Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-09-07

ambassador, gave out a statement de-
fining the purposes of his mission to
the United States. Members of the
mission observed at Honolulu, at San
Francisco and finally here In Washing
be misinterpreted by certain elements.
and it was felt necessary to explain
that no commercial or selfish interests
were to be subserved.
The ambassadors statement follows:
1.-THE imperial Japanese mission came
to the United States for two reasons:
First, to convey to the president and to
the American people the appreciation
and congratulations of the emperor and
the nation of Japan for the entrance of
the United States into the war al allies
of Japan and the other nations now
waging wal against the enemies of
freedom; second, to determine how best
to cooperate with the United States in
carrying the war to a triumphant on
clusion.
Having determined in what manner
Japan can use her resources and
strength to this end. it is the purpose
of the mission to aid the allied cause
further by showing what she can do
with the help and cooperation of the
United States. Japan is entirely unself-
ish in her aim. We are fighting for a
COMMON end. and we wish to aid in the
common efforts"
The mission will discuss with the
proper departments of the government
questions concerning shipbuilding ma
terials and n~ecessarieS in other lines
with the fullest understanding that
such materials as well as the finished
products will be for the use of the al
lied nations. In the case of ships made
from steel and supplied by the United
States assurances are to be given that
they will be for allied use alone and
will not be employed for japanese COM
mercial purposes after the war.
Want Us to Buy Supplies.
Italy, Belgium and Servia have agreed
to make their purchases in American
markets through the allies purchasing
commission, of which Bernard NJ. Ba-
ruch is chairman. Great Britain,
France and Russia already had agreed
to do so, and other allied nations, it
it expected, will join the federation
shortly.
In announcing the agreement made
by Italy, Belgium and Seryia, which
was with the approval Of President
Wilson, Secretary McAdoo said:
"The members of the commission are
also members of the recently created
war industries board of the Council of
National Defense and will thereby be
able to thoroughly coordinate the pur-
chases of the United States government
with the purchases of the allied powers.
"It is believed that these arrange
ments will result in a more effective
use of the combined resources of the
United States and foreign governments
In the prosecution of the war;"
Army of 100000.
Secretary of War Baker placed the
prospective total of the American army
at approximately 2,0O0,0 900 men. If
more men are needed, further legisla-
ton will be required. he added.
He paid this tribute to the institution
of the regular army:
THE expansion of the army is the
most spectacular achievement in the
history of this democracy. 1t more
than amply justiies the faith that this
country had in the institution and it's
personnel.
ut has been remarkable that the reg
ular army, although a very small insti-
tuition comparatively, had in it. as has
been demonstrated, the seed for ex-
pansion into the mighty engine that it
is today.
From that small nucleus of trained
men has grown and is growing the
army that we shall require for the war
and along lines suggested. developed
and executed by the regular army. At
all times it is a pleasure for mi as
secretary of war to say there has never
on the part Of the personnel of the reg
ular army been anything but the fullest
and most willing cooperation, spirit Of
service and efficiency"