The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-20
President Receives the Mem
bers of the japanese Com
mission and Assures Them Of
American Friendship.
SCOUTS IDEA OF WAR
WITH PEOPLE OF JAPAN
But Mr. Taft Declares Uncle
Sam VIII Not Yield in Battle
for Commercial Supremacy
Throughout the World,
GREETS OLD JAP FRIENDS
J MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Sept. 49,
III President Taft today met

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Sept. 10.
wi President Taft today met
the fifty members of the japanese
commercial mission to the United
States. He babe them a hearty well
come, assured them Of the lasting
friendship Of the American people,
praised their qualities of industry
and patriotism and in conclusion
drank toast to the emperor Of Japan
as "the warm and sincere friend Of
America
The meeting was at a luncheon at the
Lafayette club on the shores of Lake
Mlnnetonka, rendered by the CONNER
citl club of Minneapolis
President Taft secuted the idea that
there had ever been the slightest dan
ger of trouble between Japan and
America. He paid his compliments to
the military valor of Japan when the
country was fighting in defense of her
rights and the maintenance Of her pres
Ilge in field Of battle" But" he de
clared. Japan today is fighting for
Victories of peace. and we all hope she
viii succeed. We are not going to
yield ourselves i'm that contest, how
ever, If we can help it
NPCGEH III JdPduC5Cs
President Tafgs address. which was
filled with the WaTmest admiration for
the Japanese emperor and people, fol
lowed a speech bE Baron SLiousava, a
prominent banker OF Toxic and chair
man of the visiting commission. Speak
fng in his native tongue, he referred
to President Taft as one of "the fore
most men of the age and a warm and
true friend of Japan
The baron proposed the health of the
president and led his fellow country
men in three TesOunding "bauZais.'
Mr.. Taft proposed the health of the
emperor with a "b8nZat,' which was
caught up and Ie-eChOed by the Amer
lean guests.
Preceding the luncheon, the presi-
dent was introduced 10 each member of
the commission. His hearty words of
greeting, his quick recollection of hav-
ing met many of the visitors during
his several visits to Japan, and of lit
tie incidents in which they had had
part seemed completely 20 captivate
them and each man appeared reluc-
taut TO release the presidents hand or
curtail the informal exchange of COM
pliments-
Mr.. Taft also received the ladies of
the party, declaring to Baroness Shi-
busawE that America wanted to see
more of the ladies of Japan and enCOur-
age their coming 10 this country with
the men. 1T is not fair said the
president that Japan should keep back
the most charming of her creatures"
Fellow Fraternity Member.
Baron Kanda. graduate of Am
herst, greeted the president as a fell
low member of the Psi Epsilon fra
Wen well" said the president eve
will shake hands again, but Wen just
conceal our grip"
To Mr.. Del of Osaka. the president
declared he was going again to ia
pan some day just to see Osaka.
To DIT. r. Kumagae physician of the
imperial University at Toxic, President
Taft said we have profound adj
miration for the physicians of Japan
They taught us the way TO stamp out
the plague In Manila they taught us
10 label the rats ana by driving them
10 their holes 10 wipe out the source
of infection. We owe them lasting
debt of gratitude.
When Nh laWamat, a broker of OSa-
ka stock exchange, was introduced,
the president expressed his great in
terest i'm the Japanese market methods
and laughingly remarked.
Il suppose YOU have bulls and bears"
'Oh. yes, sir replied the broker.
And the lambs. tOO2'
The broker bowed low and passed on
Kojiro Matsukata, president of the
builder, was only one of what the pres
ing spTnkling of Yale men all along
welcome, the president having met him
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