The sun., 1916-11-16
PRESIDENT CREETS
MIKADO BY RADIO
Wilson Sends Peace Message at
Opening Of Wireless Ser
vice and Gets Reply.

President Wilson sent a friendly greet
ing by wireless to the Emperor OF Japan
yesterday. Thus a new triumph OF sci
ence began its service. which henceforth
is intended to be uninterrupted.
Sent into the ether from Bolinas. Cal.
the message was caught by an automatic
relay at Kahuka. Hawaii. which With
out human Interference instantaneously
forwarded the measured wave lengths
along to Funabssh. Japan.
A dozen or so other greetings 20 jap
anese dignitaries. followed the Pres-
dents. and last night replies were re-
ceived over the same new route. except
that the receiving station was Marshall,
cal
Prrsident's GreetiaG.
The President sent his greetings OF
l0vclock yesterday morning. when II
was midnight In Toxic. They follow:
THE WHITE HOUSE,
wAsniSGToN. Nov. Is. 1916.
Ms Imperial Majesty the Emperor o.
japan at Toxic:
The Government and people OF the
tinted States Of America send greet
!ngs to your Imperial Majesty and to
the people OF Japan and rejoice In this
triumph Of science which enables the
voice OF America from the Far West
To cross the silent spaces ~ the world
and speak to Japan in the Far East
hailing the dawn OF a new day. May
this wonderful event confirm the un-
broken friendship 81 our two nations
and give assurance OF a never ending
interchange of messages of good will.
May the day soon come when the
voice Of peace. carried by these silent
messengers. shall go INTO all the world
and its words to the end Of the world.
WOODROW WILSON.
Emperor Yoshihito OF Japan replie'
tonight by wireless to the message o
President Wilson as follows:
1t affords me much pleasure that
the first use OF the Installation of
wireless telesraphy between Japan and
the United States has been To trans
nit your cordial -sssse. In return
send this expression OF my thanks
for the good wishes exhibited toward
me and my people and OF the hearty
desire entertained throughout Japan
Tor the continued prosperity and well
: fare Of the United States
YosHIHITo.
! Guelie,mo Marconi and Godfrey Isaac
! sent congra,ulatory messages 10 IN
& Japanese Director Of Posts and Tel.
graphs as did N'wcomb Carlton. pres
dent Of the Western Union Telegram
Company. and Edward j. Nally, Vice
president and general manager Of ~
} Marconi Wireless Telegraph compan
I of America The Japanese Ambassadu
| IN Washington forwarded greetings I
/ The American Ambassador In Toki,
! Frank A. Vanderlip. Roy W. Howard {
! the United Press and Melville T.. Ston
of the Associated Press also sent mes
4 sdges.
Jiro Tanaka, Director Of Posts an
! Telegraphs replied In thre" message
/ last night
/ Regular commercial communicable
between the United States and Hawa
was put into operation September .
( 1914. From Japan connection will /
made to all points In the Orient throus
the Imperial Telegraph system, but /,
! the present the service Is limited
b, Hawaii and Japan.
The Marconi company announces Nv
classes OF service between California an
Japan. There will he full rate or @,
pedited service at so cents word,
reduction of II cents a word from IN
existing rates. and a deferred half rat
service at 40 cents a word The lowe,
cable rate at present is $i2i word
Japanese Press Comment.
TOXIC, Nov. l5,-The japanese pre,
halls tO-day's accomplishment as ne
epoch in the opening OF Japan to Il
outside world. The Oficidl Gdcei
stipulates thai the station will handle !
messages detrimental to the maintenan,
y a..