Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-13
ADOPTS GOLDEN RULE
Ambassador Takahira Speaks
of Japan's Policy.
JAPANESE ARE GOING HOME
Part of Nations Plan to Promote
Cancellation.
SPEECH AT LINCOLN BANQUET
Declares Present Attitude of Two
Countries Accords With War
Presidents Ideals.
SPEECH AT LINCOLN BANQUET

|
tenary of Abraham Lincon's birth was
| celebrated by the Creve Occur Club last
night at banquet, in which speakers of
national and International reputation par
| ticipated The speakers included Baron
| kogoro Takahira. ambassador from ia
pan: Prof John c. Freeman of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin. former Gov. Charles
Magoon of Cuba and former Gov. Curtis
Guild, jr.. of Massachusetts.
The coming of Baron Takahira was
mainly brought about by the personal
influence of President Roosevelt, who
urged the ambassador to attend the cele-
bration at this time because of the tran
QUILTING effect it would have on the I'M
easy feeling excited by the recent anti
japanese activity in California and Ne
| vada.
| Ambassador Takahira thanked the club
for the privilege of being invited to ad-
| dress it. He reviewed the lives of Lin
coin and the late Secretary OF State John
Hay, spoke of the origin of the Monroe
doctrine and then took up relations be-
| tween Japan and the United States.
| The history of the diplomatic rela-
tons between the United States and
| Japan and other far eastern countries is
replete with every description of the
| friendly acts taken by this country
which might be considered as applica-
| ton of the Golden Rule. and there is every
! reason to believe that such applica ton
of the Golden Rule in your diplomacy
| with those countries is being retributed
| by the adoption of the same rule in their
diplomacy toward you.
japanese Going Home.
at is for this reason that when dis
pleasure was manifested in this country
in regard to the japanese immigration
| ha
of the question under certain conditions
| by limiting the immigration of laborcrs
to the minimum number, and as a conse-
| quence 1t has been greatly reduced nOta-
| bly, since last July. and it Is found that
during the latter half of 1908 the number
of Japanese immigrants who returned to
| Japan from continental United States was
| larger than those who arrived in this
| country by 100.
The number of those who returned to
Japan from the Hawaiian Islands was
| also in excess of those who arrived there
! from Japan by 800.
while it is not certain how long this
| condition Of movement will continue, it
is possible that every half year herea fter
| will witness the decrea Sc of Japanese resi-
! dents in this country in about the same
| proportion for several years.
Only a Few Smugglers.
ut is said in some quarters that our
|
the Canadian and Mexican borders. but
We have already prohibited the emigra-
ton of laborers to these countries under
certain conditions, and there is no ground
whatever for the apprehension of their
coming through the frontiers, except a
few smugglers If any.
Again, when there was some appre-
hensOn of a misunderstanding arising
between us in regard to tradema rks
| nj
dred nature on the .ASiatic continent, the
two governments at once opened nego-
| tiations and concluded conventions with
| the view to protecting our mutual in
| terests in this regard.
| I'VE also signed a treaty for the gen.
eral arbitration of controversies between
the two countries and lastly, as you are
undoubtedly aware, we exchanged, a few
! months ago declaration defining the
policy of the two governments in China
and the Pacific ocean, with a view to
| encourage the free and peaceful develop
ment of the commerce OF the two ma
tons and also to preserve the general
peace in that region.
Desire a Clear Understanding.
Thus we have been using every effort,
not only to remove all possible causes of
misunderstanding and conflict between
the two countries. but to bring about a
clear and definite understanding between
the two countries in order to cement the
closest bond Of friendship and good neigh
borhood.
"All this. l venture to say. is the re-
suit of the application of the Golden
Rule in your diplomacy, and of the adop-
ton of the same rule in ours. ] most
emphatically declare that long the
Golden Rule is considered as the guild
ing principle of our diplomacy we shall
he cna bled To enjoy the benefit of peace
and prosperity which will surely con-
tinuc, and all other far eastern coun-
tries will follow the example thus set by
us
This must be. | dare say. fully in ac-
cordance with the high ideals of Lin
coins diplomacy. which is now so ener-
getically expounded and executed by an
other great President. Mr.. Theodore