Show I JAPS WOULD RUN r II SAYS fiEN KUROKI I But He Did Not Say In Which Direction They Would ERA OF PEACE AHEAD Wonders at Tall New York YorI Buildings and Beauty of Women New No W May 24 Oh Oh If b by an any chanco chance wo we should hould got get into a n war ar with you ou wo we should run this was the rep reply i of General to a n question cussing the probability of Hf a war be between tween the United Slat States q and Japan a over OVI the lie lon Ion of the tho Philippines Hut But he lie lid did riot not say ar In what direction n the lie Japanese forces s would woul run ruin Wh-n Wh Fl reminded that hl history tory of the Russian Russian- Japan Japanese e war tended to show how that th the Japanese did not know how to run viE r from rota a foe oe he smiled again You place us on too high a stand standard ard arti you ou embarrass s the people of If n m my S. S country with your too generous tn tri trl boLe bute General said ald this an and 1 many other othel interesting ng things at hl hi his S apartments at nt th the tho Astor hotel yield yield- Iehl In Ing the th importunities of friends that tim t he send a a. mC message ase to the people of a f New pw York and the United States prior r ll to his departure for or New ew England I l wanted to express tin till deep appreciation ap zip predation I feel for fOI thi this gr great at coun coon try tiT and the lie kindnesses J s 's which haw have p been been n showered upon me anti and those thoC wh who 0 are with me nie That flint e We are nrc grateful I wish to assure as ns- I- I sure sur the Ow American p people ople Like a all Il visitors s the g general Is greatly g impressed im im- pressed sll with two tio of Now Nev cw Yorks York's at ati at- at her Ir i action her sky scrapers 1 r and lie her lier r women Tho c va vast var-l a structures sti he said sak I are nn h to the people peo peo- plc piC of or In my toy land Their Theil buildings seldom seldom sel sel- dom dorn exceed f three stories tori In hi height V V t C cant can't have havo such cuch buildings because w we wean C Care are arc not rich ilch Wee like you and arni because e a of if t the he frequency of earthquakes We Ve lre average a two or ot three thu-ce shocks a week welI slight lIght ones to he be sure sine hut but sufficient suf sue i I In all probabilities to hem bring g such fuch vast ast buildings rattling milling down upon n nIs U us Is- 11 raved l el AVith Grant I was pleasantly sui surprised priced to mec meet t Major General Frederick Grant I Kuroki continued It was vas my goo good d f fortune to be in In command a of ofa ofa a regiment when hen my country we was v visited l by General Grants Grant's Illustrious Is f father zher General Ulysses es S. S Grant Asked whether the tho friendship in Japan Japa n t toward ovard the United States Stales was vas as dee deep p a as s that thal shown hown here for his people GEneral Kuroki became enthusiastic Oh it Is every everywhere he said I. I Everybody E appreciates the greatness s o of ot f America and anal feels eels greatly for Cor th the e s sympathy extended during the tho war va I. I Should hould you oU come there you would ouid fin find I finC t the he people anxious to do tie honor to C you ou not nol merel met ely because of your personality personality per per- s but because you are a n. citizen 1 or Ct this wonderful country Asking whether the San an Francisco Francise co coIncident 0 i incident created an any feeling of bitterness bitter bitter- ness the tho general replied promptly Japan as a a. nation realized that it t was a n small local affair Nothing could bo be further from Cram the th th c Japanese mind than anger against th the C people ol f America Era Kra of or Peace Ahead lie He declared In fact act there is a an n era of pence peace ahead In the far fat Ea Last t all is 1 peaceful We re must not nol loo look It for fOl discord in tho the affairs of China or c. orthe I- I the far East I confess to being a astonished at the vast number of charming women In New ew York anti and throughout tho the country They are arc exquisite and seem very ery happy and self seif elf r They with the big buildIngs buildIngs build- build Ings logs of ot which I spoke at first and with the hUI hustling spirit which denominates denominates nates the city have have- caused me won won- der Your city Is great eat but It Is not fine like your yom wonderful city of Wash Wash- ington inton This I Is a business eit city a tra trade e market Washington ton Is superb mpr dignified dig dIg- d and magnificent It Is much cleaner much more mort pleasing anti and test rest I fu ful UI L General Kuroki arid and his staff left here for Boston Hoston and will start tart for fOl home homo Saturday going I by way ty J of Niagara rails Chicago anti and Seattle |