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Show TOGO'S IDEA OF UNITED STATES New York, Aug. 12. President Taft Is "Ideal," congress is "grand." the naval academy Is "magnificent," and American battleships aro "oxcel-lenP." "oxcel-lenP." These are some of Admiral Togo'3 "Impressions" of what he has seen during his week in Amorica, as given giv-en to a newspaper interviewer In response re-sponse to a series of interrogations. The admiral always insists that his Interviewers submit their questions in writing. Then he goes over them carefully and answers them characteristically charac-teristically in his own cramped writing. writ-ing. Here are some of tho answers which ho has submitted since coming com-ing back to New York "What aro your Impressions of tho president?" "Ideal." The naval academy? "Magnificent." Congress "Grand. Mount Vernon7 "Beautiful." American battleships? "Excellont." ' The now naval 14-lnch gun? "Pow-erful." "Pow-erful." The navy yardB? "Very good." American railroads? "Comfortable.' American hotels? "Up to date." Reception in Amorica? "Very warm, for which I am grateful." American newspaper photographers? photogra-phers? "Very enterprising." Tho effect in Japan of Presldenl Taft's complimentary reference to tho mikado? "Very good." Will It further cement the friendship friend-ship of tho two nations? "Cannot be otherwise " |