The sun., 1916-11-10
GARY SAYS JAPAN Is
FRIEND OF AMERICA
Head of steel Corporation
Tells Bankers Here Of His
Trip TO Orient.
NE URGES MUTUAL HELP
Say, Questions at Issue Be-
tween Nations Present
Little Difficulty.

Japan desires nothing more than to
continue friendly relations with the
United states and hopes that any die
rutes now pending between the two
countries will be cffected as quickly and
anely rs possible. according TO Judge
Ebert II. Gary, chairman of the United
states steel Corporation. who told of
his recent visit to tho Orient It a lunch-
con rendered 20 him In the Bankers
Club Yesterday by the Japan Society.
There have been pending. there still
may he. undetermined questions Of dis
tu,e between japan and the United
states or some OF the States he said.
III SO. 1T behooves every loyal citizen to
Inquire and to ascertain what are the
merits Of the questions and to urge with
all his strength hat every question be
settled Npon is merits. II otherwise
disposed Of II will come up again and
again TO plague the one who Is in the
wrong. AS "A matter of course this APP
plies to both countries.
Power In Government's Hands.
"It the failure to settle a pending
question in accordance with the prin-
c.ples Of honesty and Justice 10 the fault
Of a country. a State or a city. there are
methods which can be used by the Gov
eminent. even though tedious and dis
agreeable. to enforce its decisions.
But there Is not going to DO any
irreconcllsble difference between these
nations. Both are equally anxious TO
avoid II. Both desire peace and tram
guilty. They may be and should be
leaders In the reconstruction and re-
juyena,lon of the worlds battered and
almost ruined social structure
Judge Gary told the bankers and busi-
ness men who heard him that he had
been greatly impressed with the pros
Ierity, progress and friendliness OF tho
japanese. They are forging ahead In
all Industrial lines and business condi-
tons are excellent. The prosperity Of
the country Is due TO the same causes
a. IN America. he said-the war.
Japanese Ire Preparing.
But Japan" he went on. rs paying
little attention to the war In Europe ex-
cept by M sale and delivery Of the
.h!rgs she produces which the foreign
armies can use. Still there would seem
% be little doubt she Is e~ndeavoring to
prepare for all e~ventualities.
"Onc Of her principal assets 10 the
sublime loyalty OF all her people for their
country. Regarding the relations be.
tween Japan and the United States. with
cut exception the attit ude was friendly.
| have no doubt the leading and con-
trolling men In Japan desire to main
'ain cordial and continuous relations with
me people Of the United states. II We
ever have trouble with Japan II will be
IS much the fault Of the United States
as II will be OF Japan. N perhaps more.
Every patriot IL under obligation TO re-
sist with all his influence any effort 10
participate IN or stir UP trouble between
these natl u.s."
Or. T. Iyenoga, former professor at
Chicago University. agreed with Judge
Gary and added that the main source OF
dlsqulet between the two countries Is the
fear In America that Japan's growing
sway In China will be extended to cut
out our markets there. counterbslanccd In
japan by the fear that American capital
m china will bring an Increase of Amer
team political influence there. These
fears and suspicious. he declared, must
20 dissipated.
Among those who heard Judge Gary
and Prof. Iyeraga were Lewis l.. Clarke.
president Of the American Exchange Ma
,ional Bank +. d.. Underwood. president
Of the Erie Railroad willard D. Straight.
". II. Marshall. president Of the Amer
lean Locomotive Company; John A.
sle!cher Of Leslie's Weekly. Stephen
Baker, Jerome ID. Greene, william North
Duane. George W. Wickersham. Mayor
Mitchell, Charles ID. Norton. Herman A.
Metz. Louis Wiley. Leroy w. Baldwin.
George +. Peabody. Judge Alton r.
Parker. X. Fulton Cutting. John II.
Stanchheld. Melville r. Stone. U. ".
Bethel and A. s. FrlsselL