New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-29
Kaiser Sought to Embroil
u. and Japan, Says Ishii

Der filled the auditorium just before
noon when Niscount lshii spoke. They
applsuded his iterations of Japan's de
votion TO the Allied cause. and when he
finished gave three spirited cheers for
Japan.
"You will be satisfied" said the Wis
count, before the luncheon in his honor
began, that Japan has done, is doing
and will do her share in such manner
as TO justify her in claiming a place
in the company of honest men.
Friends for Fifty Years
I've have been friends. sir. for some
fifty years. We propose to strengthen
that friendship. We have earned o
right to il by The true history Of the
past, and We propose TO hold it through
all the years that arc TO come, for we
value IT far too highly to risk its loss.
I'm these fifty years of great develop
ment for you and for us we have met
IN the market place, and as time went
by the understanding grew. We have
learned from you the ways of the West
and of the Street; but, sir, those were
different times and different induce
ments. Hitherto we have come TO you,
rs you have come TO us. with something
10 sell and something to buy. To-day
there is something more. East meets
West on common ground. That royal
hawk, the sun, has flown from the
Orient's hand and lighted in the West
"The same sun glorifies the stars and
is blazoned on the snow white field of
your flag and my flag as they fly to-
day; on your land and on my land half
a world away. This is the day of the
gathering of the clans of the East and
of the West. The day has dawned in
which the yesterday is forgotten; when
old prejudices, old Misunderstanding !
fade and you greet us as we greet you,
old friends and new-made brothers in !
the struggle for human liberty, human |
freedom and national existence.
With United States as Allies
"Since our arrival in America we
have not only bee? impressed, but COM /
pressed, by the gigantic measure of F.,
your resources and your preparations /
10 stop the war by providing the only |
means by which il can be stopped-the .
complete, utter physical defeat and hu- !
initiation of Germany. But | assure /
you that we are with you as your allies, |
your comrades and your partners in the /
winning of this war, which means so |
much 10 all the world"
In welcoming the Japanese visitors
F. II. Outerbridge. president of the !
Chamber, said: 1--WE believe that this |
visit which you have paid us will have
demonstrated to all those, whether foes /
abroad or alien enemies at home, or ,
recreants masquerading under our own /
citizenship who have tried TO let loose /
poisonous gases Of innuendo and sus- !
picion, 10 raise, as II were, chilling ,
mist between US. that their efforts have /
been brought TO naught. And we be- /
lieve that from this time forth the rep /
resentative people of this nation and /
your nation will see to it, no matter |
how drastic the measures may be that |
may have TO be adopted TO prevent these /
insidious evils, that il is the firm re-
solves of our people that this ancient
friendship shall be kept ever true,
warm and glowing.
in the great period of reconstruc- /
ton and commercial expansion that I
must follow the close OF this war we .
realize that in the Far East your ma
ton must play a most prominent part. .
In the great Chinese Republic, lying .
close al hand TO you, We see great .
field and great future for our mutual .
effort. 1t is a field in which we must
cooperate in the same spirit Of mutual
confidence and upon substantially the
same high ideals in which we propose
10 cooperate in the prosecution OF this
war
LET US so frame and carry out our
plans Of peaceful commercial inva-
sion of the Far East, in which your en-
ergy, productive efficiency and propin-
guilty should be joined with our ma
terial resources and supply of capital.
Let us so conduct ourselves there that
the people of that great republic may |
benefit at least as much by our opera
tons as we ourselves do"
Mayor Mitchell, who was the speaker
at the luncheon which followed, said in .
part:
at is necessary that this great ma
ton keep here at home as an inspira-
ton to the fighting forces at the front .
a public spirit that will know no di-
vision. that will know no sedition, or
at least will repudiate any utterance
which may strike not only at our ma
ton but at any one of our allies in CO.
operation with US.
"Your great nation has indeed les
son for the people of the United
States in the wonderful spirit of in
dividual devotion and self-sacritice to
the national cause that Japan knows
among her people. And when small .
groups here and there scattered [.
through our people are discussing the .
effect of this war upon their commu-
mites, upon the interests of other /
countries, or places in which they take /
no matter how deep an interest; when |
they are doing this, and when they are
discussing whether or not they owe TO |
the United States an unquestioned and |
answering loyalty in this war, they |
may we'll take a lesson and an inspira- |
tion from the people Of Japan, who,
when their country Is at war, have !
nothing 70 ask. but only to serve"
Honored Grants Memory
Late In the afternoon Special Am.
bassador Ishii symbolically reaffirmed /.
his pledges Of cooperation by placing
a wreath Of roses on the grave of Gen
eral Grant. The list Regiment stood /
in front of Grants tomb as the mem ,
bers Of the party drove up, after hav-
ing encircled Manhattan Island on the I
police boat Patrol. The regimental /
band played the "Kimigayo,' the Jap /
anese national anthem, az the visitors /
inspected the men who stood at atten- |
ton.
Because the list will leave to-day ,
for Spartanburg, their presence was .
in the nature of farewell. The sol
diers had bayonets in their rifles. and .
appeared ready for the work they Will .
eventually be called upon to do. Colo .
III V;l1;au, & Rates led his men as