The Washington herald., 1908-04-15

| Arrangements have been completed
through the japanese Embassy for the
reception of a party Of seventy Japan
ese tourists who are now visiting this
country. on Saturday evening, at 8
O'clock. BY the President. at the White
House
The foreign visitors are expected to
arrive here tomorrow afternoon at $3.50
O'clock While in this city they will
make the ShOreham headquarters where
accommodations for them have been en-
gagged.
The information that President Roose-
welt would receive them was conveyed
at a luncheon rendered 20 the japanese
! by the Chicago Association OF Commerce
on Monday. by Motosaku Tsuchiya, rep
/ IresentatIve of the Asahi Shimbun, the
/ biggest daily newspaper of JaTaR, under
whose auspices the men of Nippon are
making this world-circling trip.
Tidings Brings JOY.
When Mr. Tsuchiya read the telegram
inviting the delegation to call on the
President, there was storm of cheers
from the Japs and Americans. Mr..
Tsuehiya said:
| We are now going TO call on the great
est man you have in your government
You Americans are a wonderful people.
/ We expected to come here and see your
city (Chicago) and then go away without
having been noticed.
You nave a wonderful country. We
shall be friendly with you forever. 1t
would disturb my brain to speak more.
and I should become embarrassed
K Sugimura, the foreign editor Of the
paper, said:
THE United States is the last country
/ on earth that Japan would think Of fight
/ ing. Al the war talk has been In this
/ country. Not a newspaper in Japan has
/ talked about going 10 war with the
/ United States
We want 10 continue TO be your
| friends-not 10 fight you"
Mrs. NOmura I'm Party.
Among the party is Nine. Nichi No
mura. the wife of a wealthy jeweler OF
/ Japan. who was so busy he could not ac-
company The delegation. He sent his
wife as his representative.
/ Mime. Nomura, It IS said, viii be the
/ guest Of Mrs. Nicholas LongwOrth when
! she reaches this city. Mrs. Longworth
and Nine. Nomura became friends dur
ing the Oriental trip Of the Presidents s
/ daughter several years ago.
Mr.. Nomura has factories in Tokyo.
/ Yokohama. kure, and other big cities Of
| the islands. He asked his wife 10 OBJ
! serve not only the customs, but the uses
Of industrial equipment. &c, in the
| United states.
/ Visiting the Lincoln Monument IN Chi
eago. the japanese party deposited a
wre IN OF white carnations with Jap
anese banner at the foot Of the monu-
ment.
War Narrowly Averted.
Referring TO the possibility OF a war
with Japan, Bishop Thomas B. Neely. Of
the Methodist Episcopal see Of Buenos
Ayres, who a few days ago arrived in
this country to take part in the general
! conference that opens in Baltimore -day
6. said:
When the true story is known, I have
no doubt the people OF the United States
will realize We have been within one inch
Of war with Japan. Great Britain's aid
and Intervention prevented war.
/ There is no danger Of Il now. PTesi-
dent Roosevelt has sent our battle ships
around South America The sailing of
this iotilla made an impression on Japan
that augUred peace.
| 1T was victory won without fight
| It demonstrated to all the nations that
the people who proclaimed the Monroe
} doctrine were well able TO maintain it. It
taught all Europeans we are able to de-
fend ourselves"