The Japanese Visitors The very friendly reception which has been
given here to Prince and Princess Takamatsu of Japan is proof, if any be needed, that the denunciation of the Anglo- Ja panese Treaty did nothing to impair Anglo-Japanese good will. No doubt the Japanese with their philosophical shrewdness recognized the reasons of political convenience which at the time prompted the British denunciation. It is a strange but encouraging reflection that such under- standing is easy between two peoples so remote from one another. As a matter of fact the expressions of friend- liness between Japan and Great Britain have continued in an almost unbroken sequence. The exchanges of visits between the two Royal Families have been plentiful. The marriage of Prince Takamatsu last February was of exceptional interest as it united the Imperial House with the line of the Takugawa Shoguns. From 1615 to 1867 the Shoguns, or War Lords, governed Japan and the restoration of the Imperial Dynasty was a remarkable example of a revolution controlled by quiet good sense. Since then the Shoguns have enjoyed much respect and have served the Emperors loyally. The marriage of Prince Takamatsu to the grand-daughter of the last reigning Shogun promises that this happy agreement will continue. * * * *
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