Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-17
PEOPLE OF JAPAN
WELCOME FLEET
Visit Regarded as Additional To-
ken Of Unbroken Friendship
Between Countries.
PRINCE ITO WROTE MESSAGE
Wroteit With Own Hand and Ex-
pressed Sentiment Of
Entire Nation.

Greatest Men of Country Vie With
Each Other in Saying Most
Pleasant Things.
Toxic. Oct. 17.-'"rhe whole people or
japan unite In. extending a most warm
and sincere welcome to the guests OF
the American battieship fleet, now APP
preaching the harbor OF Yokohama.
The visit of these good ships and mon
tofou r empire is sincerely regarded as
an additional token Of the unbrokcn
friendship which has existed between
the two nations. since the coming to
Japan fof5 Commodore Perry in 1852
Such round the-world cruise under
taken by the magnificent navy of our
friendly neighbor breaks the record in
naval annals, and 1t will be watched
until it's completion with the most in
tense interest because of its bearing
upon the laval relations and achieves
lnents In the future of all naval pow
ers.
hope our friendship and CONNER
ciHl relations with the United States
viii be more closely ccn.ented by this
suspicious event..
he foregoing are the words of well
come to the! American batteship fleet
penned by Prince Ito. the foremost man.
OF Japan today, and above all the
statesman who represents the entire
japanese people He wrote them care
lnllly with his hand and affixed his
signature IN the foreign office today
In this message OF. welcome the prince
uindonbtedly voiced the popular s..nti-
n1ent OF the people, from the highest
to the lowest. The Associated Press
mas secured the following signed state
ments on the coming of the American
battleshtps from the greatest men liv-
ing in Japan today
PRINCE Y.AAIAGATA.
Prince Yamagata says: THE cruise
Of this; great American fleet, an#unpre-
cede11ted undertaking, affords us an OPP
lportunl tSs OF evidence of oul. sincere
Friendship and giving our guests d SIM.
edly VIII 3inake 1t possible for the naval
men of Japa n to learn much from the
i experiences OF their senior COLLEAGUES
and the visit assuredly Will result In
further cementing the friendly rela-
tons between the two countries which
W iis3GN SlNolIGa5lis' as an
evidence of friendship and also as a
guarantee of%the peace OF the whole
world,
MARQUIS MATSukATA.
Marquis Matsukata. ex-premier and
minister of finance. writes:
Fifty years ago, Commodore Perry
brought about tie opening Of ouI
country to foreign Intercourse: today
Admiral Sperry brings glad tilings OF
rcace and sood will The friendly re-
lations between. America and Japan
decorate the pages Of the worlds his
tarvsor7 civilization. My sincere homes
relations will go on for ever. Conse-
tliently, welcome the American fleet
With my whole heart
MARQUIS iKATsURA.
Marquis Katsura. premier and min
ister1of finance, one of the elder states
Tien and member. of the military
council Of empire, writes as%follows:
u welcome the American warships
Will the most profound appreciation
of tie Important results which are ex-
pecteu to follow the coming of this
riasEificent fleet in suchSa hearty spirit
I. Of good VIII. tRS The visit will give OPP
Icrtchity to cement the friendly rea-
tlops already existing between the two
coGutries.'
OFFICIAL RECEPTION COMMIT
TEE.
The official reception committee
headed byssV Vice Admiral Saito, who is
vice minister of the navy department
will leave carly tomorrow morning
dhe 1sth) for Yokohama and the party
will assemble aboard the battleshil
Mikasa- Upon the arrival of tho Amer
lean battleships at . to'clock in the
morning the committee will board the
flagship Connecticut and present the
address of welcome to Admiral Sperry
After the exchange of official calls ii
has been arranged that the American
officers shall attend a garden party,
followed by a dinner. at which the
mayor Of Yokohama will be host. In
the. evening there will be d ball given
In tl.tir honor by kimalira Sufu, pre-
fectura, governor Of Kanagawa.
The scene III Yokohama on the eve
of the fleets arrival is of the liveliest.
The city is crowded with Japanese and
foreigners and every house, however
poor, is decorated in honor of the
Americans with crossed flags and Ian.
terms.
In seine instances the display on the
more pretentjous buildings is little
short of magnificent.
ENTHUSIASM UNBouNDED.
The spontaneous enthusiasm of the
roruiacc is tilbo,inded and nnprece-
tlented. even on the occasion of the
celebration that followed the close OF
this war with Russia q, few years ago
On every hand are indications that the
people of every rank In life will co,
operate heartily in the reception to bf
directed by the official representatives
of The nation,
TWO BURNED TO DEATH.
Newcastle, Ind. Oct 11.-Twent,
buildings were, burned and two per
sons lost their lives early today In
$4,000 fire at Shirley. f. v. NJ PRO