The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-18
FAIRBANKS HOME
WITH PEACE MESSAGE
Former Vice-President Says
Talk of War With Foreign
Power Is Absurd.

NEW YORK. March 17,-Charles
Warren Fairbanks of Indianapolis
former vice president of the United
States. came home tonight with
message of peace, After an absence
of nearly year on tour of the world
he arrived IN New York ON the steamer
MauTetania,
On the same vessel came James A.
Patten. the Chicago specnlator VINO
was so roughly handled recently on
the Manchester exchange.
The former ylce-presldent talked
freely. Peace with Japan was the
burden Of his interview, and, by.
strange coincidence. he reaches New
with President Taft, at DINNER OF
the American Peace and Arbitration
league at the Hotel Astor Tuesday
7'President Roosevelt S adminlstra-
ton said Mr.. Fairbanks, "greatly
strengthened the ties of good feel,
ing between the ,nite!d d., states ter :. ana nd
understood abroad 10 be in favor of
universal peace. There is, therefore, no
evidence of any lurking fear of our alb
solute faith; and so long as that con,
dition prevails, there is no danger OF
collision between the United States and
any other nation.
''Diplomacy will adjust, as ut should,
any and all international questions we
have or are likely TO have, so far as
wc are able now to foresee, Nothing
but inconccivablc laundering di.
plomacy can bring about conflict
between us and any OF our friends be-
yond the Pacific or beyond the At
lantic President Taft and Secretary
Knox have the wisdom and patriotism
necessary 10 preserve our rights III the
far cast under the orderly and usual
processes of diplomacy without any
peril either 10 our national honor or ma
,ional peace.
Rap Agitators.
''Those who now and then fill the
air with unfounded rumors of possible
trouble between us and any foreign
power, do not thereby advance our
worldwide interest or contribute to
our national prestige,
''Thcre is not the slightest ground,
in my opinion, for the suggestion
which now and then obtains that there
IS danger of war between the United
states and Japan, or any other power.
''The fact is, we were never further
removed from the possibilities OF
serious conflict than we are today.
Japan has respect and admiration for
the United States that is genuine and
undlsgulsed. ! have found such to be
the feeling of that country, from the
emperor and the Katsura cabinet down
TO men In every walk of life. Editors,
business men and men who influence
public opinion, covet nothing more
than the regard OF the United States
while there seems TO be a conflict
of view on Japanese and American
rights, IN Manchuria or elsewhere, it
does, not follow that any thought of
trouble enters the mind OF either gov
ernment. There is nothing in the pres
ent relations in the two countries that
can Justify any imputation upon the en-
tire good faith Of either toward the
other,
What / have said with respect TO
the United States and Japan may be
said with equal confidence with regard
10 the United States and Great Britain
If il is thought Great Britain is
moving somewhat slowly regarding the
Chinese loan. 1T should be remembered
an acute political situation exists in
that country. which may make progress
diilicult
II have observed among the British
people. in official circles and outside,
the same generous regard for the
united states which they so signaIly
manifested during our last war.
Germany and France entertain for
the United States nothing but senti~
ments OF good viii. Emperor William
and President Fallieres and the re.
sponslble ministers of the two govern
ments lose no suitable opportunity TO
emphasize This fact -