Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-05
PLEDGE Of PEACE
EXTENDED Japan
BY congressman
0ku Toasts American Presi.
dent-Junketers Dined
in Toxic.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC. September 3.-The entire
cabinet. 900 Japanese and American
men and women attended the lunch
con given in honor OF the visiting
American congressman in the I'm
perial Hotel today. Takashir Hara,
the premier. toasted President Will
son. Edward Bell. American charge
d'anairs. and the japanese emperor.
Addresses were delivered by SEN
ator William J. Harris Of Georgia
and Representative John H. Small OF
North Carolina. both dwelling on the
innumerable courtesies the American
congressman had received in Japan.
Mr.. Harris said he would leave with
strong feelings Of friendship for and
belief in the japanese people
There Ia not an enemy Of Japan
but would like to see differences arise
between Japan and America" Mr.. Har-
and will be avoided through frank
Intercourse"
In the course OF his address Mr..
Small said a Japanese newspaper had
asked what the American congress
men were doing here. and the answer
" k1bS WASs w no WOuI0 uOt
to Japan il he had the chance.'
No Fear Of Waniag Friendship.
I'VE hatter ourselves that any i'm
preston We receive will be q dis
tinct contribution to public opinion.
which makes for good government"
Mr. Small said. He added that diff
ferences exist between Japan and the
United States and that more may
| come in the future. He did not be-
L liAVA. hnvAver an ~
migration or the treatment of Jap
anese in the United States would per-
manently mar the friendship between
the two countries. The American
people. he declared. love peace and
their friendly spirit for Japan would
not lightly be displaced.
Tho central factors of Americas
dealings with other nations. Mr.. Small
continued. were Righteousness and jus
| tice.
He pointed out that another Japa-
nese journal had spoken Of America al
any one who said that or proclaimed
Japan Q menace to America must be 4
lingo. Mr.. Small credited Japan with
the same qualities Of Righteousness
and justice in its dealings with Amer
| lea as other nations II Japan and
America continued to deal with: each
other frankly. he said. no difference
| would arise which could not be ad-
justed in the forum of truth.
President 0ku Replies.
President Oku of the house OF rep
| resentatives. after declaring that IL
both sides did their utmost with due
regard for the principles Of justice and
fair play he had not the slightest doubt
all troubles actually existing and all
| those which might possibly arise be-
tween the two nations could be solved
to the entire satisfaction OF both. con-
| tinued:
Japan is a country with history
Of three thousand years. The Japa-
nese consequently are fond OF talking
about the past. For instance, the
port Of Shimonoseh, where you drst
touched the shores Of old n japan; re- 70
the part Of your country that makes
US feel grateful. Then. again. your
great country added one of the most
Hateful pages to our history by intro
ago. Bound together by ties Of history
like these, 1t Is my earnest hope that
the relations of the two countries
will forever be friendly and intimate"
President Oku's mention OF Shimo-
Americas return Of the indemnity
growing out Of the Shimonoseki bonn
bardment incident in 1854 49,
Husy Week fer Visttees.
Throughout the weeks stay o. the
American congressional party there
will be a continuous round OF social
functions. Edward Bell. the Ameri-
can charge d'anaires. will give Q great
reception in the embassy tonight
The congressman will visit the PAL
ace gardens and will be given . din
ner by Baron Mitsui and garden
party by the America-Japan Society.
IA special reception will be accorded
the women Of the party by promi-
nent Japanese women. Then will fol-
low a reception by Marquis Okuma,
FORMER premier; Official receptions by
The municipalities Of Toxic and Yoko-
hama. a visit to Nikko and . dinner
by Viscount Uchida, the foreign min.
lister.