Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-20

acute character to meet these representa-
tive OF Japan. II has been my good
fortune six or seven times to visit tina.
wonderful country and to enjoy tn,
hospitality Of that wonderful people. YOU
cannot visit there once without having q
deep impression made upon you and YOU
can imagine the impression have in hav.
ing been there six times and having twice
or three times been the guest Of the
emperor ard OF the people Of Japan.
japan Preparing for Contest.
Japan Is engaged in a contest. IL engaged
in a struggle had almost said. but ]
won't say IL, because 1t is not a correct
expression-in a war. and Is preparing IT,
self for Il. That struggle and that con-
test is in the development Of it's resources
and the making Of its people a great sue
cessful and commercial nation. II has
proven Its ability on the field OF battle
IL has shown what can be lone BY thor
o%ughness Of preparation and courage and
careful deliberate steps in the direction Of
its ambition in the defense OF It's rights
and Of the maintenance of It's prestige on
the field OF battle. 2
But 1t is not engaged in that now. 1t
is preparing for victories Of peace, and in
that we all hope IT may be successful. We
are not going to yield ourselves in that
controversy II we can help IT. We are
entering the contest. and 1 hope will strip
ourselves of some n%onsensieal ideas that
we have had heretofore in thai contest in
order that we may make greater strides
than we have made heretofore I'm the
orient and in other distant countries. 81.
Hint TO Business Men.
The truth is, II l may say so. being an
American our business men are a little bit
concerned over their tremendous success
with the trade they have at home, and
therefore, they have not given as much
attention as they might and as other coun-
tries give, to the wishes and tastes of Gus
toners in far distant lands. They are a
little disposed to say, 'twell, these are the
slses hat we make, and these are the
patterns that our looms turn out. and now.
II these foreigners have not sense enough
TO take them as we make them, why, they
can leave them ThA is all right, gentle.
men, when the foreigners cannot get any
other than those looms and that kind
of goods, but II they can and do find other
countries hat are willing to manufacture
to suit their tastes, why, the Americans
are going to be second. or third or fourth
in the race. But we are acquiring sense
In the advance OF our business interests,
and l warn our Japanese friends that while
we may be a little slow in getting to
work and In understanding what we have
to. do. we will be gripping ourselves in a
while and they must took out.
f-H TOast TO Emperor. IA g..
1T gives me now great pleasure to pro-
pose a toast to a parsonage, who IN his life
and In the service to his people has shown
a devotion and a remarkable ability for
selecting the men with which the wonder
full advance of the Japanese has been made
possible, and in government there is no
ability higher than the power to select the
right men to do the right thing. 1 propose
a toast to a warm and sincere friend OF
to a monarch whom 1t has been
my high honor to know personally and to
be entertained in the most hospitable man
ner, to a ruler who has devoted all his
life to the benefit of his people and to
their success, his imperial majesty, the en-
peror of Japan. Banzai."
Before motoring out to the Lafayette club
to meet the Japanese com issioners, Presi-
dent Taft attended services at the West
minister Presbyterian church, conducted by
DIR. j. e. Bushnell.