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Show MAY CALL JAPAN ON THE WIRELESS It is now possible to call up the Japanese Emperor or some of the other of the Nipponese statesmen and ask about the price of hay, according ac-cording to advices from San Francisco, Fran-cisco, which detail the successful inauguration in-auguration of wireless telegraphy with the island empire, 6000 miles away, with but one relay. The first message transmitted was one from President Wilson, as follows: fol-lows: "His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor Emper-or of Japan: "The government and people of the United States send greetings to 'your imperial majesty and to the 'people of Japan, and rejoice in this triumph of science which enables the voice of America from the Far West, to cross the silent spaces of the world and speak to Japan in the Far East, hailing the dawn of a new day. "May this wonderful event con-ffirm con-ffirm the unbroken friendship of our two nations and give assurance of a never ending interchange of mes-'sages mes-'sages of good will. "May the day soon come when the voice of peace carried by those silent messengers go into all the world and its words to the end of the world." Aimari Sato, Japanese Ambassador Ambassa-dor to the United States, sent the following message to. George W. Guthrie, American Ambassador in Japan: "I tender your excellency my sincere sin-cere greetings on this new conquest of space, which is not only a great triumph of science but is another powerful addition to the bonds of friendship and good neighborhood between Japan and America." From London, according to Asuo ciated Press dispatches, was flashed flash-ed by cable and thence by the new wireless route the congratulations of Gugleilmo Marconi, the inventor of the system which bears his name. It was directed to the director of posts and telegraphs of the Japan-'ese Japan-'ese government and read: "Our warmest congratulations upon up-on Inauguration of a public wireless wire-less between your country and the United States. The cheaper and easier the communication made between be-tween two peoples, he better do they learn, know and understand each other,' oth-er,' and the greater is the development develop-ment of their mutual interest. May this new service contribute substantially substan-tially in this direction." 1 The first message received from j Japan was from Jiro Tanaka. direct-or direct-or general of Japan posts and telegraphs, tele-graphs, to Marconi in London. It read: i "Accept my best thanks for your ! telegram conveying greetings for the j opening of the public service, which j "is heartily reciprocated . j |