Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-20

of that peculiarly deep sentiment Of
| friendship and good will that the peo-
| pie of Japan have always felt and
actually feel toward the people OF this
enlightened republic.
| May the strong ties Of friendship
that now so happily bind together the
two nations, grow still stronger as
years roll on, and may their friend
ship be forever based on mutual re-
spect and common regard for justice
and peace and for the good of human
ity at large"
The president said. Il say what only
is in the heart of every one who hears
me- that we are all delighted to well
come this influential, highly intelligent
and most charming company of our
japanese friends. They have in this
company of fifty business men of
acute intelects, men Of far-seeing COM
mercial experience.
"These gentlemen are hero on
pleasure trip. but they belong TO a
thorough nation and they carry back
with them all the useful knowledge
that on such a visit could possibly be
gained I do not regret that. I hope
they Will take back all the lessons pos
sible and 7 hope it viii make Japan, If
possible, more prosperous and more
energetic and widen her commercial
and manufacturing interests.
u am not one of those who believe
It is wise to keep back the progress
of your neighbors that your own
progress may be great We have much
to learn from Japan and they have
much to learn from us, but We i'm
prove in both lessons, and as we grow
to be greater in commerce and in
business we shall grow to he greater
a1Ph nj he other
1.-THE old colonial idea that it was
necessary to keep dependencies in Il
state of tutelage so that their people
did not know the prices at which they
ought to sell goods in order that the
home governments might get them
cheap and sell them at high price is
a game that works a little while. but
in the end it does no good to either
party.
And so it Is between nations.
For Benefit of All
The development of each is for the
benefit of the other, if friendly relations
continue. and those commercial conven~
tiOnS exist between them that ought to
exist between friendly nations.
1T gives me personal pleasure of a
very acute character to meet these rep
resentatives of Japan. It has been my
good fortune six or seven times to visit
that wonderful country and to enjoy
the hospitality of that wonderful
people.
You cannot visit there once with
out having a deep impression made
upon you, and you can imagine the
impression I have in having been there
six times and having two or three times
been the guest of the emperor and the
people of Japan
I'VE are a curious people. We have
r,TTF No r-Yau raa1-u a hnH
Ia have at times emotions stirred in
order that newspapers shall have cir
l'cuIations and we cannot always do
that with a statement of the facts.
Therefore, we have to draw on our
imaginatiOns and make that to appear
which in fact is not true, just in order
that there shall be a circulation of in
telligence among the people.
Now in times past we have been
stirred up Those Of us who know the
facts were never stirred up by an
nouncements of trouble between Japan
and America. / believe that even the
newspapers have now given up any
such idea.
"Those Of us who were in Japan, VINO
came into contact with all of her great
men and talked with them personally
had no trouble on that score.
Japan is engaged in contest, in a
| struggle-I had almost said, but /
won't say it, because 1t is not cor
! rect expression-in war; and is prepar-
! ing herself for II. That struggle is
! in the development of her resources,
and the making Of her people great
and successful and commercial nation.
"She has proved her ability on the