The Intercourse Between the United States and Japan
TheU. S. and Jap INAZO (OTA) NITOBE Studies in Hi3TORicAi.&PouTiCAi.3crENCE; Tuns College Library. ^ GIFT OF ' JAMES PERKINS* Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2015 / https://archive.org/details/intercoursebetweOOnito Johns Hopkins University Studies IN HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCE HEEBERT B. ADAMS, Editor History is past Politics and Politics present 'HistoTj—Freeman EXTRA VOLUME VIII — " For mankind are one in spirit, and an instinct bears along, Round the earth's electric circle, the swift flash of right or wrong; Whether conscious or unconscious, yet Humanity's vast frame, Through its ocean-sundered fibres, feels the gush of joy or shame; In the gain or loss of one race, all the rest have equal claim."—Lowell, Present CHHs. \ TUFTS COLLHGB LIBRARY. THE INTERCOURSE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN AN HISTORICAL SKETCH By INAZO (OTA) NITOBE, A. B. extra ordinem {J. H. U.), A. M. and Ph. D. {Halle)., Associate Professor, Sapporo, Japan BALTIMORE The Johns Hopkins Press 1891 Ck)PYBIGHT, 1890, BT ThB JOHNS HOPKTSS PRESS, JOHN MURPHY 4 CO., PRINTERS, BALTIMORE. rUFTS COLLSai IX 14-3.6 .JaNi PREFACE. In these days of universal intellectual activity, when each dawning day finds new literary productions brought to light, it requires an apology from an unknown novice in authorship, should he dare to trespass upon the patience of the public. My apology lies in the sincere gratitude I feel for the attitude of America, as a nation, towards Japan, and of a few individual Americans towards me personally. If this humble work of mine should contribute in the smallest measure toward strengthening the bond of national friendship, or serve to bring nearer to each other a few individual hearts in the two countries, I shall feel more than amply repaid for the time spent in writing the book.
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