There has been a great deal of euphemistic language indulged In. a great many diplomatic pinktea notes or interviews. There has been. as it has seemed to me. a great deal of timidity. lest. peradventure. we might offend the delicate sensibilities of the empire lying. beyond the Pacific. I believe in courtesy. I believe In respecting the feelings of men and women. whether they be princes or peasants. whether they be American or Asiatic. but I would have done with euphemistic phrases. and speak the truth. Therefore. I ask the question. to answer it myself. wherein has this agreement been violated?