The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-16

The japanese Special Embassy at San
Francisco-The Social and National Rove
luton In the Far East.
By steamship at San Francisco and thence
overland by telegraph we have the news
report from the far East, which appears IN
the columns of the HERALD to-day. The
detail comes in continued aud actual con-
irmation of the anticipations which we have
expressed so decisively in our columns during
a period of time just Immediately passed,
to the effect that the vast empires of Japan
and China were being actively revolutlonized
towards the perfection of an everyday COM
munion with the peoples of the outside Chris
tian world, and that Japan would lead the
way In the positive conservation of the grand
and civilizing event. The idea has become
reality. An imperial Japanese embassy, made
up of men of the highest rank in their
native country, arrived at San Francisco
from Yokohama yesterday. There are also
q number of Japanese Processes. The men,
bers of the commission aud the ladies'
of caste were received with demon
STATIONS of marked honor by the citizens
of the capital of the Golden State This
was as it should be. The Japanese embassy
is commissioned to confer with the treaty
making governments on the subject of Q
treaties revision. This Is a very important
duty, pointing to consequences which demand
the most serious consideration before they
are solemnly incurred. We have little doubt
that the Japanese will approach our states
men in candid, open and honorable
manner; but, Notwithstanding all this,
it is wsll-indeed, it is patriotic
to recollect that ''their ways are not our
ways" and that the diplomacy of the White
House may not be sufficiently subtle for q
system of official tactic which is tinged deeply
with the religious theory of the Sin-Sin and
said to be illuminated directly from the
sun. The great successes of Admiral Rodgers
recent interview with the Mikado and Minister
De Longs diplomacy at the Eastern court
afford substantial ground for the expression
of American national confidence in
the hope that our relations with
Japan will become still more friendly
if that is possible-and still more
profitable to the governments and peoples in
the future. Minister De Long accompanies
the mission, indeed, and the distinguished
party will arrive in New York within a very
brief period of time.
A Japanese naval squadron is about to
visit Europe. The Mikado acknowledged the
advent and force of the grand moral and
social revolution which is upon his country in
an imperial edict, by the issuance of which he
breaks down and sweeps away the
ruins of the Evolutionary custom wall
which has heretofore separated his coun-
trymen from the peoples of the outside
world. He urges, indeed, the necessity Of
foreign travel for the Japanese of both sexes.
Five of the Japanese princesses who have
Just landed will enter as students In Vassar
College, and the entire party will be in New
York in very short time.
China has opened telegraphic communfca-
ton with Europe. The Celestials were still
visited by fire and food. Freights were
upward, and the tea market quiet. The
viceroy paid visit to Shanghae, and
expressed himself deeply interested in the
operations of the telegraphers. So does the
world move, away out In the far East.