Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-24
BEST or FEELING EXPRESSED
AT JAPAN SOCIETY
LUNCHEON.
JAPANESE ARE NOT FRANK
But DO Not Want Soothing Words
Now, Only simple Justice
for Us.

NEW YORK, May 23. Express
sions ~ good will between the United
states and Japan ana hopes Of con.
nnued friendly relations were voiced
by speakers today at II luncheon
given by the Japan society TO deorgo
". Guthrie Of Pittsburgh, newly APP
pointed ambassador to Japan. Toasts
10 tho Japanese emperor and the
President Of the United states were
drunk in grape juice. Lloyd c.
Griscom. acted az toastmastcr.
Among the speakers was Prof n. Iye-
nnga Of the University of Chicago.
81 confess that to speak out frank
ly and open hoaredly cannot bo
counted among the Japanese virtues
ne said. "But have been pryilcg-
ed to live long enough in America 50
that nave l,aIIed to emulate, In %
measure. tho American virtue Of
frnkness. The developments OF
events since the alien land act has
io,Cno nV in California shows
thar they ar, drifting to the point
apprehcnlod by President Wilson
and oth,- Er.sccing statesmen a
local affair, of no great importance,
is thus In Danger of being raised to
the dignity Of what is called a
world problem. which In ita magnl-
tude Is out Of all proportion to the
ana economic intorests in
vokcd."
Tho root Of the California lcglsa-
tion, Professor Iycnaga thought was
tho race questions. lie continued:
Blow Is Kccnly Felt.
There is not the least doubt that
thc California procedure has stirred
deeply the hearts OF the ITrrr--c
people. The blow is the more keen
~ felt because it comes from the
Americans, upon whose friendship
and good will they have implicitly
relied.
America introduced Japan to the
world and thus opened the way for
her remarkable career during the last
hair century. when Japan was strug-
Cling hard to break off the yoke 81
old treaties, concluded when diplo-
macy was an unknown science,
America was among the first to rec
ognize the justice of her contention.
When we fought Russia, America
gave us ungrudgingly her moral and
financial support To crown all,
America first fixed seal to the treaty
which gave us tariff autonomy and
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the great powers.
Confidence In Wilson.
what we ask for now is not
soothing words, but the substance Of
Justice. have, therefor, every reas-
on to believe that President Wilson
will not cease his labors until an ad-
justment satisfactory to the japanese
people Is n ade To the new Amcfl-
can ambassador to the mikado's
court, / beg to express my ardent
hope that he will find, after the pres
enc dispute is over, the truth Of tho
ia paneso provorb After rain, the
ground solldihes harder
Ambassador Guthrie In his address
referred to the Illness Of the emperor
Df Jn'nn and expressed n hope for
his ~ eedy recovery. The ambassa-
doris remarks had chiefly to do with
the cNtcuSh OF Americas trade
1oroaG.
There &c no future for any nation
Il il = c,,, off from the light Of the
world" he said. when entering
these broad fields. we must do no
and with knowledge as to
our country's duties and responsible
les which we cannCi shlrk.
II nm afraid o. the discomfort Of
a free people 1t IL with that that
.he .rcat md noble things are gain
ID.