Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-30
ENVOySOF JAPAN
ARE HONOR GUESTS
OF U. S. SENATE
Viscount lshii and Members OF
Imperial Mission Visit Cham
Der by Invitation.
ALLIES IN THE BIG WAR
EXCHANGE FLUCTUATIONS
Senator Salisbury, President Pro
Tenn, Expresses Welcome-Leader
Of Delegation Responds.

Of Delegation Responds.
Refutation of the saying that East
fs east and west is west and never the
two shall meet" was furnished today
when the ancient empire of Japan and
the greatest of republics met on the
floor of the United States Senate and
exchanged felicitations-the feicita-
tions not only of friends. but of allies
In the war.
- viscount Ishii and members of the
spending to an invitation, visited the
Senate, which took a recess from the
legislative session, and were received
with honor by that body. the members
Of which arose to their feet as the dis
tinguished visitors were escorted into
the chamber and greeted by the presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate. Senator
Salisbury Of Delaware.
Members of House Present.
Many members Of the House of Repre-
sentatives filled the spaces back of
the senator's seats and the galleries
were thronged with visitors admitted
by card. Frequent and enthusiastic
applause interrupted the speech of
Senator Salisbury and that of Viscount
Ishii
The visitors were escorted into the
chamber. through the main entrance.
Martin, Lodge, Smoot, Hitchcock and
Overman, and Senator salisbury invited
them to seats beside him.
viscoupt Ishii was then introduced
by Sensfor Salisbury.
Mr.. saulsbury's Welcoming Address.
In welcoming viscount Ishii. Senator
Salisbury. President pro tempore of
the Senate, said:
Senators. we are highly honored to-
day by the presence Of these distin-
guished guests who come to Us repre-
full empire OF the world We have met
$ here before and welcomed the distin-s
Euished missions from other great ma
tons. Heroic Belgium, historic Italy.
xreat Russia, beloved France and
democratic Britain have sent to us of
their best. but to none have we ex-
tended . more cordial welcome than
today we give to the representatives
Of great Nippon. that beautiful land
Of ancient tradition and passionate pa
tz.otism.
"A mighty nation is the ancient en-
pir4 of Japan Its youth renewed, it
Joins our great young nation in pledg-
ing anew a continuance OF our old
friendship. which the trouble maker of
the earth has tried SO hard to inter-
rupt- We now know how industriously
insidious attempts have been made by
the Prussian masters of the German
people to bring about dfstrust and
hatred in the world. We know what
nxyil pff r. no. ha hreed
hatred and distrust of US among our
friends, and we welcome this oppor-
tunity to heartily congratulate our old
friends who honor us today that by
the capture of Tsingtau and the Ger
man islands in the Pacific japan has
completely removed from the far east
ern world the only threat, as we be-
1ieve, to peace and prosperity-the only
threat to lasting peace in eastern Asia
Wars Provoked by Prussians.
within the memory of living man
Prussians have provoked four wars for
conquest and in three succeeded. Their
fourth attempt has reused the world to
unified, concerted action
The yellow peril was made in Ger
many and Shantung was seized; the
Slav peril was made in Germany. and
Serbia was overwhelmed and Russia
was invaded; but the thick-witted,
snug. self-centered supermen of Ger
many, entering their last attempt at
conquest. have reused real peril-a
real peril to themselyes-and the free
nations who believe in international
honor. In the binding force of treaties
and in the pledged word are grimly.
though SO sorrowfully, engaged in Gre
ating. perfecting and bringing to sue
cessful issue an alliance for the benefit
of all earth's people, which will protect
the rights of nations, small and great
and enable them to lead their lives in
peace, and lead them unafraid
This alliance we and the other free
nations of the earth are creating to
control the disturbers OF the peace of
the world, and it is now succeeding
The alliance we create is based on the
brotherhood of man, the equal rights of
men and nations. 1t is based on the
universal kindly instincts of the human
heart. no matter whether that heart
beats In an eastern or a western breast:
no matter where free men live in
America or Asia, in South Africa. in Eu-
rope or in South America. The alli-
ance we create is directed against and
threatens only wrong. inkumanity and
injustice.
1t threatens only rapacity, greed hy-
pocrisy and nationalized brutality 1t
threatens only military autocracy and
the violatbrs of treaties who disregard
the pledged honor of nations Our alli-
anee is indeed a peril. but only to the
new pirates of the seas, to the assas-
sins of the air; to those who violate
international decency and fair dealing,
who misuse the forces of developed sci
ence and distort the teachings of phi
losophy, who would destroy civilization
itself in the effort to accomplish world
domination.