New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
Cabinet Officers in Toxic
Praise Cooperation with
United States in War
Like Interests in P acihc
Marquis Okuma Declares There
Is No Reason Why Nations
Should Clash

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Toxic, May 12.-No such brilliant
and successful event has occurred in
Japan in recent years as the inaugural
dinner of the newly founded America
Japan Society, which, attended by the
entire Cabinet and many other distin-
guished japanese, was held last night
at the Bankers Club. The function
was remarkable as demonstration Of
friendship for the United States, and
the japanese apparently wished 20
make it eminently so.
All the speeches, including those Of
Field Marshal Count Terauchi, the
Prime Minister, and Viscount lchiro
Motono, the Foreign Minister; Viscount
Kentaro Kaneko, Marquis Shigenubo
Okuma and others, laid special stress
on the desire TO cooperate with Amer
lea in the development of the Pacific,
whose era Viscount Motono conceived
as now dawning, and as SURPRISING in
the vastness Of the sphere of its activi
ties and in the profundity Of its mean
ing that of the Mediterranean as well
as that Of the Atlantic
Special interest was attached TO the
words of Premier Terauchi, that Japan
and the United States we're on the eve
Of joining their resources in "chastls-
ing the common obdurate foe" 1t is
understood that Japan will furnish
what material is possible to the United
States, including ships.
Owes Greatest Debt to United States
Count Terauchi emphasized what he
termed "the conspicuous fact IN his
tory that Japan owes the greatest debt
of gratitude TO the United States IN
formulating her national policy of err
ergetic progress and international IN
tercourse, fact which our countrymen
are still cherishing,"
He added: "The United States and
Japan are not the same in their pollti-
cal constitution, but both nations are
at one in their reverence of humanity,
in their love of peace, in their heri-
tage of chivalrous spirit. Therefore,
though some international questions
have arisen between the two countries
during the last fifty years, they have
ever been amicably solved through
their mutual good will and conces-
sions."
MARQUIS Okuma was another speaker
who believed that the Pacific would
be the central theatre of the future,
and he believed also that the United
States and Japan would become the
most powerful actors on the stage. as
there no fear, them" he asked, that
the interests Of the two countries may
collide?"
"Not necessarily was his answer,
AMI he continued: "In trade and com
merce the two nations can supply each
other with what is lacking, and by
mutual advice and helpfulness both
may expect to get along amicably. That
is. as long as the rivalry Is of com
mercial and pacific nature there can
be no reason why the two nations
should come TO blows. Unless either
party follows the policy OF the Ger
man Kaiser-tkat Of aggression and
subjugation-Japan and America are
safe from a bloody collision.
"Eyen now he went on, there are
some problems on the Pacific Coast
about which the opinions of the two
countries have not quite agreed, but
considering them from the broad view
point of the two countries-friendship
none Of such questions is too difficult
20 be solved with mutual satisfaction.
The United States and Japan have too
important a mission in the worlds big
thestre 10 quarrel with each other on
account Of petty local questions.
Will Not Fight Over China
"The opinion ventilated by some
pessimists that the American-Japanese
interests in China arc inconsistent IS
ridiculous nonsense. Fer IL China IS
20 grow in prosperity through the in
vestment Of American capital, China
will not be the only beneficiary. Both
the United States and Japan will also
profit"
The following cablegram was dis
patched 70 President Wilson:
"The President, White House, Wash
ington. - America-Japanese Society
new bond international good will anc
fellowship, at inaugural banquet three
hundred representative Japanese and
Americans, including Premier and high
est government officials. send sincere
greetings 10 you, and through you tC
the American people.
"VISCOUNT KANEKO,