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Show STATESMAN OF JAPAN IN OGDEN Yosabura Takekosh, a member of the Japanese parliament and a distinguished dis-tinguished author and Btatostr.---spoko to 200 Japanose of Ogden at the Presbyterian church at 8.30 last night. He spoke about the presant advanced advanc-ed condition of Japan and of the re-markablo re-markablo progress made In that country. coun-try. Ho told hlB hearers that the talk of war between Japan and the United States was all newspaper bosh From hlb official position he is familiar with the Inside workings of his government and he told his Japanese audience that thcro was no 111 feeling existing. In his speech last night he eulogized eulo-gized the late oraperor and said that much of tho advancement of Japan was duo to his statesmanship. Mr TakekoBh went to Salt Lake today to-day to speak to his countrymen there, and he will then continue on hta vay east. He is touring tho world, but will spend moBt ot his time in the United States which, ho bolleves to fco the most progressive nation In the world. |