The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-27
KOMURA ISSUES HIS FAREWELL ADDRESS Is Grateful fur Kind Reception
 in America TRIBUTE TO ROOSEVELT Says Japan Will Always Respect the Rights of Others and Devote Atten-
 ton to Developing h.
 ternal Resources.

New York. September 26.-Baron Ko- mura, Japanese peace plenipotentiary, who will start for Japan tomorrow, save to the Associated Press tonight -n' first authentic interview since he has been in this country on the peace mission, and which he said would be the last one. Baron Komura feels deeply grateful for many courtesies and kindnesses extended during his visit, and commended highly Pre- sident Roosevelts successful efforts in bringing the representatives of Japan and Russia together. The baron said:
 Tn leaving this country for home I feel It my duty to express to the people of the United States through the medium of the Associated Press an assurance of my sincere and genuine appreciation of the respect. courtesy and friendliness shown me during my stay in this coun- try.
 -''I am especially grateful for the many attentions and inquiries received from all quarters during my recent illness, and I go home with a most vivid recollection of the good will and friendllness of the American people for Japan, which has. I am convinced, grown immensely, both numerically and In intensity
 Grateful to Roosevelt.
 "Availing myself of this occasion. deem it fit that I should express my high est appreciation of the disnterested, en- ergetic and unremitting efforts of the President of the United States in the suc- cessful initiation and ending of peace and to hin humanity owes debt of gratitude.
 "As result of the war Japan will un- doubtedly secure a well-recognized posi- ton in the Far East. l have however, no hesitation in affirming that there will be no break in the continuity of Japan foreign policy Steadily and firmly adher- ing to the policy of peaceful expansion In commerce and industry, Japan will devote all her energies with renewed vigor to the development of her natural resources.
 Respect Rights of Others.
 ''She will continue, as in the past, soru- 2ulously to respect the acquired rights and legitimate interests of the powers in the Far East; nor will she attempt to in- terfere in the least with the logical and legitimate developments of those interests Tn ner pursuit or commercial and indus trial expansion, but will count upon the cooperation of the United States, whose interests in the Far East are completely identified with her own. and whose tra- dtional friendship for Japan has found fresh confirmation in the appreeiative and sympathetic attitude maintained by the American people throughout the tremen- dous struggle in which Japan has been engaged.
 Tt Is my sincere hope and earnest be- lief that the relations between the great republic and the empire of the east, which are based on mutual sympathy and identical interests, will continue to grow in strength and soidity."
 BaI Ion Komura and his party will leave this city over the New York Central rail- road at 9:45 o'clock tomorrow morning for Montreal, where they will proceed U Vancouver over the Canadian Pacific line No stops other than those necessary il switching will be made, and it is expected to reach Vancouver on the m )rnlng Of october 2. The party will board the steam ship Empress of India and sail for Japan that day.