New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-01
JAPAN.

POLITICAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Re-
PoRTS-INDUSTRIAL EXPOsTTIOSs. a.
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THB TRIBCHgf
YEDo, April 23.-No events of real political
significance have occurred within the past month, but
trivial incidents have been magnifed to pro-
portions which have attracted some notice at distance
though they have passed unheeded here One morning.
about three weeks ago, body of rustic Buddsh
les ten in number fancyng themselves directly inspired
for the instruction OF the Mkado presented themselves
at OF the castle gates, and insisted upon audience
Being resisted they grew violent and were 1t
necessarily fired upon by the guard. Five were killed.
and the Others after examination, were set at liberty
Upon this basis cry rased-not by the Japanese,
Of courseof deep conspiracy for the assassination OF
the sovereign the echoes Of which have hardly yet died
away. Following close upon this, came rumor OF the
of 800 desperadoes in Yedo. all implicated in new
scbemeone of the regularly quarterly plosfor the en
tlrpaon Of foreigners. We in Yedo OF any
such occurrence and unconscious az usual OF I'M
pending extirpaon but the public OF Yokohama have is
all settled to their own satisfaction and nothing con-
vince them that about our own aairs
To say that there absolutely no element OF dscord In
the polcal affairs OF the capital would probably be
affirming much but it is at least certain that nothing
has vet appeared on surface the least OF
the apprehensons in which the suspicious pubcs OF tho
principal foreign settlements prone to indulge ON
the contrary there many unusual indications OF STA
bty and tranquility. The local excitemehts 30 LAT %
| they exist, are wholly peaceful.
great fondness for industrial expostons has broken
ont and I'm pleasant emulation OF the large show at koo.
the old capital several smaller exhibitions have been
opened in other cities We have two now In progress IN
Yedo and very credtable and praseworthy they Dotn
are; not very extensive exhaustive, but arranged
with great ingenuity and TASTE and especially ehceon'
az opening the way better achievements OF the Same
Lind hereafter As an example OF the farreachng pur-
nosas Of some of the exhibitors mention thas In
nrominent part OF the principal Yedo display iouno
myself confronted by description OF me process VI sue
reotyping newspapers with praetical In ING
shana of molds from forms Of THE TRIBUNE Tor NOV W.
,01 Won cannot be half much surprised 10 hear or
tbs IA was 10 see It, These exhibitions have been VS.
tied in partial state by the Mikado, wno once having
hran through the old restraints, seems resolved to
make himself acquainted with everything worth see
| inc or knowing that his dominions afford. He
| IA now carrying out course OF inspection OF
the various educational institutions OF fedo' the
| hosptals colleges, and so forth. and is expected
even 10 look in upon the new schooi ior y"unS
girls which perhaps the greatest OF the recent
tons-rst in the circumstance OF ies eAs'ooe' ah
ia the fact OF its being under the Oh
native lady OF position the first also VINO has ever deem
anno,ned 70 an Office any department OF the Govern
ment Who shall say, after this TO what length tno
standard of progress and liberal development may not
be carried In Japan
The remarkable letter by japanese residing 10 Amer
lea first published In THE TRIBUNE has been auiy 10
printed here and has occasioned much disouSSion g.
nlomate circles For some reason, it is assumes ~ "
the production OF Mr. Mor the japanese Charsen
ingon. and, in this belief the French cnarso ~
has actually called the attention OF TINS CIV,
A. and insisted that the author be rebuke1 anu
ments disavowed. As the letter Is " o'e'! saa,,on
xbether written by Mr.. Mort not, An exact
., , hast native as well as the fpest foreign op"on'
a a. NOT At all likely that the Frenc nv oyyt
thing more by his motion than n ss .ay has not only
~ inor,naton upon the subject Ihe essay h, a. en-
baen reproduced the foregn newspapeIs, na Of it
p,'ens Tie press OF Yedo which II extremely wira-
and honofs IL WIN ohP""~' ~ n. N. II.
i fion.