The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-02
LEADING AMERICANS
PRAISE SHIBUSAWA
John ID. Rockefeller, Jr., Judge
Gary and Others Laud Him
at LOtOs Club.
HAS BUSY. DOWNTOWN

His own Fujiyama rose before the de-
lighted eyes OF Baron Shibusawa last
night when the pilgrim from Japan en-
tered the banquet room of the Lotos Gu
to be the guest Of DR.. Joktoht Takamine
at a dinner attended by nfty-eight dis
tinguished Americans n Japanese.
The sacred mountain reared is white
cap In the ocntre Of a great tAbi from
a miniature landscape fashioned by a
Japanese florist on Long Island VINO
gave the best thai was In hun. AZ tts
base were clustered green knobs to
which chung stinted pines and cedars.
Between the knolls were lakes. In which
goldfish frolicked under the electric light.
There were bridges and sanded walks
and dwellings and shrines and no end
Of other scenery pleasing to h Ameri-
a n az well az to the Japanese diners.
At the Baron's right sat DIR. NJ.
Zumoto. The editor from Toxic. who acts
an his secretary and interpreter. Next
TO DR. Zumoto John -. Rockefeller. Jr.,
was placed. Al the right OF the Baron
was tho host, DIR. Takamine, a noted
chemist. and then came Seth Low. the
toastmaster. and Jacob II. schir. Mr..
Rockefeller smiled when Mr.. Low In
troduced him as representing the Stand
ard Oil Company"
Il am not 10 Fortunate Mr.. Rookie
Teller said, las to represent the standard
OIL Company. but am no fortunate as
TO be the son OF one who did q v much
10 do with building up that company.
l am impressed" no went on, by the
versatility and completeness OF Baron
S~hibuxawa's character. Although he a
busted himself In the acquisition OF
money we are told that he has devoted
himself largely 10 p~hiianthropic work
and in the disposition OF tho money he
has acquired. He gives US u beautiful
example Of q high minded. patriotic man.
devoted to the highest interests OF his
country rs we'll a. to the material in
terests.'
Gary Predicts LASTING Peace.
Ebert II. Gary. who followed Mr..
Rockefeller. predicted that -peaoe will
soon be here-I believe II will be a last
ing peace"
I'VE desire tho friendship of Japan
he eaid. "if for no other reason than II
10 to our ~pecuniary advantage. What
ever Is to be said OF moral grounds. ~
must be recognized that n large part OF
mankind Is affected by what may be
done in a practical way.
I'VE have no finer people to do bust
ness with than the japanese. Every Act
OF theirs has been honorable and high
minded. 80 far as their deals with US are
concerned. They are open and fair
there are no bad debts We are only too
glDi to sell 10 them and buy of them.
| doubt II We were ever brought into
contact with "A greater man than Baron
S~hibusawa-a mar who considers moral
features hrst. but after that considers
the things that are material"
DIR. Zumoto. translatiIg The Enxlish
speech to the Baron AZ compliments
poured upon him. had difficulty In MAX
ing himself understood when DIR. Taxa
mine. speaking OF the japanese finan-
clers habit of perseverance,. described
him as "a regular sticker." But the
Baron codnprcheIded perfectly when all
the diners stood up. n at the u
gestion of the host shouted "Banzai'
three times,
Seth Low said tina tho Baron had
come to his country In the hope of
securing even better cooperation be-
tween the United States and Japan
Consul-General Sakamura eulogized the
n guest as having always stood for
fair business THAI benefits the buyer as
well as the seller"
"Iie comes to us now" said the Con-
sul-General, ION a mission OF peace and
rood Will when three-quarters OF the
globe In shaken by a devastating war.
Japan. by its peculiar geographical and
political situation. II in some degree
profiting by the var as the United States
In profting. But We must look forward
to III time after the war when the
problems Of manufacturers and markets
must he worked out on a new scale.
In that post bellum situation We must
look TO the men in Japan like Baron
Shibusa wa and to the financial giants
of America for the triumphant solution
Of the futures material problems. We
must consolidate In a powerful mass
the trade of the two countries"