The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-15
AOETS LAST WORDS
IN WASHINGTON



/ WASHINGTON Dec 30 1--WE shall
/ take back home with us l1 Japan only
/ the Mudllost feeling Tor America and
] for her Institutions" said Niscount
/ Aoh the Japanese ambassador, yos-
/ terday afternoon just prior To- bis de-
/ parture from this city for San Franz
cisco with Niscountess Aoh from
which place they viii sail January
/ for home The ambassador said that
his relations with the United States
government always had been of d most
agreeable and pleasant character, and
/ that his treatment by The officials had
! been uniformly courteous and cOnsid-
crate He had learned here "a great
deal that was of Importance 60 him
and it was with considerable regret
that he and the Viscountess AoH were
TO leave the hospitable shores of the
! United States
Il am confident that an amicable UNI
/ derstanding will be reached on this
| immigration questionable only one OF
! any consequence that is now agitating
| the people of the two countries said
! he. 81 am certain that Japan will
make every honorable concession with
in bounds, and ] feel equally confident
! that the American government will
not insist upon anything unreasonable,
| or that in any way will compromise
! the dignity or the honor of the Jap
! anese government. Both governments
are striving to reach an honorable So
! luton of the immigration question,
and the latest advices that we have re-
ceived from our government indicate
that the way is gradually being paved
with that end I'm view AS | have said
again and again there is every reason
in the world why both countries should
have the most complete understanding
and continue In most amicable rela-
tons Japan Is anxious to be at peace
with the world, and to no country does
this apply with greater force than to
the United States to whom, in a large
measure, is due Japan's great rise and
progress among the nations Of the
world. 1t will be my earnest effort TO
advance and strengthen the existing
friendly relations i'm every way that
lies in my power
! Ambassador Aok said il was the ut
most importance that the United
States and Japan should keep on the
most friendly terms, and that their
| oh
one with the other In no sense, hD
said, was this more important than
from the commercial standpoint. Jap
an needed American capital in the de-
velopment of the numerous enterpris-
es which have come to the front since
the Chinese-Japanese war Of the last
century, and more particularly because
of the developments since the war
with Russia American capital could
find splendid opportunities in Japan,
and the efforts Of all persons OF both
countries, the ambassador declared,
should be concentrated toward the ce-
menting of the greatest friendship
without which much that could other
wise be accomplished would be lost.
Official and diplomatic Washington
was well represented at the Union sta
ton to bid Viscount Aoki and his wife
! goodbye. Every member of the cab
met in Washington able to be there
was present, including Secretary and
Mrs Root, Secretaries Straus, Wilson
and Metcalf and Postmaster General
Meyer. Among the members Of the
D diplomatic corps at the station were
D Baron Rosen, the Russian ambassador
D Mr. Jusserand, the French ambassa-
dor, Speck Won Sternburg the German
ambassador, and Baroness Speck Won
Sternburg; Senior Cortes, the minister
from Colombia Dr. Vogel, the Swiss
minister; Baron Ambrozy, Of the Aus
> trian embassy, and Mrs Bryce, wife OF
= the ambassador from Great Britain
= The STATS of the various embassies and
: legations represented by their chiefs
!, also were present, as were Assistant
Secretaries Bacon and Wilson Of the
: Department Of State and the entire
8 staff of the japanese embassy. Wis
d count Aoki and his wife were Yisibly
affected over the evidences Of friend
ship displayed Madam Aold had been
: presented with over a dozen handsome
floral Dippag and parpiad hip buupD