Show Aged Japanese Woman Prays F For or Arms J Limit I S Madam Kaji W. W C C. T. T U U. Leader Has Been Christian for Forty Years S NEW YORK Nov 19 Heading Heading a peace embassy to America Madam Kaji a Japanese Christian 90 years old i Is one ono of the most Interesting interesting Interest Interest- ing of f all the visitors to the tho conference confer confer- j ence enco on limitation of armament Having HaY Hav haYing I ing visited America twice before and worn out by her long trip she refused to go sightseeing in New York When her secretary Miss A. A Moriya told her of Trinity church and churchyard churchyard churchyard church church- yard in the heart of tho the business section sec eec tion and of the value of the tho ground on which It stands and that It is open constantly for prayer the old lady at once asked to be bo taken there so that she might pray In the heart of the financial center of the world She visIted visited visited vis vis- vis- vis the church and prayed for the success of tho conference and for friendly relations and good will be between between between be- be tween America and ancl Japan Good Goodna- Goodna na- na sho she submitted to th the tho taking of her picture by newspaper photographers photographers photographers raphers and motion picture operators She described Trinity church as the most wonderful thing she had seen in America Madam has been a Christian for forty years For thirty-five thirty years of that time timo she has been president of the tho Japanese W. W C. C T. T U. U of which she was the founder and she Is un undoubtedly undoubtedly undoubtedly un- un the tho most Influential Christian Christian Christian Chris Chris- tian woman In Japan When she de decided decided de- de to come to America in the in interests interests interests in- in of the peace conference her nephew editor of K tried to dissuade her on account of her great areat age e. I i i I I Two weeks before Japan the Japanese Christian women decided to send by her a personal message to the women of America through th the federal council of the tho Churches of Christ in America and a special message message message mes mes- sage to President Harding The message message message mes mes- sage was prepared and within two weeks more than Christian women signed it It made an immense scroll The message was written in English and Japanese Arriving at Seattle Madam who was accompanied by Miss 1 Moriya who is her secretary and also algo secretary secre secre- tary of the Loyal Temperance legion department of the W. W C. C T. T U. U was given a royal reception by the women of Seattle and Mrs Henry Topping a missionary to Japan who was In Se Seattle Seattle So- So attle on furlough was assigned to act as escort to Madam The peace embassy though unoffIcial unofficial unofficial un un- un- un official is In reality representative ofa ofa of ofa a large class of Japanese In this connection it must be stated that Colonel Roose Roosevelt after visiting Japan stated that Madam was one of the two most Interesting persons he hemet hemet hemet met in that country Though she cannot speak English Madam frequently has her speeches translated In advance and presented in writing to those to whom she is talking S After talking of her mission Madam said The people of Japan are peace loving loving lov lov- ing and truly desire peace In their various religions they are praying for forthe forthe forthe the success of the conference on limitation limitation lim lint of armament The people of Japan do not understand understand under- under stand estand those of America That Is the trouble The burden of taxes on account of armament is Intolerable They would rather devote the money to education lon and improvement than put it into armament I will remain in this country throughout the conference to pray for its success and to Join with others in praying for it because in united prayer there is power |