On the occasion of many lectures and addresses, espe-
cially during my trip into the South-West, I was fortu-
nate in having with me Viscount Goto who usually spoke,
sometimes at length and sometimes briefly, but always
adding the great weight of his influence to every plea
which I made in the interest of municipal improve-
ment. If my efforts failed, the same cannot be said of
the Viscount's labours. So whatever may have been the
value of the above addresses, it must be admitted that
my visit was the occasion for drawing Viscount Goto
again into the national arena as an advocate of progressive
municipal administration.

In all, approximately ten thousand different individuals
attended these meetings. In nearly every case the public
address was printed in full or in part in the Japanese
newspapers and thus given a circulation reaching into the
millions. Several of the addresses were printed in full
in magazines and technical journals. Through the tire-
less and skilful labours of my former student, Dr. Seigo
Takahashi, of Waseda University, my speeches were given
a correct Japanese form for publication. His mastery
of technical terms made smooth the way for me. On
some occasions, Dr. Takahashi also translated my ad-
dresses directly to the audience. At other times this
arduous task was ably performed by the Assistant Mayor,
Mr. Maeda. During my journey into the South-West,
Mr. Yusuke Tsurumi, one of the leaders of young Japan,
assumed the heavy burden of translation, and discharged

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