CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1909-09-23
TAFT ASSURES JAPANS
LEADERS OF AMERICAS
ENDURING FRIENDSHIP
Warm Greeting Extended to Each Member Of Important
Peace Commtssion-Jap People
Pledge Loyalty

y Minneapolis, MIMI, sept. 1V.-fres-
i!ent Taft yesterday met the fifty
n,cmbers of the Japanese commercial
mission to the United States. He bade
t',cn a hearty welcome, assured them
G., he lasting friendship of the Amer
icaA people, praised their qualities of
i Lustry and patriotism and in con-
c'u5ion drank a toast to the emperor
c" Japan as "the warm and sincere
f. nd of America"
rne meeting was at luncheon at
t. Lafayette club on the shores of
- Minnesota rendered by the
{. ...nercial club of Minneapolis.
y: sident Taft secuted the idea
tl. here had ever been the slightest
Canslr of trouble between Japan and
: ca. He paid his compliments to
the military valor Of Japan when the
{ a. ~ was fighting in defense of
h. lights and the maintenance of her
j. - ,.. Sc on the field of battle"
.s.t," he declared, Japan today is
! g for victories of peace and we
: to yield ourselves in that con-
IT, if we can help it,
President Taft's address. which was
with the warmest admiration
I, + The Japanese emperor and people,
- ed a speech by Baron Shibusa-
prominent banker OF Toxic and
CHA rMan of the visiting commission.
l.. - lg in his native tongue he re-
f>rred to President Taft as one Of the
f-"tl:lcst men Of the age and warm
!: lie friend of Japan.
III, baron proposed the health Of
t..- csident and led his fellow coun-
t-yn?cn in three resounding "banzais."
Mr. Taft proposed the health Of the
g or with a "banzais" which was
.caH. h up and re-echoed by the Amer
tc guests.
/ Greets Each Citizen.
:. eding the luncheon the presi-
de-. -ras introduced to each member
Q. Ihe commission. His hearty words
OF greeting, his quick recollection OF
having met many of the visitors dur
i7~ N's several visits to Japan and OF
little incidents in which they had had
part, seemed completely to captivate
them and each man appeared reluct-
ant u release the presidents hands
or cu:tail the informal exchange OF
compliments.
Mr.. Taft also received the ladies OF
the party. declaring to Baroness Shi-
busawa that America wanted to see
mcrc OF the ladies OF Japan and to
encourage their coming to this coun-
try with the man. ,. .~.
"It is not fair" said the president
that Japan should keep back the
most charming OF her creatures"
Ba-cn Kanda, q graduate Of Am
low member of the Psf Upsilon frater-
nifty.
well. WE'LL" said the. president
1--WE will shake hands again. but we'll
ju:. conceal our grip"
t. Mr.. Del, the Osaka, the president
dcc'nred he was going again to Japan
come lay just to see Osaka.
rn DR.. T. Kumagae. physician OF
the Imperial university. at Toxic
Prre.,, ut Taft said:
~, lave a profuond admiration
for he physicians Of Japan. They
tau: rs the way to stamp out the
placu~. N Manila they taught US to
labe =" rats and by driving them to
their ti,les to wipe out the source Of
infec' or. We owe them lasting debt
OF g. ude."
Interested in Market.
VII, Mr. Iwamot, broker of the
Osaka eek exchange, was introduced
the p ~ :! lent expressed his great in
terest in the Japanese market meth
DDS ar 'aughingly remarked: