The Penn's Grove record., 1908-03-27
GOING TO JAPAN
At M|KADO'S Wish
Invitation Through Ambassador
Accepted by Cabinet
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Washington, D. C.-The announce
nent was made at the Navy Depart
ment that the President had accepted
the friendly invitation from Japan TO
have the battleship fleet visit Japan
csc waters on it's way around the
world.
The invitation was delivered to the
Secretary of State by Ambassador
Takahira.
The Japanese note follows:
Japanese Embassy,
"Washington, March IS, 1909.
"Sir-Under instruction from his
Maiesty's Minister for Foreign Al
fairs | have the honor to commuBi-
cate to you that the Imperial Goyern-
ment, having learned of the comter1-
plated cruise of the United States
battleship feet from San Francisco
to the Philippine Islands, are sincere
ly anxious to be afforded an opportu-
nifty to cordially welcome that mag
nificent feet and to give an enthusiast
tic expression to the sentiment OF
friendship and admiration invariably
entertained by the people of Japan
toward the people of the United
States.
Il am further instructed to inform
you that the Imperial Government is
firmly convinced of the reassuring eff
feet which the visit of the American
fleet to the shores of Japan will pro-
duce upon the traditional relations of
good understanding and mutual SYM
pathy which so happily exist between
the two nations, and to express to
you the hope of the Imperial Govern
ment that the fleet may be instructed
to call at the principal ports of Japan
in it's extended cruise in the Pacific.
Accept, Sir, the renewed assur-
"K. TAKAHIRA.
"Hon. Elinu Root, Secretary of
State"
1t was the subject Of considerable
discussion at the Cabinet meeting,
and the decision was in favor of ac-
c%eptance.
The official acceptance of the Jap
anese invitation was contained in a
letter delivered to Ambassador Taxa
hira. The letter was signed by Rob-
ert Bacon as Acting Secretary of State
and was as follows: .
"EXcellency-I have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt OF your val
ued note of the 18th instant by which
you are so good as to convey Oh
behalf of the Imperial Government
now on the Pacific Coast to visit the
principal ports of Japan.
Il have the honor and pleasure to
say in reply that the President. to
whom | have communicated this cour-
teous and friendly action on the part
of your Government, highly appre-
ciating this evidence of the hearty
good will of the japanese nation, has
charged me to request you to inform
your Government that the United
States is most happy to accept The in
vitation. 1t gives this Government
peculiar pleasure to accept because
of the long existing and unbroken
friendship between the two countries
and the sincere regard of the Amer.
lean people for the people of Japan.
Il regret to add, however, that the
limits of time imposed by the az
engagements for the return of the fleet
to the Atlantic Coast of the United
States will not permit a visit to more
than n of the ports OF Japan.
Accept, EXcellency, the renewed
assurances of my highest considera-
ton.
ROBERT BACON,
Acting Secretary"