Evening journal., 1917-08-11
j. Japan Peace
No LONGER hENACED
lshii Says Germany Was
Only Disturbing Element
in Far East
NO ONE NOW
TO START TROUBLE

last hHs enuOWeu Japan and the
United States with one great benefit,
and there remains no Power cherish
ing the design Of estranging Japan
from America
So declared Viscount Kikujiro Ishii
head OF the Japanese mission 10 the
United States. at the farewell dinner
given in his honor by the America
Japan Society In Toxic. The full text
OF Viscount Ishifs address. which has
Just been received in Washington, fol-
lows:
I am profoundly touched by the
courteous expressions of congratula~
tions and sympathy with which our
honnred president Viscount Kaneko.
and the eminent representative Amer
lean gentleman. Prof J. T. Swift have
Just favored tho special mission TO
the United States and also by the cor
dial way in which you have all in
dorsed their kindly expressions. on
behalf of my party no less than ny
self I offer you our most heartfelt
thanks and appreciation.
Gentlemen. the greatest war H. the
annals OF man is now at the climax
OF its bitterness and ferceness and II
is just at this iuncture that the most
momentous decision has been taken by
the great American commonwealth.
This is an event OF the first magni-
tude, an epoch-making one. l am con-
ylnced In spite OF the indefatigable
efforts Of the Germans to bring about
discord between Japan and the United
States these two countries are now
practically allied in making common
'front.' against that very power Ger
many.
In these circumstances I deem II
particularly great honor and pleas
IRE TO be instructed with a special
mission TO the United States. Ny
mission. consider, is military IN
one respect and one Of peace in an
other; military as against the Cen
trail European system OF militarism
and domination. but one Of peace TO
be consolidated and reafilrmed as be-
.ween the TWO pacific powers. Japan
and the United States or the official
part of my mission II would be in
opportune for me to speak at this
time. or the non Official bu. none the
less important part OF my forthcoming
Journey I may be allowed to utter a
few words
You have all noticed. Mr. President
and gentlemen. noticed with satisfac-
tion that the entire Japanese nation
has unan mOuslv and enthusiastically
welcomed the decision OF the Japan
ese Government to send special
mission to America. OF course I do
not speak OF my humble self but a
part from all personal considerations.
the concensus Of Japanese opinion
approves It as a wise. proper and
eminently useful step that a special
mission should be sent 70 the United
States at this moment. I am proud
20 consider. therefore. that part OF
my mission will be to convey to the
100. 100000 Of American citizens the
sympathy and good will Of the TO-
600 600 OF Japanese people.
The intercourse between japan
and America, instead Of being almost
entirely governmental as was for
merly the case has gradually come
TO assume a more popular or nation
al character. a happy augury for the
consolidation Of the genuine friend
ship between. these two countries
since that friendship no longer hangs
perilously upon the uncertain caprice
of individual statesmen, but rests on
the MISUNDERSTOOD mutual interests
and reciprocal respect OF the two ma
tions
That new era first dawned when
in 1908, a representative body com
posed of the members Of the Pacific
Coast Chambers OF Commerce. pa 4
visit TO this country. Though no
as representatives sent out by the
government, the party brought here Z
message Of good will and apprecia.
tion from the American people to th'
Japanese nation. And the more thar
Frfawa1nr tsaraftffnw rrrhfrn ~
corded to the distinguished visitor
may be left to the recollection o
most OF the gentlemen who are herr
this evening This memorable visi
OF the American gentlemen opene,
up the new path of the exchange o
remarks of friendship and Of dem
onstrations OF the mutual attachmen
Of the two peoples.
Then the return visit Of represen
tative Japanese business men to tn
United States. the exchange Of lee
tur ng professors, the Organization n
various associations formed with III
object Of promoting close relations be
tween the two countries and other un
dertakings Of a like nature. followe
without interruption. In the forma
tion Of the Amer ca Japan Society W
see another crystalization Of genu
inc coordinate feelings mutually en-
tertained, and no on could mistake Il
predicting a hopeful future for the ro
lations between the two nat ons.
am exceedingly happy TO see ne'
warmth breathed by this recent
started organization into the relation
Of r/tual confidence and fraterna
feeling exVting between japanese an
Americans.
In conclus on it is gratifying {
think of one great benefit with whic
this war has already endowed Japa
and the United States. l mean th
disappearance Of Germany from TIL
quarter of the world. Now that Gel
mans, that universal disturber OF IN
peace. has completely and once for a
been driven out Of her Asiatic base
there remains no longer any one VIII
ventures to cherish the design OF O.
ranging Japan from America and col
sequently the Pacific ocean hence
forth will have the noble destiny
join the two great nations across n
water and never to separate them.
AGAIN SMASH SUFFRAGE BANNEI
BY The United Press.