The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-10-01
SAYS AMERICA and
JAPAN ARE UNITED
War Not to Be Considered, Declares
Japanese Statesman.
VISCOUNT KANEK'S VIEWS
Speeches at Dinner by American-Jap-
an Society Based cn Shantung
Provision.

Toxic, Saturday, Sept. 27.-(By the
Associated Press. Address in
which it was declared that war be-
tween Japan and the United States is
contingency not to be considered,
ard statements that the future of the
two countries lies in the cultivation of
economic relations and friendly inter-
course, were heartily applauded today
Mt luncheon given by the American
Japan Society.
Viscount Kanck, member of the
privy council, and formerly special
representative of Japan to the United
States, presided. The luncheon, which
was given in honor of former United
States Senator Theodore E. Burton, of
Ohio; Lieut.. Col. Carl +. Baldwin, the
American military attache, who is
leaving Japan shortly for Washington
and D. P. Blake, an American business
leader in Japan for thirty years, who
is going to London, was attended by
large number Of Japanese and
Americans.
Without directly mentioning Shan
tuEe, the speeches were based on the
feeling in the United States arising
from the Shantung question.
"Some Americans fear that War
may come with Japan" said Viscount
Kaneko in opening the spcech-mak-
ing. "But you, Col. Baldwin, who
have seen our military organization
and know our people, will be able tc
tell your countrymcn that we never
have had the slightest idea Of dcclar,
ing war against the republic on the
other side of the Pacific"
Viscount Kaneko added that Col
Baldwin might even tell the Ameri
cans that, instead of thinking Of war
the Japanese were fraterniZing with
Americans around the banquet board
"Thcre will never be war between
Japan and America continued Wis
count Kaneko," "and the entire Japan
est people will concur with me in thi
opinion. Tell this to your Prcsiden
and the members Of the Cabinet, tn
Senators and Representatives an
your judges, bankers, capitalists, jour
nalists and working people.
"Never can we entertain such a
! idea against America, which has don
/ so much for our country and led Il
4 into the path Of taking q seat in tn
: council of the five great powers"
: Cheering greeted the words Of Wis
: count Kancko.
Y Mr.. Burton said he soincd with tn
D Japanese statesman in declaring ths
a war between Japan and the Unite
!, States was impossible. In the fir<
J place, he declared, it would be futil
!! If Japan attacked the Pacific coast ST
I could not hope to penetrate the int
/ rior Of America; if America attacke
4 Japan she might be able to do scriol
. injury, but she would leave trail
hatred behind her which would hu
= America more than Japan.
] CAS- | have travelled here" conti
] lcd Mr.. Burton, 81 have, found Il
n very air charged with hospitality al
a fricndlincss. Language and custom
. will prove but a temporary barri
: between us. There is the tradition
: friendship that must endure alwa!
y No trouble makers or jingocs c;
n break the ties that bind us. Mutu
81 interests s hold us and we shall go fo
81 ward with the conviction that war
= not the way to settle differences b
- tween nations"
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