Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-05
VISITING i. s.
LAWMAKER RS ARE
D|NED IN JAPAN
Cabinet and 600 Japanese
and American Men and
Women Attend Banquet in
CongreSsmen's Honor.

icy MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wIREl
Toxic, Sept (by the Associated
Press. THE entire cabinet and
500 japanese and American men
and women attended the luncheon
given in honor of the visiting Amer
lean congressman in the Imperial
hotel today. Takashi Hara, the
premier, toasted Edward Bell,
American charge d'affaires and the
japanese emperor.
Addresses were delivered by
Senator william Harris of Georgia
and Representative John H. Small
of North Carolina, both dwelling
on the 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.
viii Avoid Differences.
"There is not an enemy of ia
pan but would like to see differ
ences arise between Japan and
America" Mr.. Harris declared,
but differences must and will be
avoided through frank inter
course"
Mr.. Small said a japanese news
paper had asked what the Ameri-
can congressman were doing here,
and the answer to this was, who
would not come to Japan ii he had
the chance.
I'VE flatter ourselves that any
impression We receive will be a
distinct contribution to public opin-
ion which makes for good govern
ment," Mr.. Small said. He added
that differences exist between ia
pan and the United States and that
more may come in the future. He
! did not believe, however, that ques-
| tons of immigration or the treat
ment of Japanese in the United
States would mar the friendship
between the two countries. The
! American people, he declared, love
peace and the friendly spirit for
Japan would not lightly be dis.
placed. r
Righteousness and Justice.
THE central factor for Americas
dealings with other nations MIR
Small continued, were righteous
ness and Justice. He pointed GU
that another japanese journal hac
spoken of America as a menace tc
Japan, but declared that any ont
who said that, or proclaimed Japar
a menace to America, must be
lingo. Mr.. Small credited Japar
with the same qualities of right
eousness and justice in its dealings
with America and other nations
If Japan and America continued t
deal with each other frankly, m
said, no differences would aris'
which could not be adjusted in thu
forum of truth.
President Oku of the house O
representatives after declaring tina
If both sides did their utmost witt
due regard. for the principles o
justice and fair play, he had no
the slightest doubt all e trouoie
actually existing and all thos
which might possibly arise between
the two nations could be solved L
the entire satisfaction of both, n
continued.
Tells of History.
, Japan is a country with a ms
tory of three thousand years. Tn
Japanese consequently are fond o
talking about the past. For N
stance, the port of Shimonosek
where you first touched the shore
of old Japan, reminds us of dee
of generosity on the part of you
/ country that makes us feel CRATE
full. Then again your great couh
try added the most fateful page
to our history by introducing us I
| the world sixty years ago. Boun
together by ties of history INK
these, it is my earnest hope tina
the relations of the two countrie
will forever be friendly and int
mate"
President Oku's mention of Sal
monoseki constituted an allusion
Americas return of the indemntt
| growing out of the Shimonossf
bombardment in 1916.