The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-08
FRIENDLY TALKS IN TOXIC

| Peace and amity between America
and Japan was the sentiment at din
! ner given by the Americas Friends
! Association of Toxic, at the Peers Club
in the Japanese capital Saturday, De
cember p, at which the new American
ambassador Thomas j. OBrien. was
/ guest Of honor.
The Japan Times gives the details of
the entertainment. The health of Pre-
sident Roosevelt was proposed by Wis
count Kaneko, president of the asso.
citation, while Ambassador O'Brien pro
posed that Of the mikado.
Niscount Kanekos speech was
brought to a close with:
President Roosevelt is the warmest
and greatest friend of Japan, to whom
we tender our sincere gratitude from
the bottom of our hearts. This |
might say, not for us only who are
here this evening, but as the general
feeling Of the whole of the Japanese
empire. The cordial relations and
warm friendship which have been
maintained between the two nations
Tor half century can never be ar
ranged-shall never be shaken by a
little irritation, which might, now and
then, occur in our International inter-
course"
Ambassador O'Brien referred in his
speech to the approaching International
exhibition at rokio and the friendly re-
lations between the two countries.
The United States has nothing
which Japan cares to own or take" said
the ambassador, while, on the other
hand, the United States has no wish for
any of the fair acres belonging to
Japan The purposes and the plans
OF the Japanese government cannot be
a question of doubt, and it ought not
TO be necessary to continue a repeti-
ton of denials from sources of the
highest authority in both countries that
there is nothing between them except
harmony and good will. If your coun-
try meditated a strife involving her
army, her navy and her other resources
the present would be a most inoppor-
tune time to ask the nations of the
world to come together in your capital
and exhibit each in it's own way, all
that is most valuable and best.
AT this juncture every reason COM
bines to Justify your expectation of
active assistance from the United
States. What may be done. of course,
remains to be determined, but nothing
could be more encouraging than the
expressions of the President lately de-
livered to Congress. He proceeds to
point out, in his own terse and vigorous
way, some of the unanswerable rea-
sons why the United States should take
genuine and commanding interest IN
the forthcoming exhibition. 1t is well
known to you all that what the Presi-
dent recommends he intends to see
carried out, and when 1912 arrives | ex-
pect to see such a representation from
the United States as will go far toward
making your enterprise the success
which it deserves.
Following the toast the president of |
the association spoke again, saying.
among other things:
We, the members Of America IS !
friends Association welcome our honor
ed guest, Mr. O'Brien, the ambassador
from the United States, which have
been ever since the beginning of our
international intercourse. SO well re-
presented by those able diplomats as
worthy the name of the great republic.
Most of us here tonight were formerly |
residents in the United States under
the hospitality and kindness Of Ameri-
can people. We are loyal subjects of
Japan by birth, and sincere friends of
America by residence. The object OF
our association is to serve as a social
link to fasten the two peoples of the
United States and Japan, and to Ne
come as an intellectual bridge to con-
meet and assimiate the two types Of
civilization, oriental and occidental.
When we examine the geographical