Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-07
NEW AMBASSADOR
TO JAPAN HONORED
Viscount chinda Takes Part in
Banquet Given to G. w.
Guthrie.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, June 7-EiRhs
hundred Pittsburgers. prominent in
all walks of life, assembled at Me-
Creery's dining-rooms last night to
banquet George w. Guthrie, newly
appointed ambassador to japan
Among those present were Secretary
of State William Jennings Bryan.
Count Sutemi Chinda, ambassador
from Japan, and prominent members
of the national administration. The
following letter from President Will
son was read
MY Dear Mr.. Keenan-I regret
most deeply that it will MOI be pos
sible for me to attend the dinner
which you are rendering the Hon.
George Guthrie. 1t would be very
delightful to me if could be present
and join in a tribute of respect and
admiration for the disinterested citi-
zen whom I have been so fortunate
as to induce to represent the United
States at the court of Japan. I feel
that through him we shall be able to
cement in no small degree our long
standing friendship for that great
country which has won the admira-
ton of the world. MY only regret is
that we are for the time to lose his
counsel on this side of the water.
ut is very pleasing to me to know
that Viscount Chinda, the distin-
guished representative of Japan, is to
be present at the banquet. Our re-
lations with him here have been so
delightful and our respect for him has
ben so sincere that l am glad to feel
that we are sending a man of like
quality to be our own spokesman at
Toxic"
viscount Chinda complimented Mr..
Guthrie and the secretary of state,
and, referring to the shortening Of
distances between nations and modern
science, said:
Viscount Chinda's Reply.
Viscount Chinda said in part:
ALLOW me to express my profound
appreciation of the privilege kindly
extended to me to assist at this brill
liant function held in honor of his
excellency, Mr.. Guthrie, your new
ambassador to the court of Toxic.
With your permission, I gladly make
use of the opportunity thus afforded
to me to say that both the United
States and Japan are to be sincerely
congratulated upon the appointment
by which the important mission of
representing this great republic in
Japan has been placed in so able and
distinguished hand.
Gentlemen, the constant improve
ment in the means of communication
and transportation is substantially
reducing the geographical distance
which intervenes between different
parts of the world. The United States
and Japan, separated as they are by
the vast and unfathomed waters of
the Pacific Ocean, are now brought.
and are destined to be brought. into
closer contact with each other in all
branches of peaceful activities.
Refers to Observation-Disclosures.
1T do not deny that such contact is
liable to give rise to occasional mis-
understandings and complications.
but l do deny the existence, or the
possible existence of any phase in
those difficulties which would not
eventually yield 10 due and timely
processes of diplomatic treatment
the treatment of justice and fair
play, and of a sympathetic under
standing of the problems of each ma
ton by the other.
1T 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 internal