The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-02
'46 JAPANESE
REACH SEATTLE
ARE BANKERS. MERCHANTS AND
MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT
Visit Intended 10 Strengthen Bonds
OF Friendship and Commerce BE-
tween Japan and United states.
A WARM WELCOME Is GIVEN

Seattle. Wash. Sept. 2.-On
journey whose mission il to
strengthen the bonds OF friendship
and commerce between Japan and
the United States. as Japanese bank
ers. merchants. members of parlia-
ment, educators and editors. repre-
senting the chambers OF commerce of
Toxic. Kobe. Yokohama and other
cities. arrived in Seattle on the
steamship Minnesota.
A crowd of people had gathered at
the Great Northern wharf and as the
steamer approached gave the visitors
a rousing welcome.
At the landing place the visitors
were met by Gov. Marion r. Hay OF
the state OF Washington. Mayor John
y. Miller. OF Seattle. J. ID. Lowman.
president OF the associated chambers
OF commerce of the eight large cities
OF the Pacific coast. and delegation
OF business men. The three officials
made speeches welcoming the Jap
anese. Gov. Hay said;
Gov. Hay speaks.
The state of Washington extends
q most cordial welcome 60 you.
you have come here at the inyl-
tation of the associated chambers of
commerce OF the Pacific coast. and.
while you are primarily the guests
of that organization. desire to i'm
press upon you that the entire state
OF Washington recognizes the i'm
portance OF your visit and desires
you to feel that the conrtcsies ac-
corded you by the commercial bodies
reflect the attitude OF the entire peO-
pie toward you and the government
you represent.
1 we OF the United States greet
with pleasure any event that tends
TO cement the friendly relations ex-
isting and which have long existed
between this country and Japan.
| Through the promotion of COM
merce between the two countries mu-
tut Interests are augmented and the
bonds OF amity strengthened.
at the present time the United
States is the principal purchaser OF
/, Japaness wares and ranks second
only TO Great Britain In the value OF
exports TO that country. II Is our
desire TO bring about better under
standing OF the advantages OF in
creased trade between the United
States and Japan. and feel that
your visit viii result In advancing
the best interests OF both countries. "
President Lowman Talks.
President Lowman said:
| In behalf of the associated cham
beers of commerce OF the Pacific
coast. IL gives me great pleasure 20
welcome such a distinguished rep
resentation Of the financial. educa-
tional and commercial interests of
Japan. Your visit constituted. an
epoch In the commercial relations
between the two countries.
That II will be followed by in
creased trade between this country
and japan cannot be doubted. The
spirit OF good will and good neighbor
hood In which this interesting visit In
made is warmly appreciated by the
people OF this coast. and as you four
ney eastward TO the Atlantic you will
find an equally earnest welcome from
every city you visit.
by thus promoting closer COM
mercial relations between the bust
ness men OF these two countries you
are adding new safeguards 10 the
peace Of the world"
/ Representatives OF the Japanese
Responded briefly.