Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-13
Situation as it is, He Declares, Cannot
Be Avoided.
UNITED STATES OPENED JAPAN
Sent Perry Expedition There, and
Opened Ports to the World.
IS ENDEARED TO THE ORIENT
speech is Delivered mt University of
MichiRRn-Mischiev Stories,
He Says No Longer Deceive
or Do Any Harm.

ANN ARBoR, June 12.-Baron Kogoro
Takahira japanese ambassador, in an ad-
dress at the University Of Michigan today
discussed the so-called commercial invs-
sion of America declaring II impossible
to avoid commercial rivalry, which, he
said is simply an outcome Of the develop
ment OF international relations.
THE only way to meet such a situation
is. as it seems TO me, to conduct such
rivalry in a friendly and right spirit" said
he
while our trade has been so rapidly
increasing" said Amba ssador Takahira, Il
hear some times rather harsh complaint
against Japan for starting cotton mills and
cigarette manufactur establishments,
and no longer importing piece goods or
manufactured tobacco, which we used to
buy from this country; but 1t must be
borne in mind that in making cotton goods
and cigarettes in our own establishments
we are buying raw cotton and tobacco
leaves from the United States
Rivalry IL Unavoidable.
At also hear some heartrending reports to
the effect that since Japanese merchants
bCrame energetic certain American houses
have been losing their business in the far
es stern trade. Painful as is that report, 7
cannot help conceding that in this age of
rapid communication and transportation,
v hich is no doubt great agency to facill-
tate the progress of civilization, it is i'm
possible TO avoid commercial rivalry, which
is simply an outcome of the development
of international relations"
THE total amount of Japanese trade has
been steadily and largely increasing" said
! the speaker. when there is such a large
increase in the total venture to think we
have to satisfy ourselves with IT, in view
of the national Importance involved in 1t,
even IL there are a few articles some
houses that have to lose their business
from the changed conditions.
"The United States opened Japan to for
eign commerce by sending there the fam
Gus Perry expedition some half century
ago and helped her rise to the less mod
est position of the present day. The IN
tied States organized the Philippine
islands, in late years. by introducing an
improved system of government and Sc
curing a permanent peace for the inhab-
itants. These friendly and humane
achievements, together with many other
the far eastern countries by your govern
ment, have most unreservedly endeared
the Americans to the peoples of these
regions.
New Era In Coming.
IAN these circumstances taken together
into consideration, 1 doubt not your partl-
cipation in the coming exposition of the
arts of peace in Japan will tend to create
] a new era for the commercial development
| of the two borders of the Pacific and to
form the strongest ties between the Amer
| lean and the Asiatic peoples for their
mutual friendship and common interest
with every prospect of beneficial results
to the general welfare of mankind at
large"
The ambassador said the unpleasant un-
thlnkable stories, which were propagated
in some quarters in recent years enlarging
upon unfortunate conditions in the west,
/ have entirely disappeared before making
much mischief.
! There can be no stronger evidence to
prove the genuine friendship of the I'm
tied States and Japan than the several
compacts existing between the two coun-
! tries in the course of the last two years -
In the course OF his address the speaker
said:
There has been nothing which proved
to have more effectively contributed to
the progress Of japan than the sympathetic
efforts and conscientious services rendered
by the American educators in introducing
into my country the modern method OF
education and also in instructing my coun-
trymen who came to this country TO study
in your schools. I am only echoing the
sentiment Of the Japanese nation when
1 say that we owe a great debt OF graft
tude to the University OF Michigan for the
! education of our young men"