デジタル版『渋沢栄一伝記資料』

昭和4年10月21日（1929年）

是日、アメリカ合衆国基督教青年会同盟主事フレッチャー・エス・ブロックマン退職記念会、同国シカゴ市エッチ・ウォーター・ビーチ・ホテルニ於テ開カル。栄一、予テ同人ガ東洋ニ於ケル基督教青年会ノ事業ニ尽セル功績ヲ感謝シテ書翰ヲ贈ル。

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渋沢栄一　書翰　控　　フレッチャー・エス・ブロックマン宛　昭和四年九月二六日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　（渋沢子爵家所蔵）
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　（別筆）
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　昭和四年九月廿五日御承認済
　　　　案
　紐育市
　　フレツチヤー・エス・ブロツクマン殿
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　東京
　　昭和四年九月　日　　　　　　　　　　　　渋沢栄一
拝啓、益御清適奉賀候、然ば貴台には今般世界基督教青年会副総主事御退職の由にて、多数御友人諸氏には、来十月中盛大なる記念会開催の趣承知致候に付ては、玆に一書を裁したる次第に御座候
貴台には数十年間世界基督教青年会の為め活動被成、特に支那及日本に於ける多数青年の有力なる指導者として、東洋に於て御活躍被遊、顕著なる功績を挙げられ候は周知の事実に有之、延ては日米親善増進に寄与せらるゝ事多大なりし事も、一般の認むる所に御座候、就ては貴台の御隠退は老生等の頗る遺憾とする所に御座候得共、翻て思へば「功成名遂身退天之道」を身を以て示され候義に御座候へば、寧ろ御祝賀申上度次第に御座候
擱筆に臨み平和と幸福とに満ちたる残生を御享受被遊候様、切望の至りに御座候　敬具
　　○右英文書翰ハ九月二十六日付ニテ発送セラレタリ。

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（アール・エル・ダーギン）　書翰　　小畑久五郎宛　一九二九年九月未詳日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　（渋沢子爵家所蔵）
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　　　　　　　　　　　TOKYO
　　　　　YOUNGMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
　　　　　　3 SANCHOME MITOSHIROCHO KANDA TOKYO
Dear Dr. Obata
　　Mr. Saito has asked me to send you a brief statement about some of the International activities of Mr. Flecher Brockman.
　　I am enclosing a brief statement which will, I think, cover what you want.
　　If there is any further information I can give you, please feel free to call on me.
　　　　　　　　　　　Sincerely, and with best wishes
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　(Signed) R. L. Durgin
（欄外記事）
　［昭和四年九月十八日入手
(Enclosed)
　　　　A few facts about the International service of
　　　　　　　　　Fletcher S. Brockman
　　After graduating from college in 1888, Fletcher Brockman was one of the leading Student Secretaries in the United States. Within two or three years, however, Dr. Mott, realizing his ability, asked him to go to China, where for many years Fletcher Brockman rendered an outstanding piece of service Some of the outstanding leaders of the business, diplomatic, government, educational and religious circles are to be counted today among his personal and intimate friends.
　　In 1915 when Dr. John R. Mott was called to be the General Secretary of the whole Association movement in North America, he asked Mr. Brockman to return and become the Associate General Secretary. Most of the time since then he has served in the capacity of Dr. Mott's most trusted and closest advisor, and also as head of the Far Eastern Section of the Foreign Department. In this capacity, Mr. Brockman has shown a most sympathetic and understanding knoweldge of Japan and the Japanese people. His leadership and influence have had a farreaching effect in improving the relationships between the Associations and the Christian leaders in Japan, China and Korea.
　　Together with Mr. Sidney L. Gulick, Mr. Brockman has been one of the leading figures in the American-Japanese Relationship Committee organized several years ago in New York. They have brought together a group of men who have had at heart the best interests of these two countries, and have accomplished great results. In cooperation with the similar group in Japan under the leadership of Viscount Shibusawa and others, there has come about a greatly improved relationship between the two countries.
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　　Mr. Brockman's name will always be closely associated with the beginnings and early days of the Institute of Pacific Relations. He always has, and still does maintain a very deep interest in this means of improving the information and knowledge people have about the peoples of the Pacific.
　　Following the great disaster of the Kwanto region in 1923, Mr. Brockman, as Dr. Mott's chief Associate, bore a large share of the burden of securing the funds which have since then been sent to Japan for the purpose of reconstruction and relief. Also in making possible the present Tokyo Y. M. C. A. building, Mr. Brockman deserves great credit.
　　It is not too much to say the Mr. Brockman's heart and deepest interests lie here in the Orient, and in the improvement of relationships between the people of the Occident and those of the Orient.
（欄外記事）
［昭和四年九月十八日入手
　　○フレッチャー・エス・ブロックマンハ昭和三年来日セリ。本資料第三十九巻所収「其他ノ外国人接待」昭和三年九月二十六日ノ条参照。