Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-25
JAPANESEFINANCIAL COMMISSION
VISITS HAWAII ON WAY To COAST
America and Japan Must Work
Together to End War, AS
SertS Baron 7. Megata

by concerted efforts the United
States anfAIapan must strive to put
en- end to0the world calamity, AMI
after the war we must work together
to keep the Pacific pacific"
- Thus declared Baron Tanetaro Me-
n gaia, member of the house OF peers
8and head of the special Japanese finan-
cial commission visiting Honolulu, in
an address delivered at a banquet
given by Consul General Rokuro Mo-
roi last night in honor Of the COM
mission.
A special finance commission was
established in Japan to carry on the
work OF investigating the financial
and economic measures adopted by
the foreign powers TO meet the extg-
encies arising out of the great world
war, the purpose Of its Investigations
being to furnish Japan with instruc-
tive information as 10 ways and means
fer furthering the development of the
empire, both during and after the war.
In pursuance Of this purpose persons,
Officials and private individuals. hav-
ing ability and experience in the tred..
ment of the subjects concerned. are
TO be selected from time to time and
charged with this important mission
AS the first step, Baron Megata.
chief Of the commission and his asso-
ciate commissioners were ordered to
proceed to the United States. There
fore, tn. sending of these commission
ers to the United States in order to
enable them to observe personally the
conditionsyetually existing in that
country aL6s3o to create between the
two nations a better understanding
which shall serve to promote the mu-
tual interest OF both countries, will
not only be instrumental in furthering
relations of intimacy between Japan
and the United States but also will
have the effect of bringing into
clearer light the industrial and finan-
cial fields of this empire, both dur.
ing and after the war. That the United
States will hold dominant position
-. the money market o: the world
Safter the war seems quite certain, and
& nsequently to strengthen the basis
of cooperation with her Il tantamount
to advancing the economic position of
this empire. !.
In the selection of the commission
ers, comparatively many appointments
have been made from business circles,
in as much as the necessity of making
the investigation a combined effort
Of both government and people has
been keenly felt by the authorities.
Following are the members of the
commission: -.
Baron Tanetaro Megata, member OF
the house of peers. -. 4
Osamu Matsumoto, secretary in the
department of finance. ~. ~.
Takenosuke Sakaguchi, technical in.
spector in the e.. raordinary inyestiga.
ton bureau, department of finance.
Baron Bunkichi. Ito, secretary in the
extraordinary industrial investigation
bureau, department of agriculture and
Doctor Sell Hishida, secretary in.
terpreter to the government general
Of Chosen (Korea).
Umekichi Yoneyama, managing.
director Of the Mitsu Bank, Ltd, To-
kio1
Yoshitaro Yamashita, general-man.
ager of the Sumitomo firm, Osaka.
Chozo Koike. director of the Ku.,ara
mead Office, OSAKA.
Kenijiro Matsumoto, representative
Of the Yasukawa Mining Co., Fukuoka.
At the banquet last night, which
was heldtM the gold room Of the Alex
ander Young hotel, about 40 local bus
mess men were present in addition to
the members Of the commission sn1
local consular attaches. Toasts were
drunk to the president and the mikado
and brief addresses made Governor
tPinkham welcomed the commission on
behalf of Hawaii. The first address
was made by Consul General Moroi,
who said, In part:
1T is great thing in these stirring
times of world turmoil to be able to
point TO this country or that country.
and TO be able to say Friend / am
glad to say that as far as my observa-
tions have extended, the warm rcla.
tons existing between the empire of
Japan and the United States have
never at any time been other than OK.
tremely cordial and while there have
been occasions when those who were
enemies have attempted to stir up
strife between the two countries,
am glad to say that the wisdom and
the minds of the great men of the two
countries have been able to avert any
unpleasantness and We are today en-
ioying an exchange of commercial and
diplomatic relations which we have
every hope to believe, win continue
for all time.
There can be no better medium to
cement that intercourse than an ex.
change of personal views between the
big men of the two countries, and it is
my pleasure. your excellency, AMI
business men of Honolulu, to present !
to you the prominent men OF my coun
try who, i am sure, carry with them a
very hearty greeting and a profound
hope that the amity we enjoy today
may continue as 1t has in the past"
In part, Baron Megata spoke as fol
lows:
I'VE have been commissioned to
come TO your country on this import
ant occasion to study the financial and
economic measures adopted here, so
that America and Japan may join
hand in hand to prosecute the wae I'M
til our final victory is won Our visit
we hope all prove to be a hapDy |