TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS "IMPHO TOKYO"
Imperial Hotel
Tokyo
think of our country and how a similar place would look.
Maybe the people being all Japanese are more appreciative,
for in our country pure Americans I believe would be
more thoughtful, than the people who are known as typical
Americans or those who came as immigrants and have no
real pride in the things or realize priviledges. There were two
trees about twenty feet high, evidently planted quite
recently for besides the cables holding them up, they were
{word struck out} wraped carefully in straw matting as close fitting
as a stocking on all but the smallest branches.
There were several places that appeared to be dry creek
beds and ponds and we asked if these had water in them
at other seasons, but Mr Miyaoka said that there used to be
water in them before all the trees were planted, but that the trees
drank the water now, and there was never any to run in the
creeks. In some places where they have planted trees later they
have found there was less water to irrigate the rice fields.
The museum in the Park we left until another day to see
and finally went out another entrance just as several
car loads of people from the country were arriving. All with
green silk badge. St Patricks day color.
From there we went to call on the young Baron Dan
who was not at home. His father as you know had the
title of Baron conferred on him and his son inherited it,
I think Mr Miyaoka said that the son is interested in
the history of art. He has a very lovely place and the
most attractive bamboo fence in the garden. The bamboo