Show TAFT SAILS FOR HOME Secretary of War Tendered a Recep Reception Reception tion t oll by Japanese at Yokohama Prior to His Departure Yokohama S Sept pt 17 Secretary of War Taft Tart and party sailed at 2 this afternoon for San Francisco on the steamship Korea amid saud Japanese siam 1 Secretary Taft was waR given a re reception this forenoon at the American consulate late by b local merchants Before sailing Secretary Taft said sid that he thought that reports of the Japanese ce demonstrations d had been I greatly exaggerated in Iii America He and lId his hie party part had traveled all through Japan I awl and had found round no trace ot of any anti anU I or feeling While a prominent American Ameri ln party part had been involved in a Ii Tokio nob he thought that it was wu because the party marty happened to be caught iti in the mob a aid ad id not because they the were Americans Other churches besides American churches had been burned There was a special reason in each case casc but no general feeling f WIll was responsible r JOn Secretary tarv Taft said that he be had ex examined the Chinese e boycott boott closely The Chinese he said Ii want American goods oeds homily mind and having baving already d lost fifteen million dollars by the tee boycott are re finding oat that they th y are cutting off their nose nots to spite t lr face Mi I Alice Allce Roosevelt R velt will return home homeI on oil the steamer at amer Siberia The Th local situation on continues quiet |