New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-02
FRIENDSHIP PLEA
BY SHIBUSAWA
Baron Says Japan and US.
Should Work Side by
Side for Peace.
PREDICTS BIG TASK
IN EAST AND WEST
Oriental Visitor Smiles on Busy
Welcome of Dinners, Lunch.
cons and Receptions.

Baron Ei-ichi Shibusawa must have
| felt at home as the guest Of honor at
a dinner given by DR.. J. Takamine. the
chemist, at the Lotos Club, 10 West
] Fifty-seventh Street, last night. There
were as many japanese as American
| flags around the walls Of the banquet
hall, and right before the baron's eyes
on the huge square table there arose
replica of scenery in the Island King
dom. In the centre of the foliage, gold
f,h pools and tiny teahouses stood a
miniature of the sacred mountain Of
Fujiyama.
At the right Of the baron sat his
host, DR.. Takamine, and on his left was
John d. Rockefeller, jr. Around the
table was a group of fnanciers who
are always mentioned when one at
tempts to estimate the wealth of the
honored guest
Closer friendship between Japan and
the United States was the keynote of
the baron's brief speech, delivered
through his secretary, as interpreter.
He showed how this friendship would
have its influence in bringing about a
lasting peace for the great nations Of
| the world.
81 am most solicitous that these
/ two nations shall always be bound to-
gether in ties OF friendship" he said,
"ties that will be strengthened by the
/ thought of the great duties they have
to perform to bring the East and West
| together-to harmonic two types OF
! civilization in peace. II will be for the
/ last benefit of humanity if these ma
/ tons are joined in friendship.
Seeks Permanent Peace.
81 am interested only in the basis
of permanent settlement. And in the
making of such settlement, ! am con-
( WINGED that the friendship between
! Japan and the United States would be
; one of the greatest contributing in
fuences possible. | am sure that If
the United States helped. the peace
will be more permanent
DR.. T. Nakamura, japanese Consul
General at New York, touched briefly
upon the relations of the two countries
in promoting commerce after the war
is over. After speaking of the tenn
porary profits from the war that accrue
to Japan and this country through their
geographic positions, he said: "But We
must naturally look forward to the
time after the war when the problems
of manufactures and markets must be
worked out on a new scale. In that
post-bellum situation we shall look to
the men in Japan like our distinguished
guest of this evening and 10 the great
industrial. commercial and financial
giants of America, so manv of whom
are gathered about this table tonight,
for the solut on of the material prob
lens of the future"
Seth Low, the POSTMASTER, introduced
as the other speakers ex-Goverror j.
Franklin Fort, of New Jersey; John D.
Rockefeller, jr., Judge Ebert H. Gary
and Bishop Lloyd, of Virginia.
The guests present included John d.
Rockefeller, jr., Jacob II. Schiff, Isaac
y. Seligman. Judge Ebert II. Gary,
Seth Low, Henry Clews, George b.
Cortelyou, Nicholas Brady, George
Gray Ward, Clarence II. Mackay, c. A.
Coffin, J. Franklin Fort. Professor c.
F. Chandler, Lindsay Russell, Bishop
Arthur F. Lloyd, James VI. Mont
gomery. Frank l.. Brown, DR.. Leo II.
Backeland, w. II. Marshall VI. r.
Hutchinson, John |. Waterbury, Alex
ander Tison. Charles A. Boston, George
F. Parker, Charles L. Freer, Howard
Mansfield, J. /. c. Clarke, Don c. Seitz.
Melville +. Stone, William Skinner,
Eugen c. Worden. Emerson McMillen,
w. y. Bethel, Jerome d. Greene, T.
Nakamura. +. T. Takamine, Shunzo
Takaki, Take Nosuke Shibusawa, Joki
Chi TGkamina, jr., K. Imanishi, Manuel
Rionda. X. Sake, !. Hanaoka, 7. Furuys,
d. J. K. Ushikubo, X. Zumoto and X.
lminishi
Life with Baron Ei-ichi Shibusawa,
friend 10 every one in the world, is just
one dinner after another. Tonight
dinner in his honor will be given at
the Astor by the Japan Society. Am
bassador Chinda will attend, in COM
pany with many of the most prominent
men in the country. To-day the baron
will meet prominent bankers at
luncheon. Friday evening there is a
dinner at Sherry's. Saturday night. fol-
lowing a dinner. the baron will deliver
an address at Carnegie Hall. The baron
and his party will leave for Washing
ton the next morning.
Round of Fetes for Baron.
Yesterday was busy day with the
vigorous little man. As usual he arose
carly, and ate his customary Spartan
fare. He then scanned the news Of the
world. Then came long social visit
from c. A. Coffin. former president Of
the General Electric Company and now
a member of the executive board, an
old friend.
At 1890 the baron stepped from the
hotel. As you have guessed, he was
going to luncheon in his honor. II
was at the Down Town Association, so
Pine Street. The American National