The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-07
Baron Aura, Noted Japanese
Statesman, Laughs at Ru-
mOrs Of Conflict.
DECLARES HIS NATION
GRATEFUL AND FRIENDLY
Points Out That His People
Have Heavy Burden to Garry
at Present.
a Sod Wire 10 Tho Tribune.

BY Leased Wire 10 The Tribune.
NEW YORK. Aug Cit is more
foolish than the most foolish of fables,
this supposition that Japan may seek
war with the United States, ] do not
know how to laugh at it enough. y
As he said this today, Baron Aura
smiled and then, after shaking his head
as if to emphasize his expression OF
the absurdity OF the proposition.
laughed heartily in further ridicule OF
it.
'The very notion of war between ia
pan and the United States is contrary
to the now ingrained spirit of our peo-
ple. Respect, atfection-those words
are not strong to describe the feeling
Of the japanese for this country. Our
people yenerate the United States
There is none in my country who does
not recognize the debt we owe to Amer
lea. Moreover, our hands are full. ia
pan has many big problems before her
at home. The last of our thoughts Is
for war. For aggressive war we nave
no thought at all. -
Transcontinental Tour.
Baron Aura, Japanese minister of
state for agriculture, commerce ana In"
dustry, who was minister OF eommunl'
cation during the war with Russia,
leaves tomorrow on his way to Pitts
burg, Chicago, San Francisco and thence
hone. This will give ham four days
stav in New York. Already he is
amazed at what he has seen here. The
baron cnme from London, where he has
been acting as president of the Anglo"
Japanese exhibition. He IS keen ad-
vocatz Of eXpos!tions, and beneVes that
tha show in Londcn is doing much to
further trade between Japan and Great
Britain,
"You accuse us Of pillng up arna-
ments,': said the baron, Hbut you see
us as an example of you. We must do
what the other nations say to us, and
we can not help ourselves. 1t Is not
for US TO begin, but we will follow,
Not Seeking Conflict. 4
"We want no more war. In our gen
Grafton we have had two wars. Our
wounds are recent, We have problems
enough at home TO solve without seek
ing to make more.
''Among your people is there not
desire TO emigrate TO the United
States7'
f'At one time there was such desire.
Labor with us is cheap. Our people
heard of the chances in this country
and naturally wanted to embrace them.
Bat now the opportunities at home are
good.
''Therein lies one of our greatest
problems. But there Is no soreness
against America because you ask our
people to remain at home. You forget
that with us it has become an instinct
for home and country before all else.
fOur industries are developing so
rapidly,' he continued, "it is incum~
-, 30, l,1, u h,,
not enough. All over the agricultural
is rushing TO the growing
cities. We, too, will soon need our
back to the farm movement, SO seri
Gus is the problem becoming. /
Jap Women Progressive.
cit has been said, and enormously
said, that Japanese women are despised
and downtrodden. On the contrary, the
are as progressive and interested
In civic movements as the women of
America. Why, we have women report
ers. too,
"The empresses of Japan have gone
into history for their political and in
dustrial genius and we are likewise re-
sponsible to the women of our country
for our literature.
AT present we owe our school re-
forms and the added impetus given to
interests to our women, who
are now striving for their property
rights Just as the suffragettes are dong
here.
81 think that the women of Japan
are not as eager for suffrage as the
european women, but suffrage will come
TO Japan sooner or later.
'We japanese have always thought
ourselves nimble with our fingers and
our wits. But we are still plodding in
)X carts while you Americans are rid
ng In aeroplanes You have no lag
CARDS, or at least they are not visible.
- 1t seems to me that you must have
!. marvellous physical strength to stand
he pace you set. We Japanese have en-
business life Your great president
'alis 1T strenuous life-I should name
t the speedy life.
There B no need for Americans to
De Jealous Of the japanese commercial
y. The Japanese merchants can never
atch up with the American one,
For myself, / do not care for so
much speed. 1t is interesting to watch.
S child opens the back of a watch and
nJoys seeing its wheels spin around.
What time or strength do you have
eft to delight in beauty7 You work.
YORK until you become machines, the
NiShy oIpdulleu ScuSlblNc Apo
hiner but devoid of feeling or JOY, Do
ou know, we hope to have a subway
efore long in Toxic? l have examined
our subway here with so much inter,
So; We have street cars in Toxic and
okohama, OF course, but no subway
nd no elevated. But I have not beS9
n the elevated yet, but intend to be-
ore l leave New York.
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