ANGLO-AMERICAN PEACE CENTENARY

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2010, 18 March 1914, Page 10

ANGLO-AMERICAN PEACE CENTENARY

MIKADO'S' FELICKATiOKS

Mr. 3. A. Stewart, tkc chairman o,f the American Kswutivtt" Committee of the Peace Celebration ContoffliUfy, who is in London, lias rcct-wed interesting replies to messages sent to the Kaiser, President Pojncare, and.the Mikado of Japan. Tho Kaiser mewl? acknovJmged /the RreC'ting with "thanks for tins ceur- : tesy"; ~tl*4 French Frosiotafc .returned siiicero thanks and ''heartily Joins vo« in wishing that peace bo firmly awl honourably iiittinteinod nmoug nations," From the' Emperor of Japaa, liowovar, tho follmving intEtesting i-eply *as received through Baron Makino:, ■ "Vour message to liis Imperial Majesty was duly received, and lie lias commajiM me jfi address to you tire following j'eplj , ; ? "'ln "the jmlgiiimit of His Hajeety, ilie occaaicn is well u'crthy of international ecraii»*ihoratidn. 'Tho eentwry's poacoful progress in which tlio United States ami Great Britain have tone s<j conspicuous a part and frowi Which the world at large has ,so greatly he<ncfited lias been nijiryejlons- Tim record wiJl serve in a striking ntannef to illustrate to coming cenerationg tho blessings of poaofi. Tho relations of friendship and good Hiiderstatiding whidi have so ioiig ajjcl so 'olosDly united Japan with America- mad tiw "United Kingdom t;ivc to the Japan.es-e Empire a deep and , abiding interest in the cele> brat jot) which you have in charge; ■accordingly, His Majesty extends to tho undertaking liis cordial goodwill aid best wishes,'" "