Evening star., 1921-11-04
BY JUNIUS WOOD.

| Japan's chief delegates to the Wash
ington conference were cast by nature
, from different molds. Sharp contrasts
| in appearance and temperament cover
the skill of craftsmanship and kindli-
! ness of spirit inherent in each. Ad-
, miral Baron Tomosaburo kato,' min
! lister Of navy through three changing
! cabinets and father of Jpan's modern
| fleet, gaunt of figure and deliberate
[ in movement, sharp eyes in face
| tmpassive, but strong with authority.
is a silent man of many thoughts and
| few words. Occasionally a Pickering
| smile twitches corners Of mouth and
! eyes. which seem to see everything.
When he does speak, he covers the
| subject with concise thoroughness.
regret thst $50 some nsvp persons omo rear na,
| destroy what he has created" he
| said in discussing the reduction of
/ armaments. Though I am RESPONSE
! BILE for Japan's eight-eight program, !
/ ture welfare of the world and the
| economic life of Japan. l have COM
| mitted myself to q reduction Of arma-
! ments and Japan Is the only nation
I that has done so through a RESPONSE
! BILE minister. If we meet with the
| proper spirit many grave world prob
lens can be settled at the confer
! ence. However. If no rational agree
] ment can be reached among the
/ powers, Japan alone would not, and
! could not withdraw one inch."
Admiral Wore Mufti.
| Each day on the Kashima Maru the
! admiral. wearing plain business
room watching others play go" on
| the board Of 361 squares. He would
! slip in quietly. lean over the back OF
a booth. studying each play, unmoving.
silent, stroking the sparse mustache
or smoking a cigarette; fleeting
smile when the black and white
stones covering the board spelled the
end of the game. He would silently
disappear for a turn on the chilly
deck, into the social salon to write
one of his grandchildren. or into his
ca bin for work, an aide summoned by
an almost imperceptible glance.
Once bold spirit requested the
admiral to desert the go games and
have his photograph taken. He as
sented with the slightest OF mods
stepped out on deck, sat in the chail
until all the comeras had clicked
bowed acknowledgment to the fends
thanks and faded quietly out of the
picture.
Naval Minister Quiet.
The slight incident was typical o.
the man; unhurried, undemQnstrative
| purposeful. In Toxic, the oft1cl a
home of the senior cabinet ministe,
is quiet and unassuming. There o.
in the office Of the naval minister it j:
the same 4 bow Is an eloquent goot
morning in philosophy that life re
quires much thought but little talk.
Each year the minister states thu
navy's needs to each house Of the diet
He is one minister who has never
BY the members rapid fire of Ques
tions. The navy consumes one-fourtf
of the nations annual income. but M
unnecessary words or waver1ng II
policy by its minister has ever afford
ed loophole for attacks by press Of
> opposition
l The eight-eight program. a navy O.
, | 200 ships, is to be the crownine
a achievement of q career OF half
century, entering the. navy in 1873
when he was a lad Of twelve years
The appropriations for all Of 1t hay.
completed to eight-four. in 1924 te
teight-six and in 1928 to eight-eight
Ii other nations agree, he Is willing
to give up his life's dream on the eve
= Of it's realization. The quiet man
horizon is broad.
Prince is Cheerful.
AS the Kashima Maru turned out Of
Yokohama harbor a stout man. step.
jping briskly, came quickly down the
! corridor and into the smoking room
tKindliness radiated from the genial
face and figure as he dropped easily
into a chair and, leaning forward
iheaming through gold-rimmed glass
Is, said: Il think We will have g
pheasant voyage. Are you good
sailor? I am glad of that" This was
Prince Iyesato Tokugawa- and he was
the same every day. 1t may be thai
the prince feels a personal responS'
ibility for the worlds happiness; ANY
way he will do his part to make II
cheerful place for those within reach
"Miscief-makers. who stir Up dis
trust and jealousy among tndivtduali
and nations, are the cause OF most Of
(the trouble in the world. he says
"Acuuaintance between men bring,
mutual understanding and friendli'
ness. If the leading men of Americs
and Japan could exchange visits more
often. there never need be no appre'
lhensions of trouble between the two
countries"
Has Autograph Album.
The prince carries an autograph
album, a big volume In a padded
leather binding. which resembles 8
private ledger. He says he would
like to have the name of everybody
in Americ: registered. However, he
is determined that every person who
calls on him shall write in it. which