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The United States have no possessions in the east and do not desire to have any, as other countries
The United States have no possessions in the east and do not desire to have any, as other countries
The United States have no possessions in the east and do not desire to have any, as other countries
The United States have no possessions in the east and do not desire to have any, as other countries
The United States have no possessions in the east and do not desire to have any, as other countries
The United States have no possessions in the east and do not desire to have any, as other countries
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Townsend Harris:
Since the invention of steamships distant countries have become like those that are near at hand.Townsend Harris:
By means of steam one can go from California to Japan in eighteen days.Townsend Harris:
The nations of the West hope that by means of steam communication all the world will become as oneTownsend Harris:
Any nation that refuses to hold intercourse with other nations must expect to be excluded from thisTownsend Harris:
Two things are desired in order that intercourse may be had: First, that a minister or agent be allTownsend Harris:
Japan and China are isolated and without intercourse with other countries; hence the President direTownsend Harris:
It appears that the English think the Japanese... are fond of opium, and they want to bring it hereTownsend Harris:
The President of the United States thinks that for the Japanese opium is more dangerous than war.Townsend Harris:
The expense of a war could be paid in time; but the expense of opium, when once the habit is formedTownsend Harris:
The President wishes the Japanese to be very prudent about the introduction of opium, and if a trea