The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-20

Japan to the people of the United
States"
The president said: 1--WE are de-
lighted to welcome this influential
highly intelligent and most charming
company OF Japanese friends.
They have in this company busl.
ness men OF acute intellect OF far
seeing commercial experience. and |
warn the American merchant and
American manufactures that what
they show these gentlemen. these
gentlemen will avail themselves OF.
Hope They WIN Learn Much.
They are here on a pleasure trip
but belong to a thorough nation and
will carry back all the useful knowl-
edge that possibly could be gained
| hope they will take back all the les
son possible. and hope they will make
Japan. II possible, more prosperous.
energetic and widen her commercial
and manufacturing interests.
IL am not one who believes Il Il
wise to keep back the progress Of our
neighbors that your own progress
may be great. We have much to learn
from Japan and they much to learn
from us, but as we improve both les
sons We shall grow to be greater Gus
toners to each other.
"The old colonial idea that IL was
necessary I keep dependencies in. a
state of tutilage so their people did
not know the prices OF goods In order
that the home governments might get
things at a cheaper price. is a bunco
game that works a little while but In
the end does no good 20 either party
SO il Is between nations. The deyei-
opments Of each other Is for the ben.
/ eft Of the other.
I 1T gives me personal pleasure TO
meet the representatives OF japan. IL
has been my good fortune ak or sew
en- times 20 visit the wonderful coun-
try and to enjoy the hospitality Of
the wonderful people. You don't visit
there once without having an impres
sion made and you can imagine the
impression / have In having been
there six or seven times and having
twice or three times been the guest
OF the emperor and the people OF
Japan.
Those OF US who know the facts
were never so stirred up by the re-
cent announcements OF trouble be
tween Japan and America. believe
that even the newspapers have now
given up the idea. Those OF us who
we're in Japan, who know their aims
and ambitions, who came into con-
! tact with her great men and talked
with them personally. had no trouble
on that score. Japan IL engaged In q
contest, Is engaged in a struggle
almost said, but won't say IT, because
I II is not a correct expressIon---in a
war. and preparing herself for II
That struggle is In the development
of her resources, each making OF her
people a great successful and COM
mercial people. She has proven her
ability on the field OF battle. She
has shown what can be done by the
thoroughness OF preparation and cour
age and careful and deliberate steps
in the direction OF ambition in the
defense OF her prestige on the battle
field. But she is not engaged in
that now. She is preparing for the
victories Of peace, and in that we
all hope she may be successful. We
are not going to yield ourselves I'm
that controversy II we can help II
We are entering the contest, and }
hope We will strip ourselves OF some
OF the nonsenslcal ideas we have had
heretofore in the Oriental and in the
far distant countries"
Before leaving tonight for Des
Moines, President Taft sent the fol-
lowing to Governor John A. John
son:
my Dear Governor JohnSon:-II
am very much delighted to hear of
your Improvement today and earnest
ly hope your recovery will be rapid
As | leave the state thank you
again for the cordial welcome of
yourself and the people of Mime
sofa. Very sincerely yours,
WILLIAM II. TAFT"