Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-07
Ambassador Guthrie and
Baron Chinda Exchange Fe-
Iicitations in Pittsburgh.
TRIBUTES PAID BOTH
BY SECRETARY BRYAN
japanese Ambassador Predicts Closer
Union Between United States
and His Country.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. June THE Japa-
nese ambassador to America Viscount
Chinda, and the new American ambassa-
dor to Japan. George w. Guthrie of this
city shared the honors of testimonial
dinner to the latter last night, arranged
by friends and neighbors'' of the latter
William j. Bryan, Secretary OF State,
VINO. 1t was planned. would formally in
froduce the amba ssadors to each other.
was so delayed that he arrived almost as
the festivities ended
Ambassador Guthrie's Greeting.
Ambassador Guthrie in expressing his
appreciation of the demonstration in his
honor, addressing himself to Viscount
Chinda. said:
Your excellency. what you see here
VIII. l have no doubt. convince you that
the American people as a whole intend to
keep faith, and desire to live in peace and
friendship with the emperor whom you
are justly pround to represent and the
people to which you are iustl, proud to
belong. as we'll as with all the other ma
tons Of the world
We are a people who keep faith. and
we wish to do Justice am called to a
station-I know not for how long-where
L am to practice silence. In view of the
, message from the President. which the
Secretary Of State will read to us. it is
| neltner necessary nor proper for me to
say more than assure your excellency
that unless l was in full and hearty ac-
cord with his policy l would not be his
representative in the mission to Japan
with which he has honored me-
Viscount Chinda Responds.
Viscount Chirda apologized for reading
his speech. saying he feared the pitfalls
of foreign language
Inc address of the Baron was fol-
lowed with great interest, owing to the
prominence he has taken in recent in
national affairs. He said:
Allow me to express my profound ap-
probation of the privilege kindly ex-
tended to me to assist at this brilliant
function held in honor of his excellency
Mr.. Guthrie. your new ambassador to
the court of Toxic. With your permits
sion. | gladly make use of the oppor-
tunlty thus affOred to me to say that
both the United States and Japan are
10 be sincerely congratula ted upon the ap-
sion of representing this great republic
In Japan has been placed in so able and
distinguished hand
once more has your ilIustrious and
respected President shown his high
qualities OF craftsmanship in the choice
of the right man in the right place. 1t
is, therefore, with an unmlxed feeling of
delight that join in this pubic demon
stration Of good will rendered to your
hOnored ambassador. Especially great is
my pride to think that / am the first of
all my cOuntrynen to extend to him the
hearty and cordial greetings which are
no doubt in abundant store for him in
Japan
Predicts Closer Union.
Gentlemen, the constant improvement
in the means of communication and
transportation is substantially reducing
the geographical distance which inter-
venes 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 ac-
tivities.
Il do not deny that such contact is
liable to give rise to occasional misun-
derstandings and complications. but l do
deny the existence or the possible
existence of any phase in those difficult
ties which would not eventually yield to
due and timely processes of diplomatic
treatment-the treatment of justice and
fair play and of sympathetic under