Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-29
LASTING PEACE BETWEEN AMERICAN
BY MISSION HEAD AND JAPAN URGED
Dr. Masao in First Address Delivered American Soil Ex
presses Hope That Association of Two Nations in the War
Will Continue for all Time and Says all That is Necessary
to This End is Complete understanding of and Confidence
in Each Other "

There is no reason why there
should ever be any lack of mutual
knowledge. mutual confidence and
mutual respect between the Ameri-
cans and the Japanese, and if in the
past there has been anything lack
ing let US hope that our association
and fellowship as allies in this war
will produce so perfect a knowledge
of each other, so perfect a conf
dence in each other, and so perfect
respect for each other, that the
Americans and Japanese shall always
be allies after the war as during
the war"
In these words DR.. Tokichi Masao
sensed the spirit of the Japanese
parliamentary mission to the United
States in his first speech delivered
on American soil 1t was given last
night at the Country Club at the
reception rendered the party by Gov
ernor Lucius Z. Pinkham. Speaking
eloquently in English, Mr.. Masao ad-
dressed the small official group as
sembled at dinner, as follows:
ION behalf of the parliamentary
commission | beg to thank you for
the high honor you are doing us in
inviting US to such a distinguished
gathering as this. AS you know, We
five of us-constitute special COM
mission from the house of representa-
tives of Japan to the United States
of America, and our mission is that
of conveying the greetings of the
Japanese people to the people of the
United States and of getting &C
quainted with them.
To-day the United States and japan
are standing together as allies in the
great war. Both are situated on the
Pacific and are next door neighbors.
In such circumstances 1t is well that
each, should endeavor to become
familiar with the thoughts, wishes,
and hopes of the other; and there
never was a better time for such an
endeayor as now. -. =.
knowledge Is Essential 49,.
"A fair knowledge of each other
is the beginning of mutual conf
dence, and mutual confidence is the
beginning of mutual respect-which
is the key to international harmony
TN these islands Of Hawaii there
are thousands of Japanese obtaining
their living and they owe the pro-
lection of their lives and properties
to you. ~
"Their fidelity to their mother
country is characteristic of them, but
it is this very characteristic that
ought to make them faithful and
loyal and useful to their adopted
country in time of need.
Gas you know, Canada has been
making use of Japanese volunteers in
these times of need, and up to the
date of our departure from Yoko-
hama we heard that scores of them
had already sacrificed their lives for
their adopted country, and scores and
scores more of them had been
wounded. ~ 49,. ..>.. "
aThose of you who, have read the
history of Japan will have realized
that there is nothing that Japan val
ues more highly than honor. Japan
has no finer inheritance, no greater
possession, no acquisition more wor-
thy to be cherished than her sense
of honor.
"The entry of the United States
into the war as the champion of
right has touched the heart of every
Japanese, and nowadays President
Wilson's addresses go as deeply into
the hearts of the Japanese as into
the hearts of the Americans. One
of his recent utterances that has gone
deep into the bottom of the Japan
csc heart runs as follows: For us
there is but one choice. We have
made it. Woe be to the man or
group of men that seek to stand in
our way in this day of high resolt-
ton, when every principle we hold
dearest is 10 be indicated and made
secure for the salvation of the ma
tions!' --~
Cooperation Is Pledged -
Gentlemen, the Japanese are de-
termined to, cooperate with you till
the last and will not stop until our
enemy-Germany, the pirate
Of the seas. the assassin of the air.
and the yiolator of all decenc1es on
land-has been completely thrasned. |
When this monster-enemy OF ours
mas been thoroughly beaten down.
then and Their only shall we have:
lasting peaceD
when the dinner had proceeded
about half an hour, Governor Pin
nam arose and proposed a toast to +
His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor
IF Japan" and the guests rose while
he orchestra played the Japanese
rational anthem. This was followed
Nv a toast, proposed by DIR. Masao,
to His Excellency, President Wood
Tow Wilson"