The Washington herald., 1914-09-12
.AINEY SAYS THE
CAR Was READY
Congressman. After Trip
Around World, Tells Of
Russian Efficiency.
TALKS AT PRESS CLUB
Calls Japanese Premier, from Whom
He Brought Message to Bryan.
That Grand Old Man"

Representative William D. B. Ainey
Of Pennsylvania. just returned from
| a trip around the world. was a guess
of the National Press Club last night He
entertained the newspaper men with ar
interesting narrative of his trip.
The Congressman attended a con-
ference of the Interparliamentary Union
at the invitation OF the Imperial Parlia-
ment of Japan. He was at Hardin when
the war broke out. He succeeded In cross
ing Siberia on the last express train for
Europe. and witnessed the movement of
Russian troops toward the front Mr..
Ainey said:
Il had the pleasure yesterday Of con-
veying to the Secretary OF State the
personal greetings of that grand old
man Of Japan, Count Okuma. who at the
age of seventy-seven has been called
to the responsible position OF premier al
this very critical time in Japanese his
tory A wireless from the speaker Of the
House of Parliament had met me in mid
Pacific extending Japan's welcome.
Big Newspapers in Japan.
You will be interested to know Of her
newspapers The Kokumin Shimbun. OF
Tokyo. publishes about 10000 copies a
day, and several others have equally large
calculations. The rotary press and all the
modern equipment of a thoroughly up-to-
date ONCE are in use, except that type
setting machines have never been able to
solve the problem OF the thousands Of
separate characters required in japanese
printing.
Japan has followed Germany in her
military training, and her strong and
resolute soldiery, marching through the
streets and highways. impress one with
a sense of her military preparedness.
After leaving Picking, / crossed Rus
STA in the midst OF the mobilization.
sixteen days in train from Hardin to
st. Petersburg, ordinarily requiring but
eight days Russia was thoroughly
aroused; her enthusiasm was unbounded.
I was at Hardin when the English join
ed forces with Russia and France
against Germany. The Hardin citizens
organized an immense parade and sere-
naded the British consul
That which surprised me most was
the rythmical movements OF innumerable
troop trains, the reservists to take the
place OF regulars and the regulars going
to the front At every station in Siberia
and European Russia there were soldiers
going to war. No furry. no disorder
no congestion Of trains. The mobiliza-
ton was substantially completed when l
arrived at Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Russia Learned Lesson.
Since the Japanses war Russia has
learned a great lesson. The improvement
of the Siberian Railroad is a part of that
lesson; it is double-tracked most of the
way; it is equipped with electric signal
devices. telegraph and telephones. uumer-
Gus yards at convenient intervals. It Is
a splendid military railroad "A
"Russia's official church, Of which the
Gar is the head, is rich enough to
assume every responsibility which may
confront Russia in war or peace. So
far as Russia is concerned. 1t may be-
summarized in the statement that she
is both willing and, to surprise of the
world. efficiently ready for this war,
which is but the elimination. so far asi
she and Germany are concerned. of age
long antipathy between Teuton and
Slav."