The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-30
YELLOW PERIL
GERMAN BOCY
THUS SENATOR SALISBURY TELLS
SENATE IN INTRODUCING
MEMERBS OF JAP MISSION.
COUNT |SHN SPEAKS
Welcomes Chance to Tell American Ma.
ton How Glad Japanese People Are
That America Joins in Struggle
Agains Military Despotism.

Washington, Aug. 3O.-Japan's mis-.
sion, headed by Viscount Ishii, was re.
ceived today by the senate at a cere.
mony in which Senator Salisbury, pres.
ident protein, welcomed the visitors in
the absence Of Vice President Marshall
and Viscount Ishii made an address
bearing a message Of friendship and
good will between the nations
Washington, Aug. 3O.-In presenting
Viscount Ishii, special ambassador and
head Of the Japanese mission 20 the
senate today, Senator Salisbury of Del
aware, president pro.tempore Of the SEN
ate and acting in the absence of Vice
President Marshall declared the occas.
ion "symbolizes special international
fraternity which common consciousness
.of international honor has brought
about"
Referring to German propaganda. Sen.
ator salisbury said evil attempts had
been made to breed distrust and hatred
among friends Of the United States.
Japan he continued. Joins our
great young nation in pledging anew
Ia continuance Of our old friendship
which the trouble makers Of the earth
have tried so hard to Interrupt.
The yellow peril was made in Ger.
many, and Shangtuug was seized: the
'Slav peril was made in Germany. and
Serbia was overwhelmed and Russia in.
vaded, but the thick willed. SNUG. self.
centered supermen Of Germany entering
theh attempt at conquest have reused
real peril-a real peril to themselves
and the free nations who believe in
international honor, in the binding force
OF treaties, and in the pledged word. are
grimly, though so sorrowfullv. engaged
in creating. perfecting and bringing to
successful issue an alliance for the
benefit of an the earth's people. which
Will protect the rights Of nations. small
and great, and enable them to lead their
lives i'm peace and lead them unafraid ="
NiscOunt lshii is Eloquent.
Niscount lshii addressed the senate
as follows:
No words at my command can give
expression TO the profound appreciation
! have of this honor YOU conferred
upon as. We know full well the OK.
alted dignity and the proud traditions
OF this illustrious branch of the great
legislature cf the United states. and
in the name Of my country my mission
and myself ] thank YOU most sincerely
u grasp this occasion to say 20 YOU
That the whole people of Japan heartily
welcome and profoundly appreciate the
entrance Of this mighty nation %, YOURS
INTO the sruggl" against the insane
cespoiler of our civilization. We all
know that YOU threw Your mighty
weight into the struggle ONLY after
exercising % most admirable patience.
ana with firm determination that this
world shall Doe made free from the
threat OF aggression. free from that
black shadow of military dosnotism
welded by 90 nation taught with the
mothers milk that human rights must
Yield Go brutal might To us tre fact
that you are now ou the side o. the
entente allies iu this titanic .uurrl,
constitutes already % lreat moral vic.
tory for our common cause. which we
believe 90 be tine cause of wight and
justice
AnalyIeS American Ideal.
We of Japan believe we understand
something Of the American ideal of life
ana we pay our most profound rospects
10 it. Jefferson your great democratic
president, saw Americans. not as set
LOT people huddlod together under the
muzzles OF machine guns. but hc saw
them as q myriad of independent and
free men. as individuals. ONLY rclyinr
on a combined military force for pro.
lection against aggression from abroad
.or treochery from within. Not ma.
.chincmadc nation but living. grow.
ug organism, animated 10y one passion
the passion of liberty.
VI assure YOU. gentlemen that the
Japanese ideal of national Iifc is. I'm
It's final analysis not $50 very FAR re.
moved from yours We conceive OF
our nation as vast family held 90.
gother not by the arbitrary force of
armed men, but by the force of nat.
uml development We shall call the
common force that apimates as pas.
sion of loyalty 90 our emperor and 10
our homes as We shall call that of Am.
orleans "a passion for liberty and OF
loyalty to their flag.
Why They Fight.
I'VE of Japan took up arms against
Germany because a solemn treaty was
not TO us a scrap Of paper We did
not enter into this war because we had
any selfish interest to promote or any
IN conceived ambition to crafty. We
are In the war, insist on being in IL.
and We shall stay in Il. because earnest.
ly as a nation and as individuals. we
believe In the righteousness OF the
cause for which we stand, because we
believe that only by complete victory
for that cause can there be made a
! righteous, honorable and permanent
peace so that this world may be made
safe for all men TO live In. and so tha,