Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-04
KNOX |NV|T TIES
JAPANESE TO
PEACE PACT
ARBITRATION OF ALL
DISPUTES SUGGESTED
Significant UtteranceS of Sec
retary of State at Banquet
rendered Commercial Com
miSSionerS From Orient.

washington, NOV. 3.-Secfetary
Knox tonight invited Japan to enter
into compact making practically
compulsory peaceful settlement of all
difficulties with the United States
The secretary's invitation was not in
the form of state document. 1t was
suggestion to the Japanese COM
mercial commissioners in an address
by Mr.. Knox tonight at a banquet
given in honor of the visitors from the
mikado's land.
After proposing a toast to the en-
peror of Japan, Mr.. Knox said:
Baron Shibusawa and Honorable
Commissioners:
1T is my privilege and a great
pleasure to welcome you to Washing
ton on behalf of this government and
to express the sincere hope that your
journeying and observations and en-
tertainments in this country have
sheen and will continue to be COM
Portable and profitable and agreeab BILE
to you.
This is an opportunity of which
gladly avail to speak of the ties which
have contributed to unite our two ma
tions in amity and essential harmony
ever since the days when t. American
representatives first of all you opened
your doors for the reciprocal ex-
change of good will and civilization.
I'VE sometimes share a common
grief and mourning This country
mourns with you the untimely, cruel
death of the great Prince Ito, which
to those among us, like the president
who knew him as a personal friend,
was a deep personal loss.
He hoped, perhaps, to get the good
of other. lands without their evil; to
enable Jaoan to prtft by the knowI-
edge of the, larh Nns and still Keep
her inviolate with her own arts and
virtues.
rs it too much to say that such
hopes of the great minds of Japan
are in the way of realization? japan
has set herself in that path and every
friendly and generous heart believes
she will keep the faith and hopes she
will attain her goal,
But you already have and Will ex-
pect keen, yet friendly rivalries which
are only the stimulating competition
of the struggle toward excellence go
ing on everywhere at all times. Com
merce, exchange, markets. trade ex-
are the field in which
the friendly commercial rivalry now
between the American and
japanese peoples find expression.
But the great modern systems of
accord and good understanding be-
tween nDfinne "a aft all ho I,F,
and the crown of all in.
ternational relations. The controlling
principle of these movements in
peaceful and beneficial international
intercourse and the peaceful settle
ment by arbitration of differences and
MISUNDERSTANDING that prlnci-
pie, by friendly diplomacy, as rapidly
as possible to embrace an increasing
number and variety of disputes and
ultimately by voluntary international
compacts making peaceful settlements
of all differences compulsory or prac-
tically 50.
am confident you will agree it is
altogether in accordance with the
honorable and enlightened attitude of
both Japan and the United States and
that it should be the aim of true
to continue to keep
abreast of these beneficent movements
m which they have borne so distin-
suished a part.
Thus the long and unbroken |
friendship Of Japan and the United !
states, of which your visit and this |
occasion are such happy symbols. |
md the laudable common purpose of |
Japan and the United States to re- |
'pect each others rights and with |
patience and good temper |
% adjust difficulties as inevitably rise |
between nations of Sympathetic and |
common purposes will be exemplars |
which will bear fruit and aid in the
Gradual realization of the noblest |
deals for the unity, concord and pros
'erity of the world"
The banquet was given by the staff
II the japanese embassy. Stirring |
addresses were made on the ties which
mite the Japanese and American ma
ions, the wonderful progress Of the
ormer and the Importance of bring |
ng about perfect commercial un-
between the two
Especially appreciativc Of the treat
nent accorded his countrymen was
3aron Shibusawa. Life to them had
'een perceptibly broadened by their
.isit 10 the United states.
Japan. he said. wants to do the
'est she can within her power to pay |
he heavy debt she owes America and |
ne Of the most effective WAYS to do
his. | believe. is in promoting the
rade relations between the two coun-
ries. That trade already is extern
i've Japan's intention il TO take part
n Americas trade 40 the utmost OF
Ter ability and her opportunity. Her
iea Is not necessarily To- benefit her
eli To the detriment Of America and
ther nations. Japan wants to de-
clop the trade so as to benefit both
The japanese ambition. Baron Shib-
sawa declared. was to conduct com