The place that Abraham Lincoln for years has held in the Japanese heart is a unique one and this became specially emphasized when, at the Lincoln dinner of the American Association of Tokyo, Prince Chi chiba quoted Lincoln' in a brilliant speech in which the Emperor's brother pleaded for a better under~ standing amongst nations and emphasized the importance of personal contact through social gatherings and similar associations, "in order that the seeds of friendship and variderstanding may sermi Know and to meet," said Urince Chichibs. "is to bear malice towards none and charity towards all: beginning and the end of inter national lie."
Prince Chichibu praised—the' "philanthropic work of American izens for the advancement of hu nan society throughout the worl, which, he said, "is carried on to stich a degree as the world hax never before withnessed." He specially mentioned the great and generous aid that America gave to Japan during the dark days of September, 192, when earthquake and fire smote the land with a heavy hand; the big donation of Mr. Rockefeller towards the rebuilding of the Tokyo Imperial University; and the drive now in progress in the States to make of St. "Li iToaptat Tokyo institution that wil compare favourably with any in the world. "Our people owe to you 2 deep debt of gratitude for these and other services to humanity," Prince Chichibu proceeded, "and we must prepared to develop wisely the fruit anticipated by your philan-thrapists. These deeds of kindness ture strong links in the chain that binds together all the peoples of the earth.
In the course of his speech, Prince Chichibu. referred to "the unfortunate and unstable condition in the Enst of to-day," which, he said, justified "still greater efforts in bringing about closer and wholehearted ce-operation than ever before and I trust that your tradition.
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