The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-16

sssi 1sTtcultarals resources we have
FOUND your Institutions for studyink
now to develop these .resoiirces.
st AZ has been our great good fortune
today to visit your splendid aEricua-
fural college. The resources of your
country, although wonderful, are not
IN themselves sufficient to insure such
greatness and prosperity as we have
round. It requires an Intelligent peo-
pie to develop those resources and
the first condition is the right kind of
education. We congratulate you sin
cerely on your great educational sys-
tenn.
One OF the things which has made
our hearts glad on our trip was the
delightful welcome Of your school
children, Their smiling happy faces
are always q treat to u.s."
In closing the baron stated that the
party was here for the purpose OF
studying American methods with the
idea Of initiating the best things and
ne stated that 1t would be their am
bition to excel America in the things
they copied,
After the baron had concluded
President Weiser introduced to the
party Harry Imai Of Fargo. Harry ia
q japanese boy who is employed at
the Waldorf hotel and is wen known
to many Fargo people. He is a grad
uate Of the Detroit high school and
ne spoke as follows:
f. Harry Imais' Speech.
: Our honorable guests. / certainly
feel 80 proud and fortunate to have
such an opportunity to meet Won In
the city of Fargo possibly we will
never have such an occasion again.
therefore / would like to explain INV
FEELINGS about the relation between
the. United States and Japan, not from
the commercial standpoint nor history.
but from my own personal experience.
]. cannot speak very much. because
your visit in this city is limited. 1
should speak in my own language. but
was only 13 years old when / came
over to this country and I have al
ways been among the American peo-
pie. therefore, had very little chance
to speak JAPANESE and now i can
not express myself, in my own Ian
guage as we'll as 1 can in English, SO
these, two nations, but 1t is. only a
Misunderstanding among small par
ties Of laborers, and ether people who
do not understand. OF course it is i'm
possible to understand as the Jan
anese. are, more recent immigrants to
this country than any yother.,narion, as
It was not more than half a century
since Japan opened her ports to west,
ern civilization, but the commerce of
the last few years between these two
nations is rapidly increasing which
we cannot compare with other ma
tions.
My home Is in ,Kyoto. ]. left there
when / was thirteen years old, came to
Seattle, Wash, and after two years
went to St Paul, Mimi. then Detroit,
and came to Fargo last December. But
every place Il went, have been treated
as kindly as. though / were a citizen
OF this country, and there has not been
a person who has treated me in any
difEegellt way, except those, skhol did
not understand N nles,,c When first
went 20 Detroit about nifty miles east
Of here. was the first Japanese In that
village In Japan, but after I became ac-
strange way, the same AS an American
IS treated who goes to some small
village In Japan, but after I became ac-
qGatnted with them, I made SO many
good friesds and they treated me as
II were born in that4viIlage, and when
left there I felt SIS though / were
leaving my homes
Since ] came to Fargo, have been
treated very kindly by. All whom came
In contact with, and certainly appre-
ciate their Kindness. So / say there
viii be some misunderstanding between
these two nations for some time, but 1
am sure these countries will become the
greatest. OF friends, as you knows Is
often the case when two persons like
each other tooswell at first, they are
often enemies in the end. we see
right now that these two nations are
getting closer every day, and IsfeeI
that II will not 9 very long before we
see these two great nations the very
best of friends
am expecting to stay in Fargo a
good many years. hope you win
consider these things. not only from
the newspapers in. talking OF the ma
tions. but from an individual Japanese
who has spent many years In this coun-
try
. I hope your journey viii be a pleas
ant and profitable one and thank
YOU for your kind attention.
There were sixty two Japanese in
the party. which is known as the Roy
A Commission Of Japan. There were
five japanese ladies, four OF them the
wives OF different members Of the.
party, one an attendant with Baron
Shibusawa's party, The other fourteen
members were private secretaries orr
attendants OF the official members.
Grand FerkerS Take Charge.
After Mr.. Inai's speech an informal
rs@e Tt'or' w~a held for a. few minutes
and the party left for their train
a,s.... AL ~yer the Great Northern at
1910 for Grand Forks. The special
was switched from the 81. p. to the
G. N. at Moorhead,
The following party from Grand
Forks arrived this morning and took
charge Of the party after they left.
Fargo: =
Or. II. Nj. wheeler, q. ]. Lander.
Geo. E. Dpis. Mayor j. d. Taylor and
Geo. B. Winship.
Following Is the personnel OF those
who are on the Jap special:
Personnel OF Party.
The following. are members Of the.
visiting party:
Baron e. shibusawa, Toxic; chairA
man or delegation; president OF First
Bank OF Toxic. -
b NaiSano Toxic; vice chairman of
member OF parliament
president OF the Toxic chamber Of.
e
Ell. Ezfbiva, Toxic; president Of
Cotton Spinning com
pany