The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-22
". S. Relief Work After
Earthquake Won Japs
Nippon Convinced Of F'riendliness Of America
Since Disaster Nightmare

that the earthquake has brought his
country aud tho United States into
n friendship that nothing can ever
disturb.
Scores OF speeches have been mhd9,
roams Of editorials written, floeks OF
dispatches sent on this subject But
Il stili remains ono OF tho most I'm
portant--perhaps IN the great future
sweep Of human affairs the most I'm
ant--clrcumatanco Of the earth
quake and ita aftermath.
The simple facts are; American
relief got hero first and continued 20
como and IN utiii coming IN sums and
quantities that vastly eurpess the
contributions OF any other nation
including tho Japanese people them
selves. The japanese appreciate
that from tho very bottom OF their
hearts. That's tho way tho situa'
ton stands.
Tho nama OF tho American Am.
bassador Cyrus y. Woods has nj
ready gone Into Japanese history
alongside that Of Commodore Perry.
with this differences Perry has
been mo American name Historically
most important TO tho japanese. be-
cause ho opened the country from
fsudai reoluslon 90 modern world
contracts, But Perry Ia Jus, n name
70 tho japanese, They now regard
Woods al just as important name
but they know and love him. also.
FOR they regard him as the instrn-
ment thru which America kept them
from starving.
Tho japanese are attaching EFeal
sentimental significance 70 the fact
that tho Perry -markins
tho spot. some distance south oil
Yokohama. where Ferry first land
,d-was unchanged. aitho every
thing else IN all that section was dc
moilshsd or very badly wrecked ~
10. there Ia an old treo Ia tho grounds
Of the destroyed British consulate al
Yokohamh--a irso that before th'
earthquake was yenerabiy beautiful
Tradition accepted horeaboutS. but d
uncertain historic accuracy. has 4
that Perry's first treaty or agree
meni with the Shotgun war signes
under that tree. Whatever tho his
,orie facts may be. the people bclloy'
Perry signed bis treaty there Ans
tho noble old tree was killed By th'
flre--bui fresh. green shoots arc al
ready sprlnging up from the groun,
beside the trunk. And The JAPANESE
say thLa 10 poEteni from tho gods
tina, Il means AmericaJapan friend
ship cannot DO killed.
There In a sentimental sldo. too
In the way tho people here feel nbou
Ambassador Woods. II Isn't entirely
a mere matter Of dollars and cent
and America sending more htuf
than anybody else and doing Il first
II Is also the fact tina, wooda wa
burned out. refugee jus, like IA
eommoneai eooils. that no and hi
family roamcd around helplessly al
night with millions Of Japaness: tina
they plsp; Ia some hyway on mat
given b. an unknown japanese.
''lis IA one Of us." tho way the.
feel about II. Mrs. aarchand. IN
aged mo,hsr.in.law Of the ambasaa
dor. was injured BY a falling timbt
which cut her upon tho breast, Tn
injury was not regarded as serious
bat an operation may become nooes
sary. She IL 50 years old. and Weed
thought u best for her 10 60 homi
for ireatmsns--and he decided 20 q
20 Philadelphia with her. That De
voiion 70 a parcnt--which the Jap
anese regard ss the very hIEhos
duty and yirtue--alno made a trs