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Show The ambassador said that in his opinion opin-ion the building of more fighting ships was unnecessary, but that tho United States needed more competitive steamship lines on the Pacific. Among those present at the dinner were Rear Admiral Giles B. Harber, commanding the American squadron now In Japanese waters; J. R, Mcrse, Baron Oshil of the Japanese foreign office; Viscount Kaneko and W. Den-ison, Den-ison, American advisor to the Japanese Japan-ese government Ambassador O'Brien will leave for the United States June 26 to spend his vacation. He Is contemplating a trip to Europe during his absence from his post. i AMERICA NEEDS TRADE SHIPS, NOT BATTLESHIPS. Toklo, June 3. That America needs trade ships, not battleships, to preserve pre-serve the peace of tho Pacific, was tho declaration of Ambassador O'Brien at a dinner given In his honor bv the American-Asiatic association ioday. |