The Detroit times., 1910-11-17
Ambassador, Home On Leave Of Alb
sence, Says He Has Seen Nothing
To Indicate Slightest Feeling
Of Enmity
Only Thing We Have That Orient
Wants Is Our Trade, He Tells
Board OF Commerce.

Ids, United States ambassador 10
japan. in the Hotel Cadillac at noon,
Wednesday.
Mr.. O'Brien, accompanied by his
wife. stopped of in Detroit on invita-
ton of the Board of Commerce, while
on his way home from the Orient, be
ing on a short leave OF absence. He
was met the Michigan Central station,
Wednesday morning, by Norman
Flowers. acting secretary OF the
board, and G. A. Kent, and taken in
an auto the home OF Mr.. Kent. No. 80
Alfred-st with whom he will visit
while in the city.
Other distinguished guests at the
luncheon were Senator Thomas r.
Gore. the noted blind statesman from
Oklahoma, who arrived in Detroit.
Tuesday night, on his way 10 Ann
Arbor, where he is to deliver lee
ture before the students of the uni
versity tonight: and x-Congressman
Butler Ames. of Massachusetts. grand
son of Benjamin F. Butler, famous
United States military general. law
yer and politician. Mr.. Ames is in
Detroit in connection with business.
Among those at the speakers table
were: Judge VIM. f. Connolly. Mil
ton A. McRae. George c. Booth. c.
A. Kent, Frederic B. Stevens, NJ. j.
Murphy, Judge w L. Carpenter.
James Inglis, Z. H. Doyle. Lem w.
Bowen and Col Frank J. Hecker.
In the absence OF President Abner
+. Larned, OF the Board OF Commerce.
vicePresident Frederick H. Holt,
presided.
Mr.. O'Brien. after telling or the
Japanese form of government, spoke
of the recent military events in
which Japan figured. He said he
didn't blame Japan for going TO war
with China, nor for her war with
Russia, either. He thought the con-
ditlons in and concerning Korea justi-
fed the Japanese in taking up arms
against Russia. Yet, he said. the
japanese declare they are not a war
like people
Mr.. o'Brien next referred TO the
school trouble in San Francisco a
short time ago. The trouble was re-
grettable, ne said but he declared
there was no ill-teeling between the
United States aud Japan as a result.
There was absolutely no danger OF
war between the two countries. he
said. Japan wants nothing that the
United States has, but her trade, Mr.
O'Brien insisted
Japan" said Mr.. O'Brien. lis max.
ing great progress in the matter or
trade. The japanese arc good bust
ness men
The moral conditions were good in
Japan, Mr. o'Brieu said A woman
was Just as safe in Toxic city of
100000 with 4 few policemen, as
she would be IN Detroit with her hun
dTeds of offiCers In fact, everybody
foreigner or native. was perfectly safe
and well protected in Japan, AR
O'Brien added
Senator Gore spoke al the concur
sion OF Mr. O'Briens remarks He
made strong plea for the conserva.
ton OF the nations wealth for the
purpose OF providing education and
other advantages calculated TO place
the country on the highest moral
plane possible. lie would much rath-
er see millions spent for such pur-
poses than to sink it in battleships
he declared. He also argued in favor
OF better trade relations between tie
United States and Canada.
Previous 10 the dinner, O'Brien
" told The Times that the re-
Iations between the United States
and Japan were most friendly; that
there was absolutely no ground for
the rumors of war between the two
countries. Asked il he had seen tbs
interview given out in New York by
H. II. Rogers. United States military
captain, who has just returned from
trip abroad, including Japan. and wno
declares that war between Japan and
the United States is inevitable. NJ.
O'Brien answered in the affirmative.
but said he didn't think, after all,
that Mr.. Rogers had stated anything
that should occasion alarm
In my relations with the Japanese
government, said Mr. O'Brien ~
have seen nothing which would indi-
cate there was the slightest feeling OF
enmity between that country and our
own. Some o: the newspapers IN
Toxic and Yokohama once in. a While
print sensational items concerning
possible trouble between the two couu.
tries, but there Is apparently. no foun.
dation for them Ono OF tho To,.io
Japanese newspapers has an Official
representative IN San Francisco. and
ne telegraphs any uuplesyant talk
which he may hear regarding war on
this side. Yet. on the whole. The new
papers nre very fair Five ~ them.
some published in Toxic and some in
Yokohama, arc edited by English.
speaking men, and they ere brainy Eel.
lows, too. Another paper Is edited ~
two Japanes" men who were educated,
In Ann AIbor. Their paper is printc.,
In English These editors are no, O.,
the sensational kind aud ah, really
reads OF but little war talk ln their
paper.
I'm government circles one never
hears any talk whatsoever about wa
between Japan and the United States
The emperor has an Official newspaper
and no mention is ever made I'm It re
gardlng possible hostilities betwee.
the two nations. The emperor is boss
too: what he says is the Law"
Speaking on the question OF trade
between Japan and the United States
Mr.. O'Brien said that he thought con
dItlons were better now thaais ever DO
fore
Japan has just revised its tariff.
Eaid, Mr.. O'Brien. with the result
that she has done away with tariff
ncroements made some years age
With Germany. England France and
nthcF countries These agreements
ave lke other foreign countries a big
Nnfnntage over the United States. I've
tanra We didn't come under the fav.