Washington Journal., 1943-05-07

draWal OF her military attache from Japan.
Lloyd wished our fracas never had hap
pened. So wished Sir Claude and M. Armand,
the French envoy.
A Peace Maker
Scarcely had that affair blown over, when
| got embroiled with Captain Brinkley, the
Tokyo correspondent of the London Times.
Brinkley in one of his dispatches to the
Times challenged the truth of my publ
cation Of an exclusive interview with General
Stoessel that | had during his passage through
Nagasaki on his way home to Russia under
parole after his surrender of Port Arthur.
Again there was talk of a duel, to be fought
between Brinkley and me. Before it came to
a formal challenge, Lloyd found a way Of
pouring oil on our troubled waters by giving
a large evening party at his legation. To this
he invited both Brinkley and me. During the
evening Lloyd in his most affable manner
drew us each aside into a private room.
There he begged us both to shake hands
while voicing our regrets for the high words
that had passed between us. He was so en-
gaging and persuasive that we readily did so.
When we came forth into the outer room and
smilingly joined the throng Of other guests
there was a general hush amid many chances
of admiration at Lloyd, the peace maker, since
most OF the guests seemed to have known
about our quarrel. Captain Brinkley after
ward published a handsome apology in his
newspaper, saying he had been under a mis-
apprehension concerning me. Once more |
felt profoundly grateful to Lloyd.
After Admiral Togo's smashing defeat in
the Tsushina Straits Of Admiral Rodjest-
vensky's Russian fleet of 80 warships on
May 20, 1905, coming after an unbroken series
of japanese victories on the Manchurian
mainland, had ended the war in Nippon's
favor, | prepared to leave Japan.
Peace was in the offing. Already Lloyd
had sent a rough draft of Japan's peace
terms to Mr.. Hay. Two days after the Battle
of Tsushina he forwarded Japan's tenta-
tive proposal that our President act as medi-
ator. Theodore Roosevelt responded by ask
ing the japanese and Russian ENJOYS in
Washington, whether their governments
would agree to send peace plenipotentiaries
to Portsmouth in New Hampshire. When
Japan's and Russia's emperors readily as
sented, it was plain that Lloyd would not
have his wish Of soon returning home, but
would be kept in Tokyo to look after its pre-
liminaries for the coming peace conference.
My last japanese glimpse Of Lloyd was
during the never-to-be-forgotten victory cele-
brations that were staged in Tokyo and else
where in Japan, on June 1st. Then already
he had received an intimation that Judge
Taft, our new Secretary of War, was about
to come to Tokyo with a congressional party
including my Harvard classmate, Nicholas
Longworth and his ~iancee, Alice Roosevelt.
Lloyd was dismayed at the prospect of heavy
expense and intense diplomatic effort involved
in entertaining IS important guests and in
obtaining Japanese receptions, banquets and
garden parties to be lavished on them.
Their coming was followed a few weeks
later by a visit from e. H. Hartman, the
president Of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
n1nV with q humorous narfu who 1iEouico
had to be dined and wined in Tokyo.
By the time those visitations overwhelmed
Lloyd and his wife | was back in America.
When ! paid my respects to my old Colonel
in the White House he questioned me closely
about Lloyd's activities in Japan and the
way he had upheld the prestige of our coun-
try there. AT my answers he exclaimed