Arizona republican., 1917-08-23
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WASHINGTON. Aug. 22.-Japan's mission to the United States, bearing a message of reorganization and ap- preciation to President Wilson from the emperor and people of Japan, was wei comed to Washington today with warmth and enthusiasm by the public and with the highest marks of courtesy by the government
 Passing through streets thronged with people, past long lines of school children dressed in white with the rec sun of Japan on the fronts of their gowns, the distinguished visitors were escorted by cavalry to the residence of Perry Belmont where they will be the guests of the government during their stay Tomorrow they win make the formal calls which must precede the official conferences being arranged for them, and in the evening they will dine with the president.
 Viscount Ishii, the special ambas sador, spoke to the newspaper core sponuents this afternoon of his gratifi- cation at the welcome given the mis- sion here. at Honolulu, San Francisco and at all stages of it's journey
 Tonight the members of the mission dined informally with the Japanese ambassador
 The mission, it is said, has not come here on a commercial or political CT r. d hut to greet the United States as a brother nation fighting for q com mon end and to decide after conSulta- ton, how best the two nations can CO., operate both in an economic and mil itarv sense, in carrying on the war. While Viscount Ishii is vested with plenlpotentiary powers, the questions to be discussed will not be political, I.1t assistance.
 Among the most important problems to be taken up is that of the disposi- tion of Japanese shipping. The entente allies are looking to Japan for assist ance in solving the ocean transporta- ton problem which ranks as first in importance in the war. It IS under stood that Japan stands ready to rem der additional assistance within her abilities.
 America becomes an important factor in meeting this demand because ths Japanese cannot build the great mum Der of new ships needed for the trade without an adequate supply Of stfuc- tural steel from the United States Such exports of steel can be made by America only by self-sacrifice, for the tremendous building program of me shipping board promises to take the entire available domestic Hllll pIOuuCl Consequently, if the Japanese shlI wards. now running in a very limited way, are to be supplied with American steel. there must be an agreement thai the new Japanese tonnage is to be de- voted to war uses.
 An important secondary considera lion is that of freight rates, and 1t re- mains to he seen whether Japanest shin owners can be induced to conten Themselves with more moderate profit! that they have been making thus con forming tc the sca'e of ocean freign rates which the allies and the United States are expected to lay down. Japan hhs A total mercantile tonnage of z, OOO eco and is adding to this at the rat of 100000 tons a year. Of this total about 415 per cent is in war service
 Another war measure which the com mission is expected to discuss Will p the enlargement of Iapanese naval ac tivities. Already Japan has been great service to her allies in relleVln thern wholly of tho heavy tasF or pa trolling the seas in the Far East. has been suggested that Japanese na val activities might be evtendcd 70 III clude a patrol of the whole north "a cific from shore to shore. thus releas ing the American naval forces m thos waters for service in European an other waters.