The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-28
JAPAN IN NEW YORK.

Establishment OF Q Consulate from the
Miksdo-views Of the Consul and an
Oriental Treasury Commissioners.
Japan will very soon become as much en- rapport
with America as with England or with France. All
our inventive products viii find their way to that
singular country within very few years. Those
people are wonderfully alive to American enter
prise and industry, and they have been pro1ting
rom them In every degree and branch Tor years.
me opening OF Japan to the civilization OF the
world reminds one OF the legend OF Sir Galahad,
who assaulted the fortress OF love and beauty and
conquered In the effort. The various efforts this
country has made to make Japan realize the
force Of western civilization has been crowned
at last with the most brilliant sue
cess, and to-day we ind that in the busy, prac.
tical atmosphere OF Wall street this hitherto un-
known land of the Orient has established a repre-.
sentative In the person Of Mr.. Tetsnoche Tomita,
Vice Consul OF the Empire OF Japan.
HERALD reporter called yesterday afternoon at
the newy-established Office OF the Consulate, As
Exchange place, and met TALL gentlemanly man.
named Mr.. w. t. Church, who acted as secretary to
the Consul, and who was most intelligent and
courteous In affOrding Information. Many other
civties offered by Mr.. Church were exhibitions OF
journal published in Tokei which in Its own place
Is what the HERALD Is to the American Continent
BeSlueS consul TOm1ta there IL also present
In this city one ofthe Commissioners OF the Treasury
OF the Japanese government, Mr.. Makayma, who Is
looking after financial examples In the American
government to initiate. He Is a smart. stalwart,
intelligent looking fellow, and probably he will
study well the antecedents and accomplishments
of the recent Treasury Secretaries in Washington
before he makes an official report. The ad-
vantages OF this Japanese Consulate In New
York are at once apparent, and 1t Is
among the creditable features which distinguish
the administration that 1t has been finally
and so successfully established. Years ago there
orient. Among the visiting Commissioners was
one whose name and fame are still fresh In the
minds OF the then fair and youthful bellies OF
Gotham. That little 'cuss,n to speak some what
emphatlcaly, was known then and will be remem-
Dered now as Japanese Tommy" Then strip
ping to all appearances he was nevertheless q
young man OF quick conception and happy OBJ
servaton, and II is to his credit that he forgot the
faults OF America and remembered her virtues.
Other Japanese youths who have visited "the land
later. years have, through common instinct,
found that the little Tommy OF the en-
bassy was right IN his opinions and
destinations OF the character OF the Angle -SaXon,
and one or the results Ia that there in the
Eastern ana Middle states over two hundred young
laps going through the rudiments OF handsome
education. Some have already graduated and
gone home, but others are constantly coming and
filling their places, and In the best colleges or
America there are more applications from pupils
as the Consul assured the HERALD reporter, are
full Of America and American customs, and they
are quickly caught UP and faithfully persOnated by
the youthful natives. Even the English language
Is luxury which is sought for and when that Is
once begun to be understood in the Oriental king
between Japan and America are likely to be real
lied. All hail. then Mr.. Consul TetSnOche TOmita