Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-18
TO times END
Good Understanding II
Increase Says Ishii
Head Of japanese Mission See. w..
Machines At Newport and MAJ.
Address Replets with P,sdu,, :,
Friendship

fidence that the good understa,s,..
between America and Japan will !,
crease to the end OF oil time vas a,
pressed today by Viseount ishli. h.,s
of the Japanese mission. in his onh
! public utterancc during N. t~o.a,v,
| visit OF the party 10 this city
{ Resting Place Commodore PER-,
Speaking at public reception IN N,
| Casino, the Niscount said
Newport is storied in the nina =.
every, school child In Japan a. ~.
resting place of Commodore Mst,A..
Perry. Not so long ago but ,ha, Nv.
! ing men we'll remember and tell I, :,
i they grandchildren. Japan lived /,
isolation, well contentcd one A,
there came knocking NJ our door ,,s
looking forth we saw strange ,.sb,,
! indeed Fantastic folk in aveson.
ships. With rruesome guns held m,
the hand Of friendship and thu, car.
America and Commodore Perry 10 an.
shores
f, These 50 years Just passed NUS
constitute ono fun chapter in ire M.
!
the Pacific ocean, So ilhmiiahla 'k..
to us. has been growing more na--c.
daily. The East and the West WIZ,
stood aloof without a thing In conm,-
except their common humanity. nav,
by that wonderful thread been draw
closer ard even closer together MN
TODAY We stsnd shoulder 10 shovar
2 A,f
/ er Of evil to destroy tia, splendid
heritage which we are agreed 20 sha-.
as common heirs.
/ 1T am convinced tina, with 'he ,u-n
/ ing Of the page and tho opening ~ MI,
new chapter Of international hivo.v
and so through 10 the end ~ all tin,
and all chapters, our good under.
standing will increase The Rad e..
tween our homes will become NOR,
; and more the beaten track n neigh.
bors.
! II am more than ever convinced .hr
We have done with tho dificult pare
over which we have lahored IN N,
night of doubt and that in the full
/ light of honest purpose, with the eve,
4 IS
nations free strong and Independent
make more frequent pilgrimsEes 10 ths
shrine we love-you 20 Toxic. where
we hope to hid you welcome soon ant
, we to Newport. whose beauty snd
| wealth Of hospitality exceeds the mos,
/ vivid picturings Of our IMAGINATION"
The reception came at the close 0;
Oi IN u,trs
, the visitors some Of the working o,
| the war machine OF their American
allies. They were given a glimpse Q.
one of the heavy batteries at Fort
Adams in mimic action, saw every
stage in the construction Of the torp..
does at the torpedo station and ate.
lunching with Mayor Burdck and ne
city government at the Clam BAKE
/ club were rendered q drill and review
by the brigade Of apprentice ssamsa
at the training station.
The exhibition by the young blue.
Jackets was anything but perfunc.er
and delighted the visitors with It's pic.
turesque incidents. The boys. none o.
whom have been In training more LA,
six months ind many OF them scarcely
five weeks, went through their ma.
neuvers with an enthusiasm that m
contagious. They handled their bot.
terry Of field pieces with the ease u
veterans. In wave after wave they
charged up the hill to the reviewing
stand with fixed bayonets: nred theif
volleys with obvious relish. or In close
order formation swung by In per.ee,
alignment.
To the music OF their band. they
gave q drill with their rifles and then
still to lively music the entire bn.
gade spelled out the Morse aiphab.,
as they do IL In signal work. Ore
group Of embrowned young athletes
trotted out on the parade ground In
their gymnasium suits and wen,
through their limberins up exsrcis.
in breath taking time.
Then the brigade, after formally
marching by in review, gave the mis-.
sion a surprise. Standing at ease
before the visitors and led by Their
band and drum corps. they sang The
Battle Hymn Of the Republic" "0ver
There" Nancy Lee and Pack Up
Your Troubles in Your Old Tobacco
Kit"
1t sounded like the student body Of
a great university standing on ne
campus and rehearsing their songs on
the eve of "the big game" Their
was no doubt as 10 their alma rna,s'
! Wnen the boys. their oficers me
guests on the reviewing stand snc
the great crowd OF citizens Joined 10
singing The Star spanglcd Banner"
Workmen on the roofs Of distant build
incs dropped their tools and stood Al
attention. Then the band PLAYED M
Japanese national anthem and the hri-
gade marched off the feId
! AS the mission was leaving the sta.
ton many of tho apprentice, Their
work for the day over. were in Their
Football toys and Charging low"
| Tonight the members OF the mis-.
sion were guests at A dinner by GOV.
beeckman. They leave for Boston To-
morrow.
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