The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-07
CONCILIATORY WORDS
Uttered Last Night BY viscount Chinda,
Japanese Ambassador

Pittsbtrg, June THE Japanese am.
bassador to America, Viscount Chinda
and the new American ambassador to
Japan, George w. Guthrie of this city,
shared the honors of testimonial din
ner to the latter last night. Secre-
tary of State William j. Bryan who it
was planned would formally introduce
the ambassadors to each other, was so
delayed that he arrived almost as the
festivities ended.
Ambassador Guthrie, in expressing his
appreciation of the demonstration in his
honor, addressing himself to Viscount
Chinda said:
"Your excellency, what you see here
will, | have no doubt, convince you that
the American people as whole intend
to keep faith and desire to live in peace
and friendship with the emperor whom
you are justly proud to represent, and
the people to which you are justly proud
to belong, as well as with all the other
nations OF the world.
I'VE are people who keep faith, and
we wish to do Justice
Viscount Chinda apologized for read
ing his speech, saying he feared the pit
falls of foreign language. He paid a
high compliment to Mr.. Guthrie and pre-
dcted for him a successful mission to
Japan. Viscount Chinda said in part:
"The constant improvement in the
means of communication and transporta.
tion is substantially reducing the geo.
graphic distance which intervenes be-
tween different parts of the world. The
United States and Japan, separated as
they are by the vast and unfa thomed
f1r - ha Daa;fa
brought, and are destined to be brought,
into closer contact with each other in
all branches of peaceful activities.
81 do not deny that such contact is
liable to give rise to occasional mis-
understandings and complications, but
/ do deny the existence, or the possible
existence, of any phase in those diff
culties which would not eventually yield
to due and timely processes of diplo-
matte treatment the treatment of JUS
tice and fair play and of sympathetic
understanding of the problems of each
nation by the other. It is this spirit
that has so eminently characterized the
American people and has Also invariably
guided the course of action taken by
Japan in dealing with questions of inter
national moment.
1T is tnlS spirit alone tnat those
questions could be successfully adjust
ed to the true and lasting satisfaction
of all parties. II should be the noble
endeavor of every patriotic man in both
countries to direct his attention TO an
amicable solution on such basis, of any
problem that may confront us in our
intercourse, and to transmit to our pos
terity the unspotted record of our mu-
tual good understanding bequeathed to |
us by our forefathers. That record forms
part of our dear and valued assets. IL |
should be preserved. II should be am
plified and extended TO all ages to come
"Our two nations, bound by such aus
picious tradition, and guided by the same
aims and the same aspirations TO con-
tribute to the pacific progress of the |
world, should forever remain good and 1
trusted neighbors. And / feel, gentle
men. that my humble labor in this di- 1
rection finds ready cooperation and en-
at the hands Of your great
president as well as Of your renowned
secretary of state. Mr.. Bryan. and your
worthy representative to Japan. Mr..
who honor US by their presence
tonight.
Il am sure that the expressions of
friendship voiced by such distinguished
leaders Of American politics cannot fail
to touch a responsive chord in the hearts
Of all thinking men on both sides Of
the Pacific