The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-16
Three Prominent Subjects of
the MikadO Are Visitors
i'm Salt Lake.
DECLARE ALL RELIGIONS
ARE EQUALLY WELCOME
Dodge Question of the United
States Excluding Japanese
of Laboring Class.

That Japan desires TO he al peace with
all the world. but al the same time is de-
termncd To become world power. the
same as Great Britain, Germany or the
United states is the opinion voiced
through their interpreter by three promi-
ncnt Japanese who are making tour OF
the world and who, after days stay
in salt Lake. leave this afternoon on
their journey east.
These notables OF the Orient. tnyu Hi
kida, a Buddhist priest Of. Toxic; Hikoa-
kira Maeda, head of a hig Japanese coal
company with headquarters at Kioto, and
n Miyauchi. manager OF the Japanese
Life Assurance comany OF Hiroshima. left
Iokohamn on April "a. and making an
to reach their starting point carly in
August
The, travellers speak bu, little English
and the interview was of necessity car
ricd ON through an interpreter.
Hard to Get Answers.
Working with this interpreter was not
without its humorous side, for when the
reporter propounded the question. ASK
Mr. IIikada about political conditions in
Japan at the present time" there fol-
both parties, aud then came the trans
lation: "An is peace-just like one big
family
But with patience the answer WAS at
not seeking quarrel with any nation.
but is augmentins her navy and training
more soldiers. not with the Idea OF con-
quest. but with the hope that she Will
be one OF the great powers of the world,
the same as England. Germany or the
United States.
Questioned regarding the progress of
Christian missionary work in Japan. the
Buddhist priest explained that while 70
per cent of the people OF Japan were OF
his faith, the remainder being divided be-
tween Christian. religions, few minor
sects and inldels neither the government
nor the people generally in Japan held
any prejudice against any faith. 'You
can believe as you please IL makes no
translation of a long statement in the
Japanese tongue.
Dodge One Question.
Taking UP the question of the "Japa-
ncse peril on the Pacific coast was not
so easy task. for as soon as the visitors
perceived the drift OF the questions they
that they had an appointment
for the hour that had arrived. and with
perfect politeness begged to be excused
without stating the nature of the engage
ment.
Mr.. Maeda. through the interpreter,
however, did say that there were too
many uneducated. low-class Japanese on
the Pacific coast and In the western
'"Do you hold. then. that it is right for
our government to exclude irom This
country all Japanese of the labornE
class?"
The interpreter spoke long and earnest
ly and was answered in like manner.
Then came the reply:
I'VE cannot answer that question. You
will please excuse us we have an ap-
pointment at Q o'clock"
Earlier in the interview. when asked
regarding their impressions OF America,
a joint reply was given TO the effect that
from San Francisco they had travelled so
fast that they had beeiN unable to form
any definite opinion !EG1aot as to the
great magnitude of ttrs'e on they had
passed over. Japan is very small peo-
pie very X, much crowded together they