Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-25
JAPANESE FINANCIAL Commission
VISITS HAWAII ON WAY TO COAST
America and Japan Must Work
Together to End War, As
serts Baron 7. Megata

States and japan must strive 10 put
en- end tSsbe world calamity, and
after the we must work together
to keep the Pacific pacific"
Thus declared Baron Tanetaro Me-
kgRta, member OF the house OF peers
4and head of the special japanese finan'
Ncial commission visiting Honolulu. In
an address delivered at banquet
given by Consul General Rokuro Mo-
roi last night in honor OF the com
mission.
A special finance commission was
established in Japan to carry on the
work OF investigating the financial
and economic measures adopted by
the foreign powers to meet. the exig-
encies arising out OF the great world
war, the purpose of its investigations
being to furnish Japan with instruc-
tive information as to ways and means
fer furthering the development of the
empire, both during and after the war.
In pursuance of this purpose persons,
officials and private individuals, hav.
ing ability and experience IN the tred:-
ment off the subjects concerned, are
TO be selected from time TO time and
charged with this important mission.
As the first step, Baron Megata,
chief of the commission and his 1850
ciate commissioners, were ordered to
proceed to the United States. There.
fore, tn sending OF these commission.
ers to the United States In order to
enable them to observe personally the
( conditions actually existing in that
country ard 90 to create between the
two natioItk a better understanding
which shaltsserve TO promote the mu-
tual interest of both countries, will
not only be instrumental in furthering
relations of intimacy between Japan
and the United States but also will
have the effect of bringing into
clearer light the Industrial and finan-
cial fields OF this empire, both dur
fng and after the war That the United
States will hold q dominant position
T. the money market of the world
after the war seems quite certain, and
sr-nsequently TO strengthen the basis
of cooperation with her i tantamount
TO advancing the economic position of
this empire.
In the selection of the commission,
ers, comparatively many appointments
have been made from business circles,
in as much as the necessity of making
the investigation a combined. effort
of both government and people has
been keenly felt by the authorities.
Following are the members of the
commission:
Baron Tanetaro Megata, member Of
the house Of peers.
Osamu Matsumoto, secretary in the
department OF finance.
Talzenosuke Sakaguchi. technical In
spector In the e. .raordinary investiga.
tion bureau, department of finance.
Baron Bunkichi Ito, secretary in the
extraordinary Industrial investigation
bureau, department of agriculture and
mmerce.
Doctor Self Hishida, secretary in.
terpreter to the government general
Of Chosen (Koreal.
Bmekichi Yoneyama, managing.
director OF the Mitsu Bank, Ltd. To-
kio.
Ynshitaro Yamashita, general-man.
agef of the Sumitomo firm, Osaka.
Chozo Koike, director of the Kuaara
head office. Osaka. .
Kenijiro Matsumoto. representative
Of the Yasukawa Mining Co., Fukuoka
At the banquet last night, which
was held in the gold room of the Alex.
ander Young hotel about 40 local bus.
mess mellwere present in addition to
the members Of the commission snd
local consular attaches. Toasts were
drunk to the president and the mikado
and brief addresses made. Governor
I. Pinkham welcomed the commission on
Iohalf of Hawaii The first address
was made by Consul General Moroi,
who said, In part:
III is great thing in these stirring
times Of world turmoil to be able to
point to this country or that country,
and to be able to say Friend ! am
glad to say that is far as my observa-
ti0ns have extended. the warm rcla-i
lions existing between ethe empire Of
Japan and the United States have
never at any time been other than ex.s
tremely cordial and while there have
been occasions when those who were
enemies have attempted to stir up
strife between the two countries, 4
am glad to say that the wisdom and
the minds OF the great men OF the two
countries have BEEN able to avert any
unpleasantness AMI we are today en-
joying an exchange Of commercial and
diplomatic relations which we have
every hope to believe. will continue
for all time.
There can be no better medium TO
cement that intercourse than an ex-.
change Of personal views between the
biglnen of the two countries, and it is
my pleasure, your excellency, ana
business men OF Honolulu, to present
to you the prominent men OF my coun.
try who, am sure. carry with them a
very hearty greeting and profound
hope that the amity we enjoy today
may continue as 1t has in the past"
In part, Baron Megata spoke as FOL
lows:
"We have been commissioned to
come to your country on this import
Bnt occasion to study the financial and
economic measures adopted here, so
that America and Japan may join
hand in hand to prosecute the was I'M
ill our final victory is won. Our visi.
ave hope, will prove to be happy
on,a,, for fIn f,lf1rrp nroSnerify Of Tho