Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-27
Standing Beside Wash
ington Tomb. discount
Ishu Voices Message
to Whole World.

resources. and will fight to the bitter
end for her allies
There is no gulf between the an
client East and the newborn West too
deep and wide for the hearts and the
understandings OF her people TO Cross"
declared the Japanese diplomat. A
minute later. with his eyes raised to
the blue vault above. he said: Japan
is proud to place herself beside her
| noble allies in this high resolve to
fight for Justice and against agErcs-
sion. and here. in the presence OF these
deathless ashes. she rcaffirms her de-
votion to the cause and principles for
which they waged battle. fully deter
mined to do her whole part in securing
for the world the blessings OF liberty.
! Justice and lasting peace"
PLACES IMMENSE WREATH ON
TOMB OF WASHINGTON
When he ceased speaking. viscount
lshii stepped into the tomb and rev.
! erently laid an immense wreath along.
side the tributes from France, Great
Britain. Belgium and the other nations
which have sealed their promises OF
devotion to the common cause Of JUS
tice and humanity on the spot where
rests the ashes OF the immortal Wash
inston.
Viscount Ishii and the members OF
| the Japanese mission were taken to
Mount Vernon on the Mayfiower as the
guests OF Secretary Daniels.
Members Of the Cabinet high officials
of the government, high army and
| naval officers. members OF Congress and
the civilian lieutenants Of the President
in prosecuting the war were present,
| and gave hearty welcome to the
visitors from overseas.
None OF the visits paid to Washing
tons tomb by other missions have so
combined the dramatic with such a
| show OF reverence es was witnessed to-
| day. There could be no mistakins the
| absolute sincerity OF Viscount Ishii as
he deifcatcly made reference to the
! ripples that have occurred from time
TO time In the diplomatic seas between
the two countries. and declared the
wish Of his sovereign and his people
| TO he the formation of indissoluble
ties with the United States which will
forever Danish all doubts as to the at
'itude OF Japan toward this govern
| mcnt. When he made his declarations,
his voice clear and strong, the little
| group about the tomb showed its ap-
probation by spontaneous and pro-
longed applause.
NOT EVEN MARSHAL JoFFRE
EVOKED SUCH EMOTION
| Not even Marshal Jofre. idol of the
allied nations. evoked the emotion
which greeted the visitor from the land
other hand, none of the representatives
| n al 1rb0
Vernon has demonstrated a greater In
and in hearing details of the private
life of General Washington and his
family.
On the trip down the Potomac the
members of the mission were made to
feel thoroughly at home. and mingled
indiscriminately with the diplomats and
the statesmen on board. BY the time
Mount Vernon was reached the visitors
were chatting with their hosts and
hostesses as II they had been there
for years. instead of only three or four
days Secretary Daniels made a brief
address when the tomb was reached.
In which he assured Japan of the
friendship and regard Of this nation.
EIe referred to the visit of Commodore
Perry to Japan in the early ffties and
the ratification OF the treaty of 1855 as
result. MI. Daniels said:
| ITO day, with stronger tics than ever,
woven out of the threads of our rau-
tual participation in the worldwide
struggle to insure to all mankind the
right to live their own lives and pur-
sue their own national ideals, Japan and
America pause at the tomb Of Wash
| IN,
fall upon US all a double portion of
his spirit of faith in the triumph of
the right and his readiness to mako
the supreme sacrifice for the principles
for which America. Japan and their
allies are now contending in the area
of war. They have drawn the sU ord
to end military fcudalism. They will
sheath II only in n victory that will
guarantee permanent peace"
OFFERS SIMPLE TRIBUTE
OF PEOPLES REVERENCE.
The secretary then formally present.
ed Viscount Ishii. who said:
| In the name of my gracious SOW
ereign. the Emperor OF Japan, and rep
resenting all the libcrty-loving people
who own his sway, I stand to:day in
this sacred presence. not to eulogize
the name of WashIngton-for that were
Dresumption-but to offer tho simple
tribute Of peoples reverence snd
love.
Washington was an American. but
America, great as she is. powerful as
she is, certain as she is of her splen-
did deetiny can lay no exclusive claim
10 this immortal name. Washington
is. now citizen Of the world; to-day
ne belongs to all mankind. And SO men
come here from the ends OF the earth
10 honor his memory and to. retterate
thelr faith in the, .principlesato which
his great life was devoted.
Japan claims entrance to this holy