Arizona republican., 1909-11-04
He Suggests a Compulsory Settlement of Disputes
 Bf1WEEE GREAT NATIONS
The Secretary's Welcome to Commercial Commission CTS From Japan Includes Expression of Grief For Murder of Prince Ito

Washington, D. C., Nov. 3.-Secre- enter into a compact making it prac- tically compulsory. the peaceful set- lement of all difficulties with the United States. The secretary's invita- tion was not in the form of a state document. It was a suggestion to the Japanese commercial commissioners in an address by Mir. Knox tonight at a banquet given in honor of the visitors from Mikado's land.
 After proposing a toast to the em- peror of Japan, Mir. Knox said: Bar on Shibusawa and honorable commis- sioners: IL is my privilege and great pleasure to welcome you to Washing ton on behalf of this government and to express sincere hope that your journeyings and observations and en- tertainments have been and will con tinue to be comfortable. profitable and agreeable.
 This is an opportunity of which I gladly avail myself to speak of the ties which have contributed to unite our two nations in amity and essential harmony. Ever since the days when. to American representatives first of all, you opened your doors for the recip- roesi exchange of good will and civil ization and trade, we have learned, from you as you have from us. We admire you for all of your national gifts and virtues and not least, for those qualities in which you differ from us, for the eminent qualities drawn from a long and glorious past, through which you must teach and must learn. It is your word 'bushido' that expresses the source and inspir- ation of much of the strength and mo- biiity of the Japanese temperament. Then let western chivalry which also looks back to lofty origins learn what the eastern 'bushido' has to teach.
 Because of these ties between us. we some times share common grief and mourning. This country mourns with you the untimely and cruel death of your great Prince Ito which to those who like the president, knew him as personal friend, it was deep. personal loss. He was justly hero in Japan, a great man, a noble. self-sacrificing patriot, statesman of masterly con structive ability. His career is the history of the new Japan, of the Japan which is now one of the great modern powers of the world.
 Commerce, exchange markets. and trade extensions. these are the fields in which friendly commercial rivalry now proceeding between the American and Japanse peoples finds expression. rlra at for the other and beyond their respec- tive boundaries they engage in friendly trade competition for the various mar kets of the world. But the great mod ern movement of accord and good un- derstanding between nations are after all lofty achievements and the crown of 'all international relations.
 The controlling principle of these movements is peaceful and beneficial intercourse and a peaceful settlement by arbitration of the differences and controversies. the extending of that principle by friendly diplomacy as rapidly as possible to embrace an in creasing number and variety of dis putes, ultimately by voluntary interna- tional compaets making peaceful set or practically so.
 T am confident that you will agree that 1t is altogether in accordance with the honorable and enlightened attitude both of Japan and the United States and that it should be the aim of true statesmenship to continue to keep abreast of these beneficient movements in which they have born so distingu. ished a part"