The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-31
Japan willing TO |.
WORK WITH america
viscount Ishii Gives Strong AS
suranOes 10 Members Of
Senate When Presented
ASSOCIATED Press BY o. s. Naval Com
inunication Service)

ASSOCIATED Press BY U. s. Naval Com.
rnunication service)
WASHINGTON, d. c., August 30
Pledges Of friendship and willingness
TO work shoulder TO shoulder with the
United States in the world crisis wore
given today by v:scount Ishii, head Of
the imperial Japanese war commission
10 the United States, IN response to
his presentation 20 the senate.
Senator Saulsbury of Delaware, act
ing a. pro TEN president of the senate
in presenting the Japanese commits.
sion to the great law.maIxiug body, ex-
pressed the appreciation Of the Ameri-
can people for the opportunity of con
graduating [" old friends who honor us
today" In his presentation Senator
Salisbury said: -, I'D. sF :,
Efforts Of Enemy Fail
eve know how industriousiy insid-
ious attempts have been made by the
/ Prussian masters of the German peO-
pie TO bring US into distrust and ere,
ate for us the hatred of the world;
we know of the evll attempts to en-
gender hatred and distrust OF the
American nation among our friends.
SO to-day we welcome the opportunity
of heartily congratulatibg Old friends
who honor us.
con the capture of Tsing.tau and
the German islands in the Pacific,
Japan has completely removed from
the Far East the only threat, as we
believe, to peace and prosperity in
that part of the world and the only
threat to lasting peace in Asia.
Berlin Shouts Yellow Peril
1.-The cry of yellow peril had its
inception in Germany; Berlin by in.
nuendo and insinuation tried 10 make
out the Western world dominated by
the yellow peril Like unto II was
the cry Of the 'Slav peril which too
emanated from Germany and in re.
sistahce to which Serbia was over.
whelmed and Russia invaded A..
But the, thick witted, SNUG, self.
conferred supermen of Germany in
their last attempt at conquest have
aroused a real peril, n peril that has
aroused the free nations of the world
who, believing in international honor,
the sanctity of treaties and the In
volatility of pledges are grimly,
though sorrowfuIly creating an alE,
ance for the benefit of all peoples
and for the protection of the rights
of great nations as well as those of
the small
ln an e,oquent reply, Viscount Ishii
Iahii Compares Loyalty p " .
81 assure YOU, gentlemen, that Jap,
aneSe ideals and national life in their
final analysis are not very far 70
moved from yours. ask you to con
ceiYe of our nation as vast family,
animated by the passion of loyalty
for their emperor and homes just as
you Americans have the grand pas
sion of liberty and loyalty to your
nag.
"But blind loyalty is but another
name for slavery, while the liberty
which ignores the rights of man is
tantamount to anarchy. The two pas.
sions, loyalty and liberty, are really
one. Both appeal to the highest and
to the best in ourselves, but our com
mon enemy not content with the free
dom of the nation and the individual
would force Germany on the whole
world.
Whatever half.informed persons or
hired slanderers may say against US
we ask You that in judging Japan, YOU
use only those great abilities which
have 80 splendidly guided you in the
conduct of your great nation.
Have Much In Common
"The criminals and plotters have
had the advantage in their work be
cause at this time in the face of
crisis many things must necessarily re
main untold and unreeOrded. But we
are satisfied we are doing our best. 1t
is tremendous task, however, and in
this work as we move shoulder to
shoulder to certain victory there are
many things in common between
America and japan wherein one nation
can be of much help 10 the other and
both can do much common good by
working in concert. And that Is why !
am here / am in earnest in saving
that / hope this association shall be
abiding aud shall be eonsecrated to the
highest and most sacred of human ac,
tivities--armed vindication of the
right and justice--and I express hope
that such joint ideal must bring Us
closer and into a deeper concord a
deeper confidence, sealing for all time
the bonds of cordial friendship be
tween the tive nations"