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Show SPEECH BT A JAPANESE PRIXCE Washington, 2. The Japanese embassy em-bassy arrived here to-day and were presented to the President this evening even-ing at eight o'clock. When the introduction intro-duction had taken place, Prince Wits Tensini sairl Air. Prpoont V,:.- audience has been sought that I might personally express to you my admiration admira-tion of and interest in the many wonderful won-derful works of American enterprise, and I assure you these expressions are not empty words, but the hearty sentiments sen-timents of our people. Intercourse between our respective .countries has been regularly established through a monthly line of ocean steamers, of surpassing sur-passing excellence, whose trips, in connection con-nection with the great Paeifb 11. !., affords us a rapid and agreeable, route to Europe, with every modern luxury, speed and convenience across your continent. con-tinent. Our travelers and students, like myself, on their way abroad, will hereafter become better acquainted with your country and people. We shall constantly encourage intercourse, and aim to amicably increase more intimate in-timate and important relations. We hope for your kind co-operation and assistance, and shall welcome any augmentation aug-mentation of the present mail and traveling facilities to more closely unite our interests and tho already friendly relations and interests existing between our respective peoples. The President replied: "Prince, it gives me much pleasure to receive you in this friendly and unofficial way, and to learn from your lips the amicable amic-able feelings of the people of Japan towards the United States. The people peo-ple of this country reciprocate your wish. The preseut government of Japan is well aware that education is the basis of all progress, and therefore sends her young men to receive scientific scien-tific education in America and Europe, hoping thereby fully to prepare them r.n tnktt a dweriniinnriiip narr. hruf'ior in the affairs of your government. Our government has commissioned the diplomatic resident of this country to assure you that it is earnestly seeking for permanent progress in all that is great and good, as rapidly as it can acquire ac-quire these cherished ends; and it desires de-sires to cement more closely the two nations. Tne means of intercourse between be-tween the two countries, great and comfortable as you describe them to be, may be increased. The United States have seen with pride joung men from Japan coming here to receive scientific educations, and shall take great pleasure in contributing to make their residence in this country agreeable and profitable to them, sharing with ou the opinion that education is the basis, of progress; and I hope and believe that by acquiring it in the United States they will help to cement and extend ex-tend the friendly relations which now happily exist between the two nations. |