Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-04
BUSINESS MEN
FRAME TREATY
JAPANESE AND AMERICANS TO
AID ONE ANOTHER
COMMERCIAL REPRESENTATIVES
OF TWO NATIONS MEET
Delegation from Six Cities in Orient
Fraternizes with Commissioners
from Eight Large Cities of
Pacific Coast
[By Associated Press. ]

SEATTLE, Sept. "a treaty of
peace and reciprocity entered into by
the business men of Japan and those
of the Pacific coast of the United
States was ratified tonight at a ban
quet given in the Rainier club by the
associated chambers of commerce of
the eight large cities of the Pacific
coast to the representatives of the six
great commercial cities of Japan.
1t is agreed by the contracting par
ties without signing any papers they
will be friends always; that they will
buy merchandise from one another;
that they will make, pack and ship
the goods in the manner that pleases
the purchaser, conforming to the
usages of his country.
The Japanese who are about to start
on journey to every large manufac-
turing city of the United States We're
all present at tonight's banquet. They
had passed the day looking through
the Seattle factories which make
goods that Japan needs but does not
produce. In all the cities visited this
will be the program.
In banquet halls the japanese are
somewhat at a disadvantage, for the
chief man among them-the greatest
man in Asia, his fellow commissioners
call him-Baron Shibusawa, speaks no
English and others of the elderly men
are similarly handicapped. The com
Tnissioners will from time to time Of
fer suggestions to American mer-
chants and manufacturers that will
increase their sales in Japan.
President Lowman Presdes
The assemblage tonight, when the
time for speeches arrived, was called
to order by J. D. Lowman, president Of
the associated chambers of commerce
of the Pacific coast, who introduced
Judge Thomas Burke Of this city to
deliver the address Of welcome. Judge
Burke said:
This is an auspicious occasion. It
is far more than mere interchange
of courtesies between a few merchants
from Japan is composed of the most
eminent representatives of the tinan-
cial, commercial, manufacturing and
educational interests of the empire.
They come as ENJOYS direct from the
people of Japan to the people of Amer
lea.
"Their mission is to bear a message
of friendship and good will to us; to
become better acquainted with the
people OF this country and to afford the
people Of this country an opportunity
to become better acquainted with the
Japanese; to observe and study at
first hand the great country about
which they have heard so much. its
cities, its great Industrial centers, its
agricultural regions and its educa-
tional institutions: to extend their ac-
duaintance with the business men Of
the country and thus lay the founda-
tion for an increase of trade between
their country and ours.
Progress Is Marked
''It marks the most advanced and in
teresting step yet taken to bring the
producing classes of the two countries
into intimate neighborly relations. It
will go far toward putting an end to
old prejudices. 1t win increase mutual
respect. 1t will stimulate trade be-
tween the two countries to the inn
measurable benefit of both. 1t will
make for international peace.
I'm our day commerse is the great