The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-11-19
JAPANESE NAVY
OFFICERS HERE
Commander T. Godo, Commander X.
Masui and Lieutenant Miyaska
Enroute Home to Japan.
INTERVIEWED At OMAHA FRIDAY

INTERVIEWED At OMAHA FRIDAY
AII Spoke English FIuently; Say They
Have No Desire to Sever Friendly
Relations With Y. S.
T. Godo, commander of the Japa-
nese navy, Commander X. Masui and
Lieutenant Miyasaka, who are enroute
to Japan from what is practically the
last lap on twenty-eight months
tour of the world, were visitors in
Denison last Friday morning. The
three Japanese naval officers did not
make Denison lengthy visit as
their time here was limited to the few
minutes stop that the Los Angeles
Limited train makes here at 9:21 in
the morning. Possibly if Denison PEG.
pie had known that these distinguished
gentlemen were going through there
would have been quite delegation on
hand at the Northwestern station to
get glimpse of the commanders of
the Japanese navy. :.
The three Japanese officers sailed
from San Francisco the fore part Of
the week and upon their return home
will submit their official report to the
war department of Japan. ~
When the Japanese naval officers
left home they bore the commission of
|their government that instructed them
to 90 abroad and make observations
relative to what other countries are
doing in the way of internal improve
ments. They went to France, Ger
many, Italy, Norway and Sweden and
for the last four months have been in
the United States, visiting Washing
ton, New York. Boston and other east
fern cities. -
All three of the distinguished Japa-
fnese naval officers speak very good
English, having been graduated from
the University of Japan. Commander
Godo subsequently took post gradu-
ate course in Engl: nd, where he stud
led three years, completing his educa-
ton there ten years ago. This is the
first trip that any Of them had made
Ito the United States. So
I Commander GOdo in an interview in
Omaha Friday had the following to
say, which will be OF interest to read
Fers OF the Review:
There is nothing to this talk of ia:
ppan having a desire to sever the friend
ly relations with the United States.
We look upon and feel that the United
States is our best. friend and one that
we can depend upon in the future
in our country, there is AN element
these reports that there might be 9
MA ncih - fs;oASocr 49,
country and the United States comes
from this class. With US they are re-
garded as the undesirables and their
opinion counts for. little; The masses,
and particularly the Men who control
the government and make up the best
elements Of society, are not raising
their voices, for war We want to be
at peace with, the world -
81, - Would be Spectator.
Asked what position Japan might
take in the Mexican situation in event
the United States should intervene and
be forced to do some fighting, Com
mander Godo shrugged his shoulders
and remarked: - 4,
Absolutely nothing 1t would not
be our fight and We would simply be
a spectator, watching the outcome
1t was suggested that Japan had
sent a warship into Mexican waters
along the west coast Of the republic.
Yes" replied the commander, that
is true, but it has been sent there to
aid in the protection of japanese sub
jects in the event protection should
be needed at any time. We don't look
upon this Mexican situation as any
thing that concerns us. We feel that
the United States will take care of
affairs down there and we are simply
looking on the same as England, Ger.
many and the other nations
Is Closed Chapter.
Speaking of the California legisla-
ton excluding the Japanese from own
ing and holding real estate in the
states along the Pacific coast, Com
mander Godo remarked: -" ,6'-2
THAT chapter is closed and we are
going to make the best of the legisla-
ton that has been enacted. While we
feel that perhaps we have not been as
we'll treated as some other nations,
we propose to submit and by educat-
ing our people, in time to prove to the
world, and the United States in partic-
ular, that the Japanese are worthy of
confidence and citizens of which any
country might be proud.
Japan is developing rapidly under
the present government and during
the peace that has followed the war
with Russia we have made wonderful
strides. Our country is prosperous and
many new industries patterned after
those of the United States have been
developed. TS%{ .;
Say to the world that Japan is a
peace loving country and that the ma
jority Of its people are fsfor' peace.
though, when We are aroused to the
fighting pitch, we fight and fight hard.
You may add, though, that, no matter
how hard We. might be. pressed, the