The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-18
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Mikado's War Chief Banquet.
ed at New York.
WORLD HONORS A HERO
japanese Conqueror Of Russia In
Manchuria Has Five Words Of
Our Tongue.

"thh'ht VI w. seFet'"' essfs $3.50
navy officers now In New York reached
It's climax last night In a banquet
given In the grand ballroom OF the Ho-
tel Aston by prominent citizens OF The
city. The Official guests Of honor were
yiscount Aokl. his imperial Japanese
majesty's ambassador 10 the United
States; General Baron Kuroki OF the
japanese army and Vice Admiral Iuin
OF the Japanese navy. Included with
them were the members OF General
Kuroki's party and the officers of the
japanese cruisers Tsukuba and Chi
tose. Admiral George Dewey. the sen
Tor officer OF tho United States navy.
presided.
There were number OF speakers al
the banquet. including Oscar y. strsus.
secretary Of commerce and labor. who
represented the federal government
The principal address was made By
Secretary Straus. who after describing
the ties Of friendship binding Japan 10
this country declared that the japanese
were too wise TO permit the San Fran.
cisco school incident. (which was fos
tered by ignorance and propagated by
injustice" 90 cloud their just appnecia.
tion OF the enlightened spirit Of Ameri-
can institutions.
Mr.. straus said In part:
"'All mankind loves a lover and
the whole world honors a hero. sspe
cially n his laurels were won In a just
cause. France had her Napoleon. Eng
land her Wellington. Germany her
Moltke. America her Grant and has
her Dewey. and japan has her Kuroki.
Self preservation IL the first law OF
nations as well as Of nature. and even
those ~ Us who took part In the great
peace congress that only a few weeks
ago echoed Its messages % hope frvnl
20 many platforms must recognize the
potency aud necessity of that law Of
nations.
more important than the limltatioo
OF armaments n Ia limit the causes Of
war, and this can best be done by In
furing Into international relations ths
hypodermlc solution Of international
morality. The ~ called code OF honoi
between individuals has within the
memory OF the living practically dis
appeared, and the code % law has ~
placed II. % the credit Of our clyilira
ton. A like transformation Il taklnf
place In the field % international eth
les. - that the - called doctrine Of ex
pedIency based on might II fast giyinl
way 10 the principles Of iniernationa
relations based upon right
"No country and no people In the bis
tory Of ancient or modern civilization
has ever gone through n more raplS
renaissance than the island kingdom
Of Japan. aud that IN because Till
child u the worlds old age had beei
brought up by parent. who had live
through centuries OF development ans
civilization. which served her a. I
springboard 10 leap within a genera
ton from out OF her oriental siumber
10 the front rank among nations. II I
but half century ago when America
through her Commodore Perry. tool
Japan by the hand and led her out o
her oriental secluslon and showed he
the triumphs Of our western civillEa
ton aud introduced her with proyerbla
American hospitality ~ the counci
board Of western nations. From tina
time 90 this the closest relations o
amlty aud friendship have continues
between America aud Japan. Som
thirty year. later our country follows
Great Britain In recognizing the won
derful progress In all that constitute
n civilized nation In conceding 90 Japal
the full rights Of an independent ma
ton and Ia consenting 10 the abolIiloI
OF extra territorial privileges and "a
downing her with full and complete ~
dlclai autonomy. The government an
people 81 Japan. not unmlndful Of Oh
good will and sponsorship o. our cour
try. are too wise 60 permit the IA
Francisco school Incident. which wa
fostcrcd by ignorance aud propagate
by injustice. 10 cloud their just appr'
citation OF the enlightened spirit q
American institutions.
Japan alone among nations has ri,
on the weird an example Of how q pee
pie can throw OF the shackles ~ n
oppressive autocracy and endow itsel
with all the safeguards of liberty an
justice under constitutional form ,
government without going through N
terrible struggles and devastation {
bloody revolutions by following alon
the paths Of peaceful evolution. Japa
In the land OF liberty. civil and religion
Her religious liberty In even far In NJ
vance Of nations who pride themseiy,
upon this most precious Of natlonl
virtues. Her people have no pref
diccs based upon religious or ecclesIa
teal grounds. and all men Of ever
church and creed are free and equal
worship their God In accordance wit
the dictates OF their own conscience
the fullest and widest acceptation (
the meaning Of religious liberty.
Japan, which has learned muc
from the west. has even more 10 teac
the west. Persistency. self control m
preparedness are among her natIonl
qualities. Her officers cxemplify n
highest skill united with the hIghe