The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-04
SECRETARY or. STATE SUGGESTS
UNITED STATES AND JAPAN
ENTER INTO COMPACT.
SETTLE ALL DIFFERENCES
Presidents Chief Adviser Addresses
Commissioners From Mikado's Land
on Important Topic-Pays a High
Tribute to Murdered ito-Both Ma
tions After World Markets.

Washington. Nov. 3.-Seeretary Knox
tonight invited Japan To enter into a
compact making practically compulsory
peaceful settlement of all difficulties
invitation Was not in the form nf a
state document. 1t was suggestion to
the Japanese commercial commission
ers in an address by Mr.. Knox tonight
at a banquet given in honor of the
visitors from the mikados land.
After proposing toast to the en-
peror of Japan. Mr. Knox said:
Baron Shibusawa and Honorable
Commissioners. II Is my privilege and
a great pleasure tn welcome YOU to
Washington on behalf of this govern
mcnt and to express the sincere hope
that your journeyings and observa-
tions and entertainments have been
and will continue to be comfortable
profitable and agreeable. This is an op-
portunite of which gladly avail myself
To speak of ties which have contrib
uted to unite our two nations in amity
and essential harmony ever since the
days when, To American representa-
tiyes, first of all, you opened your
doors for the reciprocal exchange of
good will and civilization and trade
We have learned from You as you from
us. We admire you for all of your ma
tional gifts and virtues. and not the
differ from us.
For the eminent qualities drawn
from 4 lang and glorious. past through
.t,s s.t.
learn. II is your word ,bushdo' that
expresses the source and inspiration
of much of the strength and nobility
of the Japanese temperament. Then
let western chisalry, which also looks
back To lofty origins. learn what east
earn 'bnshido'- has To teach.
Because of these ties between us
we sometimes share 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 personal friend. was a deep
personal loss. He was justly hero
in Japan. a great man. a noble. self
sacrificing patriot statesman of mas
terly constructive ability
"A gifted Englishman of letters has
told fine story of the career and
work of Yosirida, whose pupil Prince
Ito was. and, describing Yoshida's in
tensity of patriotic virtue. has used
language which well describes it to
He hoped. perhaps. To get the !!
good OF other lands without their evil;
to enable japan to profit by the knowl-
edge of the barbarians and still keep
h taVA
virtues
is 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
II she viii keep the faith and hopes she
will attain her goal.
Commerce. exchange. markets. trade
eNtension-these are the fields i'm which
friendly commercial rivalry now pro-
ceeding between tn American and
Japanese peoples find expression. Each
furnishes a wide market for the other.
and. beyond their respective hounda-
ries, they engage in this friendly trade
for the various markets
of the world and will continue so @
engage.
Il am confident you will agree it Is
altogether in accordance with the hon
orable and enlightened attitude both of |
Japan and the United States and that |
il should be the aim of true states
To continue to keep abreast |
of these beneficent movements. in |
which they have borne so distinguished !
a part. Thus the long and unbroken /
of the United States and /
japan, of which your visit and this !
occasion are such happy symbols. and /
the iaudable common purpose of Japan /
and the United States to respect 9TH
ers' rights. and. with frankness, pa
tienee and good temper To adjust such
differences as inevitably arise even be-
tween nations OF sympathetic and I
purposes. win be exemplars.
which will benefit and aid the gradual
of the noblest aims for
which we strive"