Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-09

come, not only to stimulate trade,
uu. ~ i-arn your arr, u,ilcn 10 d
nIouei Tor the Waoie world; TO know
more Of your glorious history which
oates thousands oi years before our
country was known TO civliizatloa.
We nope to ell at nome TO- The
wonder of the age-modern Japan
was made p~ossioie, ana nnaiiy, we
trust tina at no very distant date
u visit win De returned by you 10
give US an opportunity to demon
-strale TO the japanese our friend
ship. We will then endeavor 10
rlva., though we cannot hope TO
ca youl friendship and good
wiz"
IN japanese commissioners
came mere on q return visit iast
September, at the urgent invitation
of the Associated Chambers Of
CONNER ce of the Pacific slope, their
guests Of the previous year. The
ieaoers were elderly men, Tor youth,
even IL bordering on middle age,
could never have attained to their
high position and wealth. 1t was
q long Journey from Toxic to
Seattle, the starting point of their
trip in the United States; they we're
aware that your cou..fy was a land
Of magnificent distances, ard prob
ably In their hearts were not over
anxious to undertake the fatigue of
the journey, the sightseeing, h
banQuets, and the entertainments,
but these commissioners belonged,
l flatter myself, to one of the most
polite of nations, and were 10th to
refuse the interchange of civilities
merely on account of possible
fatigue. AS guests, they We're sub
ject to the time and visiting sched-
ules of their hosts, and followed
without delay the itinerary, for
warded them to Japan, not even the
tragic death of Prince Ito obstruct-
ing their progress. Their private
grief must be smothered, lest 1t
should dampen the spirits of their
entertainers, and d~isarrange their
plans.
The daily papers have been filed
with all kinds of accusations
against the Japanese, as imitators,
faisilers and other names. The
japanese people have generally re-
mained silent. 1t ia time, however,
that they awoke to the danger that
such unjust criticisms may produce
a regrettable ill-feeling between W
nations, who, at heart, are mutual
admirers.
The suggestion that We Japanese
got all our knowledge of rice pro-
duction from America is very anus
ing. Japan is an agricultural coun-
try, and for a little yer $500 years
food in Japan.
There are imitators in Japan. I've
no doubt, and there are imitators
in America, + know. The Japanese
government is anxious to correct
the wrong, and Is strictly enforcing
the laws to protect all patents and
registrations. 1t Ia now up to the
Americans to protect themselves in
a market which offers great possi-
bilities. American inventors and
manufacturers can be easily pro-
tected, not only in Japan, but in
Korea and Manchuria.
The law against counterfesance Is
very severe, and punishment is GER
tain, according to the Japanese pat
ent laws. to wit:
Amy person who c~ounterfeits a
patented article belonging to an
other, or who knowingly uses or
sells a counterfeit Of a patented ar
ticle. or who steals and uses a tech
meal process patented by another,
shall be punished with iinprison-
ment, at hard labor, for not less
than fifteen days and not more than
three years, or with a fine OF not