Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-20
PRESIDENT CREETS JAPS
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NNOullnueO lTOm flTsl fake.J
gulshed in appearance, president Of the
Yokohoma Chamber OF Commerce, Presi-
dent Taft exchanged many pleasant reeol-
leetions ef former associations i'm Japan.
Mrs. Taft and I remember Yokohama
especially well" declared the president,
"and we still value most highly the silver
service which was presented to us by the
Chamber OF m there and which we
continue now to use at the White House.
Whenever Mrs. Taft serves tea, that silver
makes her the envy Of all the matrons that
come to the White House"
speech of Baron shIBusawa.
Baron shibusawa, in the course of his
address, said:
This is one Of the proudest moments Of
my life. II has been our good fortune to
be introduced to your president and he has
been so kind and 30 gracious that we all
individually feel honored and thank him
from the bottom OF our hearts.
W beg also to offer our sincere thanks
to you, our distinguished hosts. the mem
bers OF the Chamber Of Commerce OF Min
noapolis for your magnificent hospitality
and for the valued opportunity you have
so kindly afforded us of meeting your
chief magistrate for whom we Japanese
entertain the deepest respect as one of the
foremost men of the age n more espe-
cially as a warm and true friend Of Japan.
May the strong ties OF friendship tina
now so happily bind together the two
nations grow still stronger as years roll
on and may their friendship be forever
based on mutual respect and on common
regard for justice and peace for the good
Of humanity at large"
Address of President Taft.
The president said:
Il say what is only in the heart OF
everyone who hears me that we are al
delighted to welcome this influential
highly intelligent and most charming com.
ANY of our Japanese friends. They have
in this company Of fifty men, business mer
OF acute intellects, men Of far-seeing com.
mercisl experience. and l warn the Ameri
can merchant and the American manu-.
f~acturer that what they show 10 these
gentlemen, they will we'll avail themselves
OF In this friendly controversy, and friendly
commercial contest between the two ma.
tions.
They are here on a pleasure trip, bui
they belong to a thorough nation and they
Will GRITTY back Win Glem all the ubeIu
knowledge that on such a visit could
possibly be gained. Now, l do not regreI
that. l hope they will take back all the
lessons possible, and I hope Il will make
Japan, II possible. more prosperous anS
more energetic and widen its commercial
and manufacturing interests.
Il am not one Of those who believe tina
II IL wise to keep back the progress o.
your ~neighbors in order that your owl
progress mas be great. We nave much I,
learn from Japan. and they have much e
learn from US, but as we improve botl
lessons, and a. we grow to be greater Il
commerce and In business. We shall grow
to be greater customers each OF the other
Colonial Idea Played Dat.
'Ths old colonial idea that Il was neees
sary TO keep dependencies In a state o
tutslaGe 90 that their people did not know
the prices at which they ought TO &c
goods, In order that the home government
might get things At a cheap price and SCI
them Al a high price 10 a game that work
a little while, but in the end II does n
good 70 each party. And 50 II Is q
between nations. The development OF eacl
Is for the benefit Of the other. n frisndl,
relations continue and those cOmmarcia
conventions exist between them that ough
TO exist between friendly natiOnA
IT gives me personal pleasure Of . Yer