The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-10-02
JAPAN ASPEACE
ALLY0F UNITED
STATESAFTER WAR
This Is Hope Of Japanese Mission
Here En- Route To Mainland
As Stated Last Night
Ps9PLE OF TWO LANDS
SHOULD BE FRIENDS
After Pirates and Assassins Of
"a Germany Are Smashed
Peace WIN Come

Peace WI Come
Tho Japanese are determined
70 cooperate with yon till the last
ana viii not stop until our mon
stef. enemy Germany the pirate Of
the seas the assassin OF the air
and the vioiator Of all decencies
on land - has been completely
thfnshed.'' "a. 1870.
SO declared DR.. r. Masao, former
special adviser TO the Court of Siam
now prominent in the japanese house
Of representatives and heading spe-
cial mission from that representative
body 70 the people of the United
States, in his reply to the welcome
given him and his colleagues at the
Country Club last night, where the dis
tinguished visitors were the guests of
the Territory at dinner. ,....E. ....
Doctor Masao spoke straight from
the shoulder regarding the missioDS of
himself and colleagues, which is to
help bring Americans into complete
understanding with the Japanese, so
that the present war alliance will be-
come, at the conclusion of the war, a
peace alliance, in which the two Paei-
&c races may work together for the
general good of the Pacific.
AS you know" said this spokes.
/ man for the mission last night tive,
Ave of US, constitute a special commits
sion from the house of representative
of Japan to the United States Of
America, and our mission is that of
conveying the greetings Of the Japan
ese people to. the people of the United
States and Of getting acquainted with
them. r. ~ ~"
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 to
each other. In such circumstances it
is wen that each of the two should
endeayor to become familiar with the
thoughts, wishes and hopes Of the 9th
err; and there never was better time
for such an endeavor as now.
"There Is nothing like meeting with
each other under favorable circum-
, stances. You can there arrive at
fair knowledge of each other.
"A fair Knowledge of each other is
the beginning of mutual confidence,
and mutual confidence is the beginning
of mutual respect, which is the key to
International Harmony.
No Reason For Dfscord
There r. no reason why there
should ever be any lack of mutual
knowledge, mutual confidence and mu-
tual respect between the Americans
and the Japanese, and If in the past
there has been anything lacking in
these respects, let us hope that our
association and fellowship as allies in
this war will produce so perfect knowl'
edge of each other, so perfect conf
dence in each other, and so perfect re-
spect for each other, that the Ameri-
cans and Japanese shall always be al.
lies, after the war as during the war.
"In these islands of Hawaii there
are thousands of Japanese obtaining
their living and they owe the protec'
ton of their lives and properties to
you. Their fidelity to their mother
country is characteristic of them, but
il 10 this very characteristic that ought
to make them faithful and loyal and
useful to their adopted country in time
of need.
Proving Their Honor
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 Yokohama
we heard that scores of them had al
] ready sacrificed their lives for their
adopted country and scores and scores
more Of them had become wounded.
"Those Of you who have read the
history of Japan will have realized
that there is nothing that japan values
more highly than honor. japan has
no finer inheritance, no greater pos
session, no acquisition more worthy to
be cherished than her sense of honor.
Woe To Traitors ....
"The entry of the United States in.
| TO the war as the champion of right
has touched the heart of every Jap
anese, and now-a days President VII.
SON = addresses go as deeply into the
heart of the Japanese as into the heart
OF the Americans. One of his recent
utterances that has gone deep into the
| bottom of the Japanese heart runs as
| follows; For us there is but one
choice, We have made II. Woe be to
| the man or group Of men that seek
to stand in our way in this day of high
resolution, when every principle we
hold dearest is TO be vindicated and
made secure for the salvation of the
nations.'
""Gentlemenl The japanese are de-
teTmined to cooperate with you till the
last and will not stop until our mon
ster enemy GermaDy-the pirate of the
seas, the assassin of the air, and the
violator of all decencies in land-has
been completely thrasbed. When this
monster-~this enemy of ours--has been
thoroughly beaten down. then and then
only shall we have q lasting peace. "