES LITTLE OF DIscRIMiNA-
TON IN MANcHURIA.
81 FET WILL BE WELCOMED

g.. Francisco. July 14-Thomas j.
,'pr,en. the American ambassador to
lar arrived here today from Toxic on
spscific Mail liner Korea. Ambassador
oprisn who was formerly United States
lister AT Copenhagen, is on a leave of
Lnh.,ce 10 attend 10 some business mat
80 ~ Z, Europe He will leave for the east
rsYrsdsy morning. stopping a week at
y. home i'm Grand Rapids, Mich, and
~, proceeding 10 New York.
w. an interview at the ST. Francis hotel
s,b a representative of the Associated
n,,ss Ambassador O'Brien said that any
il1.ncion that might be harbored in this
o,ntrv in regard to Japans sincerity in
e..tntalning peace with the United States
"a IN its expressions OF amity and good
IN was without any cause or ground TO
Justify H.
No Sign of lli-Feellng.
81 have been in Japan less than year,
IL that is a short time TO become IA
ALTAR with the real sentiment and condi-
.jons IN an alien country whose language
von do not speak" said Mr.. O'Brien.
I'm, in that time | have never seen the
,rsbrest sign OF i'll feeling toward Amer
ia M Americans. II is absurd to think
,sst Japan wants war with this country.
Nothins IS Iarther from the hnihd OF It's
II believe that Japan is sincerely try
. TAG 10 enforce the restriction of emigra-
,Sr 10 America and thus remove any
ssuss for friction on that question.
considering the pressure that is
A,ourht upon the government by steam
rim companies and others whose rev.
s,1s has been affected by the restriction
Ssulgration. | think Japan is doing all
an under the circumstances to prevent
,,ofs labor from coming to America.
Will Welcome the Fleet,
when 7 left there was much talk Of
ne visit Of the American fleet. 1t Is
looled forward TO with much pleasure and
i,fsrest Great preparations are being
made 10 entertain the officers and men,
and the entire Japanese navy will be
rrobilzed 4 the time for the annual re-
view
touching upon the complaints made
that American merchants were being dis
criminated against In Manchuria In the
matter OF rates on the Manchurian rail-
Way which Is controlled 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 the
Nanehurian railway. are favoring their
own countrymen by giving rebates is
probably true. just as il is true that re-
hating was practiced In this country. |
40 not think however. that Americans are
being Disseminated against because they
are Americans, but rather that the big
gest shippers. which are the japanese,
get the lowest rates
View Of Cabinet Change.
Ambassador O'Brien was much inter
es,ed In the change OF the ministry and
the retirement of the cabinet headed by
MARQUIS Saioni. which occurred after his
isparture from Toxic, although rumored
before he sailed.
Count katsura. the new premier. is
Undoubtedly the strongest and most pop
ular man with the people that the gov
eminent could have selected to organize
a new ministry said the ambassador
Asked about the financial and CONNER
rial conditions in Japan. the ambassador
raid that he was not well enough versed
IN them TO give an opinion.
The ambassador denied that he was on
IN official mission to make verbal re-
,ort TO President Roosevelt and declared
hat he would not call upon the president
It oyster Bay unless requested by him
o do So
Ambassador o. Brien will sail from New
fork for Brussels where he will meet
irs O'Brien. and after attending TO
ONE business affairs will return TO Toxic |
ia St Petersburg and the Siberian rail- |
cad. arriving at Toxic the first week in |
october. just "A few days before the ar |
ival Of the American fleet.
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