Phoenix tribune., 1919-01-11
Japan Happy to Work
For Good of Mankind
Head of Japanese Peace Mission Ar
riVes in San Francisco Enroute
to His Duties at Versailles Con-
ference.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 25.-
Nobuaki Maxine, head of the Japanese
delegation, en- route to the Versailles
peace conference, arrived here today
from Japan on the steamer Tenyo
Maru. The party, which includes
several high government officials of
Japan, will depart tomorrow for New
York.
Marquis Salonji, ranking ambassa.
dor of the Japanese peace mission,
will leave Japan by the short Suez
route and will be joined in Paris by
Baron Maxine and the delegates ac-
companying him.
Baron Maxine said he was not au-
thorized to discuss any possible poll
cies of the mission. He added that no
plans could be made for action at the
peace conference until after the arri-
val of the mission at Paris and con-
Isultation there.
Baron Maxine first came here forty
seven years ago, accompanying his
father with the mission sent abroad
by Japan to proclaim to the world
that the nations determination was
to follow the open door" policy in
the Orient.
Statement Issued
In formal statement upon his ar
rival, Baron Maxine said:
"The terrible world war is over and
the victors will now take council to-
gether to make plans for and lay a
new, firm and permanent foundation
on which civilization and progress,
stayed for a time, may resume their
upward and onward course. Japan
will join the councils of the wise and
brave men who have won this war
and will contribute her share of the
labor which must be furnished for the
achievement of this glorious task.
Fifty years ago Japan entered the
family of nations. Today Japan is
proud to associate herself with those
nations in their work for humanity.
Fifty years ago the mission from ia
pan set foot first on the soil of Cali
fornia and now again from here a
Japanese delegation will start on its
wsy eastward, proud Of the right to
stand as comrade and partner among
those who have given and are giving
so much for us all.
"We had only few days prepara-
tion for the journey half way around
the world, and consequently in the
hurry of arrangements to leave busi-
Inecc and families we. have had but lit
tile time to give to the consideration
of the many and perplexing problems
that must come before the conference
at Versailles. Indeed, for the last
seventeen days we have been without
connected news, so it would be i'm
proper, obviously, for any member of
this party to discuss questions either
iminently or remotely scheduled for
discussion at Versailles.
New Era Has DaWned
"The all engrosing topic occupying
the public mind and attention here
today is the peace conference and, in
no less a degree it is of Importance in
the extreme Orient.
| "a new era has dawned for you and
for us. A great light is seen upon the
world horizon. All of us most sin
cerely and earnestly hope that within
! its broadening sphere and larger
scope, higher ideals will be conceived
and, being carried out, the whole hui
man race will live and breathe more
freely"
The delegation was welcomed by
Representatives of the state and navy
departments and the Japanese con
sui Baron Maxine had requested
that there be no formal reception.
The Japanese delegates will leave
here tomorrow on special train for
New York. They will sail on the
Carmania January 4