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We do not wish to open your ports to foreign trade all at once.
Townsend Harris / Diplomat
Ports
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In case of war, a treaty would have to be made at the end of the war.
Townsend Harris / Diplomat
War
Ends
Made
Treaty
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By means of steam one can go from California to Japan in eighteen days.
Townsend Harris / Diplomat
California
Eighteen
Japan
Mean
Steam
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In time of war steamships and improved arms are the most important things.
Townsend Harris / Diplomat
War
Arms
Important
Important Things
Improved
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If Japan had been near to either England or France, war would have broken out long ago.
Townsend Harris / Diplomat
War
Broken
England
France
Japan
Long Ago
Near
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Since the invention of steamships distant countries have become like those that are near at hand.
Townsend Harris / Diplomat
Country
Hands
Invention
Distant
Near
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The President of the United States thinks that for the Japanese opium is more dangerous than war.
Townsend Harris / Diplomat
War
President
Thinking
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If war should break out between England and Japan, the latter would suffer much more than the former.
Townsend Harris / Diplomat
War
England
Former
Japan
Latter
Suffering
War More Than
Suffer
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The United States have no possessions in the east and do not desire to have any, as other countries do.
Townsend Harris / Diplomat
Country
Desire
East
Other Countries
United States
Possessions
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It appears that the English think the Japanese... are fond of opium, and they want to bring it here also.
Townsend Harris / Diplomat
Affection
Thinking
Want
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The nations of the West hope that by means of steam communication all the world will become as one family.
Townsend Harris / Diplomat
Communication
Mean
Nations
Steam
West
World
All The World
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Any nation that refuses to hold intercourse with other nations must expect to be excluded from this family.
Townsend Harris / Diplomat
Excluded
Intercourse
Nations
Refuse
Refuses
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The expense of a war could be paid in time; but the expense of opium, when once the habit is formed, will only increase with time.
Townsend Harris / Diplomat
War
Habit
Increase
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If you make a treaty first with the United States and settle the matter of the opium trade, England cannot change this, though she should desire to do so.
Townsend Harris / Diplomat
Desire
England
Firsts
Opium
Settle
Treaty
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We were sent to this country by the President, who desires to promote the welfare of Japan, and are quite different from the ambassadors of other countries.
Townsend Harris / Diplomat
Country
Desire
Japan
Other Countries
Welfare
Ambassador
Desires
Promote
Sent
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The President wishes the Japanese to be very prudent about the introduction of opium, and if a treaty is made, he wishes that opium may be strictly prohibited.
Townsend Harris / Diplomat
May
President
Wish
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Japan and China are isolated and without intercourse with other countries; hence the President directed me to attend to or watch the state of affairs in China also.
Townsend Harris / Diplomat
China
Country
Intercourse
Isolated
Japan
Other Countries
President
Affairs
Attend
Directed
Hence
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Open the doors to all. Let the children of the rich and the poor take their seats together and know of no distinction save that of industry, good conduct, and intellect.
Townsend Harris / Diplomat
Children
Doors
Together
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As the treaty made with the United States was the first treaty entered into by your country with other countries, therefore the President regards Japan with peculiar friendliness.
Townsend Harris / Diplomat
Friendliness
Japan
Other Countries
Peculiar
Entered
Regards
Therefore
Treaty
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The President is of opinion that if Japan makes a treaty with the United States, all other foreign countries will make the same kind of a treaty, and Japan will be safe thereafter.
Townsend Harris / Diplomat
Foreign Countries
Japan
Opinion
President
Safe
States
United States
Countries
Thereafter
Treaty
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It will be quite satisfactory if you open them gradually, as the circumstances may require; but the President assures you that this will not be the case if you make a treaty with England first.
Townsend Harris / Diplomat
Circumstances
England
Gradually
Require
Satisfactory
Treaty
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Two things are desired in order that intercourse may be had: First, that a minister or agent be allowed to reside at the capital. Second, that commerce between different countries be freely allowed.
Townsend Harris / Diplomat
Commerce
Country
Different Countries
Intercourse
Order
Two
Agent
Allowed
Capital
Desired
Freely
Minister
Reside
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The President regards the Japanese as a brave people; but courage, though useful in time of war, is subordinate to knowledge of arts; hence, courage without such knowledge is not to be highly esteemed.
Townsend Harris / Diplomat
Art
Courage
War
People
Useful
Esteemed
Hence
Japanese
Regards
Subordinate
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When the ambassadors of other foreign countries come to Japan to make treaties, they can be told that such and such a treaty has been made with the ambassador of the United States, and they will rest satisfied with this.
Townsend Harris / Diplomat
Country
Foreign Countries
Japan
Satisfied
Treaties
United States
Ambassador
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If I write in my name to the agents of England and France residing in Asia and inform them that Japan is ready to make a commercial treaty with their countries, the number of steamers will be reduced from fifty to two or three.
Townsend Harris / Diplomat
Agents
Asia
Country
England
Fifty
France
Japan
Numbers
Ready
Writing
Commercial
Inform
Reduced
Residing
Treaty
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