New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-12
CHEERS FOR WIK4DO.
Speech Of His Minister Read at .Silk
association Dinner.

The -hir-v-ec-orl annual dinner 81 the Six Asso-
citation ~ Ame~tra was held nj Demonico's last
might. II had been expected that the japanese Min
sister hUC0ro Takahira. would DO present % respond
20 the toast -DaI Nippon" bat ne unable 20
leave WashiaEtoa. and sent a long telegram 90 re-
Eret instead. His speech was read iy Consul Gen
eraI Tchlda u this port
The decorations were elaborate consisting %
multitudi10gs American flags. At each chair was
SIX American flag as % souvenir well as
chrysauthernum made Of Japanese silk 4 large
windmill was placed AZ each end II the speakers
table ON one side OF TIE room the coat of
arms % the association she colors being shown by
Cimuutre electric lights. 4 large japanese rag
was suspended from the balcony. with tie motto
The SILK Industry of America underneath. The
guests. numbering about three hundred were seated
at many small tables The toas5s and speakers
were:
Welcome" General Joseph W. Coneden. presi-
dent 90 The association. "Our Blessed Country
Congressman Robert ". TayIer; Some Things
Worth While IN Business Life tic Rev. Donald
Sage Mackay.
those at The a-est table were Robert b. Arm
strong. Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury. col
Ieetor Strarahan. Charles p. McCldard. Clarence
Whitman President Louis stern Of the Republican
club: X. J. l0anishi. OF the Yokohama Specie
Bank. President =. l.. Underwood of the Erie Rail
road, Nico-Prcsilent D. j. Caldwell of the Della
ware. Lack1wanna and Western Railroad and g
=. Dixon. Throughout the evening there were
many evidences Of strong sympathy with the
japanese. there being about score = the Nj
kado's s1bjo-ts present.
A hearty toast was drunk 20 Prcsideu; Roosevelt.
Congressman Taylor cuosized President Roose-
welt. saying: From his read 10 the soles 81 his
feet De is American"
When the japanese Cousu. General was intro
Clced tho diners rose one and gave three cheers
fer him. tho minister and the Nikado. The Japan
national HYMN was played by the orchestra
whsle the diners stood The Consul General read
tho ministers speech. which was in pay. fol-
lows.
The position assumed by japan was the Logical
-S.ll 81 A,t el- or We l,e
merely or s-lfuterest o- of sefrespe-t but Of self
protection have Jed her 10 where she now stands
ben criticised IS an ina.s lion oL asslrf igT
Il IL not the fact as IL unguestionaby is that
noLat-e as heI niiiai5 ana llIai [I.Vl ll ID Il'e
conElo.nE ella..ee lila ,le ~ ,9,l e, S y
From an. Outset The representations made in
Ja0au's behalf have been confined within clearly
vord-respect Tor the territorial integrity and in
dependence 81 China and Cores. faithful ohserv-
she validity ~ the special interests created hy eN-
u i Jansa gained foo p, in Ma g , ,, by
tiarive in nterveniug. On The ground that japan $
afe 20 me feage - '+y al lg ''s uIrlTiatinss
r.oruIralv peaceful and =uHeerzieut to chinese
ereigujE. then UreteXts based on internal disor-
de-s IN china. hul ar no time justified by actual
conditions Russia herself took armed possession Of
the whole Of Nsuchuria.
She hound herself hv treaty 90 withdraw in 1873.
hut subsequently, made withdraw contingent upon
stipulatiors the acceptance Of which would not
have left yestfge ~ real sovereignty 10 China
Did not this give japan good right 10 Inter
vene in 1893 Russia did in 1882
But JavaD had another and % stronger reason TOT
Intervention Russia. once the absolute mistress
. ~ NauChl~is held t0rea az her mercy when snN
/ couid with Ii+tIe effort sweep away the feeble
resistance ~ that KINGDOM and u did not require
extraordinary foresight 10 perceive that she would
/ permit even independent torea 20 remain
as q possible eruhaTra SSmeut % her future conitol
I 81 The N0rth Asian 'tt0ral
] Indeed the immediate past furnishes Significant
proofs that Russian agents. official and uunHlcl-i
! pursuing the line ~ policy which some term
/ ae-ute diplomacy. but others know by harshsr
! name blazing -hs pathway 20 that very goal
. Herein Law the real 90 Japan. not alone 20
her commercial and Industrial interests but tp her
} national reV0se and security.
4 For This reason she has interviewed. not from
motives Of petty jealousy hopes of territorial
conquest. nor. least 80 all. because ~ ranking
. memories ~ the Liao-TurE recession.