The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-11-24
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FRIENDSHIP OF JAPAN
Continued from Page one.)

Continued from Rage One.)
the greatest statesman of the Empire,
we found only the greatest and most
sincere admiration for America. Jap
anese look to America as being the
fountain-head of all learning and of
the best in civilization. 1t was aston
ishing to us to see with what great
reverence the name of Admiral Perry
was regarded in Japan, where they
look upon him as they do their own
great historical personages.
"We return to America absolutely
convinced that there is not the slight
est possibility of war between Amer
lea and Japan SO far as Japan is con-
cerned, and the general feeling we
found throughout Japan was one of
establishment that such a possibility
could ever have been entertained
among Americans. The Japanese look
upon the relationship Of Japan to
America as that of child to parent, and
the very thought of war is abhorrent
to the Japanese.
"Japan is making great progress in
manufacturing and their ambition is
to be known as the Great Britain of
ASIA. lhtN are HldhlnR SIedL prog
ress and are destined to become in
many lines the commercial rival of
America. This is to be expected in a
country which has the laboring popu-
lation Japan has, but this will not be
injurious in the long run to America.
1t will end the export trade of Amer
lea so far as concerns those things that
Japan can manufacture for herself, and
will also probably end the American
export of those things to the Orient,
but with the industrial growth of
Japan will come greater purchasing
power for her people for those things
that we should naturally supply, and
in this way our total trade with Japan
will be benefited. 1t seems to me that
it will be to our benefit to encourage
the industrial growth in Japan in
order that she may become better
customer of ours in the things that
she can not produce for herself. As
it is now, we are supplying Japan
with goods that some day she will sup
ply us with.
"Our great commercial asset in ia
| pan consists in the fact that she has
the greatest goodwill for us and will
give us the preference in trade. A
national goodwill is as much an asset
to a nation as the goodwill of a
| clientage is to n business, and we
should prepare to take advantage OF
the goodwill belonging to us.
"Not once in all our trip did We
hear the emigration question discuss
ed That question is treated in Japar
as something that has been settled
and, being settled, is outside the range
of discussion. The japanese have
treated it as question concerning thu
two governments which is settled ant
finished with.
awe found the Japanese willing Il
recognize and face the fact that as {
nation they are young in Western civ
| ilization and at fault in some things
They frankly acknowledged this ani
invited our criticism, even pointing
out to us the things in which they
themselves realized their shortcomings
In one Of my speeches l frankly tolt
them that they would have to rails
their ideas of commercial honor befor
they could enter into the family o
nations on terms of perfect CONNER
cial equality. / believe that they ar
making great advances now along thi
line and realize the truth of what
told them. -
Throughout the Empire we wer
treated with hospitality which CAV
MS lesson in what hospitality can bt
We in America do not know what Law
ish hospitality can be, nor have we
realization of what tact can be show
in entertaining strangers. Japan ca
. teach MS. If / were to tell you all tn
, story of our entertainment, it woul
be much too long tale. If we ha
all been emperors or kings we coul
not have been received in a bette
way.
"Summing up my impressions,
! would say that the trip to Japan q
our body has taught us three thing
First, we have become absolutely col
yineed of the friendship that Japa
! has towards America; second, we mu
!, know that Japan wants to live
!. peace with America; and, third, Thu
!, Japan is ready to give market II
: American goods of kind which 81
:. can not produce herself, but is goir
!, to be a strong trade rival of Amerit
I. in the goods which she can produ'
!. as well or better than we can, while
+ this Industrial growth will come be
J. eft to America through increased pu
chasing power of the japanese people.