The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-17

Important Topics Are
 Discussed = Loving Cup
 for Ambassador.
 GA verbatim report of the speech es by MT. Judson and Baron Taka-
 hira will be found on pages and
 10.)
 Temporarily the motto of the Board nf Trade. the invention of it's compet- ent president, Fred Esnos, the widely known s1ocal pride,'' was subordinated at the annual banquet of the Board. in the Stratfield, last night, and was dominated by the world spirit. Bridge port lost track of herself as a provin- cial city, found herself as a seeker in the markets of the nations. and listen Cd with both ears ,attuned to the hum of world breezes that swept through the hall. and to the sentiments of world thought that came with guests Representing great and devious inter estss
 Naturally Baron Kogoro Takahira. the a1nbassador of his imperial majes- &y, the Mikado was the central figure. A man of little stature, bent some what. near grey haired. moustache close cropped: with quiet voice and courte- ous speech. he was vivid representa- tive of the power which has come up to dispute the Pacific with the West.
 That Captain J. B. Murdock, who commanded ship in the recently com pleted cruise of the battleships around the world. and who is soon to be an admiral. directly preceded the Japanese ambassador in the speech making. and that he talked upon ''Our Naval De- svelopment," was one of those interest ing coincidences which are constantly T2,v] fv,r f<,k I ences the representative of a nation that has figured in international circles Rs likely to be at war with ourselves, had the pleasure of learning how eff ucfent the United States navy. consid- cred as lighting machine. has re- G<uf1y become ss-s - sSS.-5 C&ptain Murdock's speech was most xr1endly. It dealt with fleet intend promoted amity wherever it appeared, with Q fleet that the people of Japan had welcomed with a memorable well come. But it was the greatest fleet ever to make such a trip.
 The sailors of that fleet were 92 per cent American born and 99 per cent. stAmerfcan citizens. They had im- proved in target practice B per cent The fleet had passed from a condition In which it was merely Is battleships into a real fleet. which was ruled by the team spirit, and able to do it's work as a unit. and not as 16 units.
 H. aS u1dluIa1n, a meet large. powerful. manned by its own citizens. who are able to shoot hard and straight. is great safeguard of dnternational peace, so are other things.
 It was to one of those other things that the wise and polite Takahira turned his attention.
 Nothing of the battle fleet of Japan said Takahira. which. although it has not made a cruise about the world, nor been greeted in amity by the na- tions. has yet, some say. done execu- tfons. Nothing of shooting, or men trained to shoot. said this polite rep resentative of the greatest Oriental na- don. but much and long he spoke on trade and trade relations. between Japan and the world, between Japan and the United States.
 And these in brief are some of the things he spoke about:
 Japan" he said. desires to remain nlways upon friendly terms with the United States"
 The United States is the largest inn porter of Japanese goods You took, in 1907. 1s1.0oo.ooo yen worth of our
 s.The United States does the second largest export trade with my coun- try. England only does more.''
 T invite you all to attend the Tolxio Exposition. It will make you familiar with the wants of the Asiatic peoples. Tt will make us familiar with your goods"
 Given an audience of producers, of manufacturers and merchants, it was not difficult to see how deep was the Impression produced by the speech of Bsron Takahira.
 Peace insured by a balance of trade represented by hundreds of millions of Hen. and constantly increasing. was at least as hopeful an outlook as peace Insured by battleships manned by straight shooting blue jackets.
 There was more guarantee of peace ful intercourse with MT. Takahira's country. in the policy of the Federal government. which was outlined by States Attorney Stiles Judson. who was set down to speak to "The Board of Trade" but who actually did, in a most satisfactory and legally learned way. discuss the status of the Federal government in respect of its power to enforce observance among its own people of the terms of treaties with foreign nations.
 As MT. Judson was talking the Am bassador listened. with a noticeably in- creased attention. to what was being said in respect of the necessity of leg talation under which the Federal gov ernment will be able to enforce its treaty obligations.
 Especially did MT. Takahira give careful heed, when MT. Judson after quoting from the message of President Taft. to the above effect. declared it the duty of the government to compel obedience to treaty duties in every state and every municipality. so that the citizens of no country might suffer by reason of local prejudice.
 This was as near as anybody came to a reference So the Anti-JapaneSe agitation, which has agitated the Paci- 1c Coast. and which recently demand ed the Intervention of MT. Roosevelt
 While nothing could have exceeded the interest that was taken in the re- l marks of the Ambassador. it is likely That most of the auditors were more
  Ebenezer J. Hill. whose knbject was 1.-The Making of a Tariff i Law by One of the Makers" and the remarks by Hon. J. Hampton Moore, | ssOn Inland Water Ways Both of these speeches were remark |