The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-04
CALLSU.S. ENTRY
 IN EUROPEAN WAR
 HIGHLY UNSELF|SH
Jap, Ambassador Declares
 Act Is One of Modest in History.

New York, May 4.-Aimaro Sato, the Japanese ambassador, speaking here a a dinner of the Economic club, declared that "real Americanism has turned the balance'' in the world con- flict and that the, war will not end "until universal peace has been as- sured to mankind He predicted that within a few weeks China would join the allies.
 Other speakers at the dinner were Charles B. Hughes, Domicio DaGama, the Brazilian ambassador; E. DeCar- tier de Marchienne, the Belgian min ister; Ignacio Calderon, the Bolivian minister; Belisario Porras, the min ister from Panama; Sir Ernest Shackleton, the explorer; James w. | Gerard; W. c. Wei, secretary of the Chinese legation at Washington, and Alexander Petrunkevitch- Ambassador Da Gama expressed the belief that at the end of the war there will be .. a united America in front of Europe
 '"Ther ewill be an America he said, where sentiment will be at the bot tom of political movements, and com mon interests will be the real motive for our working together"
 l Ambassador Sato declared that, whatever the origin of the war, later developments have shown it to be war for civilization, and Americas entry into 1t gives it that final judgment
 'The great decision that the people and the government of this country made last month is admittedly one of | the noblest and the most unselfisu acts in human history" said MT. Sa- | tn fhe cnrv1Sa1 for rnerp ma = terial advantage, prevailed. America might have remained; neutral to the end Possibly the immediate inter ests of all her people would there by have been better served. The great sacrifice that, of necessity, must be l entaiIed by her participation in the conflict will bear heavily upon the nation and it's posterity. There was hardly anything to gain and every thing to lose,. materially.
 But to those who have known l learned to admire the true American spirit, that decision was not a sur prise. The case of the Civil war is in point. Today as at the time of the emancipation of the slaves, it is the real Americanism that has turned the balance in the favor of war. It makes ofe's heart warm and streng- thens ones hopes in numanity to con- template how a whole nation with a hundred millions people has stood as hone man in defense of the great, the same great principles that inspired I Washington and Iinco1n.'
 | Professor PeHunkevitch, speaking of the situation in Russia, asserted there was danger in the selection of an American commission to visit that country. He suggested that some members of the commission first prove themselves acceptable to the so- cial democrats of Russia, He charg- ed that the Russian; socia1istic press here had created a suspicion that the American commission ''is going to Russia to fight the social democracy now in power.'
 Professor, Retrunkevitch declared that 'fno one in Russia, except pro-
 Germans and pacifists, wants peace.''
 If the Germans are able to break through the Russian front,'' he said,
 Great Britain and this country may
 have to fight five years longer Sup- pose the Russian workmen insist on a separate peace when the present German peace terms are stated, it will
 be calamity that may result in ruin f to Europe and to this country