The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-29
%sHINICHIRO KURINO.
The New apanes Minister Present.
ed to President Cleveland.


WASHINGTON. Aug. 2S.-The new Jap
anese minister, Mr.. Shinichiro Kurino, was
presented to the President to-day. In view
of the fact that the Minister arrived in
Washington only yesterday the presenta-
ton occurred with remarkable CELEBRITY, but
this is accounted for by the desire of the
new minister to present his credentials and
be fully to deal with the State
Department before the President leaves
Washington. The Minister and Mr.. Mi
yoaka, the charge d'affaires of the Japan
csc legation, were brought into the pres
ence of the President by Secretary Gresh-
am, and, after his introduction, the Min
lister said:
MIR. President have the honor to in
form you that his Majesty, the Emperor of
japan, has appointed me to be his Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotenti-
airy near the government of the United
States. In graciously honoring me with
this mission. his Imperial Majesty especial
ly commanded me to express to you his
wish for your continued health and hap
piness and for the prosperity and well-be-
ing of the great people whose interests are
confided to your wise keeping. The pro-
motion of the friendly relations which so
happily exist between Japan and the
United States has always been a matter of
deep concern to his Imperial Majesty, and
he has viewed with pleasure the steady
growth of the Importance and intimacy or
the intercourse between the two nations.
These sentiments of cordial friendship to
the United States on the part OF his
Imperial Majesty have also pervaded the
minds of his people, so that in assuring
you, MIR. President, of my desire to do
what l can to draw even closer the bonds
which unite our countries. while L obey the
first and most important behest of my
august sovereign, | likewise express a
purpose in the execution of which L shall
have the earnest sympathy of my country
men. The kind cooperation which you and
the officers of of your gSUefn m ntom nave al, ala
cordiality and the mutual consideration
which are such marked characteristics of
me to confidently believe that I can rely
upon your aid In carrying out this purpose.
Il now have the honor to hand, you the
ter of credence."
The President replied:
MIR. Minister-The friendship which has
endured between the United States and the
empire of Japan since the conclusion of
their first treaty, forty years ago. makes 1t
your hands the letter whereby your i'm
perial sovereign accredits you to this gov
eminent as his Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary. L welcome the
cordial assurances and wishes you express
in his Majesty's name and on behalf of
of the ties of amity that join the two peo-
pies, and for their continued, and, If ii be
possible, closer intercourse, and L can as
sure you Of the earnest cooperation of
myself and my constitutional associates
towards these beneficial ends. Succeeding
as you do to a long line of illustrious
predecessors who have won official sym
pathy and personal esteem among US, L
can bespeak pr you, Mr.. Minister, no less
a share of friendly cordiality than they re-
ceived, and / am glad TO believe that the
large knowledge you have gained OF this
country and its institutions by your pre-
vlOus residence here will increase your OPP
portunities to further the good relations of
our two countries. and to appreciate at
their full worth the warm desires we Amer
leans feel for the advancement Of Japan
in the ways of prosperity and happiness"