New-York tribune., 1890-06-17
EXCITEMENT ~ JAPAN.
THE ASSAULT on Az American MISSIONARY
A LETTER FROM THE REV. 'E. IMDRlE-oHi1i

LETTER FROM THE REV. ,R. IMBME-Oi'AA
CAL SITUATION OF pEElGNE'S'
The following letter from 1c Rev Ut VIZ VIZ,
1mbrc, the American missionary WIN ""'
assaulted by students of n Japan'S .o',r - Ar
Toxic, has been kindly given TO Inc i".L~rit
publication by relative IN tins cnl' 70" ~rhc
was sent The letter and the afuc'e -" o.,
Japan Mail which Accompanies IT, ','p' I
authentic account Of this particular p' t,nan
also of ,he difi,ult situation OF Foreigners !"
at the present time e,tr,c last
SATURDAY af,rr,oon Niay -. iRlli no' i''' ~
n hut II IL prd,y certain to get inc inc """ '"'
a,a nc,b.u. ..tb cmLelli, ,hmcnt>. ha't sem
comics Of Tie Japan Mail" wmh WI. w'ns
they came IN umc. The account r." d" u. ma
!. ,bl,h p.,fcetly correct. In fci ih ed'or ''"o
90 sce me in company with The sce'a' ~ wv r,
statc, Legation before publishing s'"c ".,' ID
f,,et,e~ ..n a reporter to sec y 10 W""h n'"u2
a.. ~. .,.,eneut a. to the cCtor "i Inc h''
a., ,,o,o. d. improved" what ! gave hh' ino
,.,etts I mav ,aV. j, the ciic"e an" ''p''''''
-, d. 1be Nan7 IS almost o. semioihcial organ
Of the japanese 6ovcrnmcnt'
1 need not 90 over the stoF AGAIN as you VIII
,ead IA IN The Mail ! add t"o or three W''H7'
I Am perfectly well. The cat Is perfectly c'@'l
an. whFh the doctor ssys VII leave little or no
scar . A. ,oon q, ! got the doctors l asked
Knox to 60 10 the American Minister and report uic
fscts also to say that / pc,onaN had no wish 10
make o row about n. but nat should bc glau u
have his advicc IN the mater lli- advice /" HE
wa to do nothing lie adde's al'o that tue 'dp'n'So
Government /, greatly ann,ycd at number OF
thing, that have happened recently, but th" u Is
greatly embarrassed 800 the resent state OF affairs
and he believes tAat 1t rcaly cannot control inc
hostile clcment- l think mycf tha' there i con
siderable tlu.h IN hi, view the matter
While writing th' above the american Minister tMr
swift aud hi- secretary came H. lie told me ne hid
been to set the Tergm Min.>er. The real uonoie
Is 10 know j.t what b, best to be done. told MN
that personally have not the ichte,t wish e. have
ANYTHING done. Aiovc all thin,, ! wish the matter
dropped 80 far there d. any public side To the
natter that fcr him 10 decide. Of course the point
to be obtained public s,icty he question s Iio"
j. that best TO be obtained 20 And the matter 10
any one who knows anything of Japan or INC
japanese one of the greatest dricult' and dclc'eN
il f. very cav to storm ~ Tn Gazette dos. 1t
Is very hard say whether active interference would
be wise or not. rs the WAY. may adj that the
mls. onary SIP iust now need, the closest h'nd OF
steering.
u,rv stop Perhaps Should add that the
ccitcmcut in the whole foreign community is very
scat Not berau-c what actually occurred Wa -
serious a. bc,an.r ct what lie. behind. u indi a'es
tiat the slightest madvcItencc on the part OF aay
a'''r"'t 'N'' F'''~ "''' ''''
Tr,m The Japan Mail. MAY ~.
ua -sturfa, afternoon a baseball match W. ARRANGED
4 tahe par, uctW-. the student. ol thc Maj Dakl
n. o scnon fsanaed and maintained hf tlr American
D. eshft'rian Mission. and tD"-o ut thc INT ig.cr
Nlddk school lkoo Chun,ko. The gr,.id- OF trr
ltur AZ karda near the Imperial tuittr-tS. wcr.
.o ctf %. the SCENE Of the contest ard thc team Of
tis NelU Gahu boo proceeded thth,r AZ O',D,k 800 the
afternoon 4rf ~Hunhifc. wlr't Their school lf-. iN"
Irv Dr. lmhric sad thc Er,. Dr. Amutruau. who's
i, addition to tl.r regular mi.,ionar, " ra tech
&C. J. N u
49, cat fspfn tf.f re-id ulr. boo I-uh.. iHd .cf 10
vc,. Nof leing ,lcH acqu,infed with tie position
81 iic Nide ~ch'"l, recreation u.d. tlrt crt 'r"f
the Nrtiit cnr-ufc. ana making rnIuirc- A. tief
pueced'c. p tiN tanl tlcm-'.tc- oY ros. -lurins
vlG a l,w qu'ck't hod-e N,unt'He thi- h,nA. Dr
lm5uc ~as Ia baseball ground. io reach The scene
Dg mbue ols'r,si that children were playing guGl.-
mfDs on TIE bafs, ana remembered tlut the ma;eh
TIE shortest rsiteh> crossing thc upnk Di. Ammcr
man asccnd'i tm blnk twice with th" same object.
than 2 hal upir,ed. resolved to proceed o., the rlld
Tho tro gcuticrn were thu, separated for few
h4y, O. relate ncrfrcd. Dr. imirc walked forward
lfisk} towat 10 scene. and hat como within short
twelve youths prnG up from the crowd Of pecta'ors
VIII were -cAied watching the match These bal.
Joined Al once bynohcr contingent. that the whole
Ir luhrc fhelaitcr. not a-sD' ltting The movement
In . moment ~ ~ t,c crowd ana tSe f,r thS irst
time b,cam. sVtc that hc ha1 given umbmse by
cly 0i You crosrd tnc fence. he answered quietly
" S,s belong +" the Mcii GaEu In.r IDt before
any further conv .tflou could take pl,'c. be- was
hruhi'd in w J' crowd ana "it ui i' '"uihs VINO
Win two on .luy' other. seemed PARTICULARLY eNct'd
tempted 81 kck lun in the stomach Fortunately the
lad, stature was not equal T. Dis brutal nt@rtiOns
- 'yT m," -a~f, dsp '-iil'n however, struck al
DR. Imhne's fac with knife. and Inflicted nasty
OF me Ndll 'nhl in student, rtn up calling 10 tho
RET "a d'.S as nr. lmhro was their friend. and a
proctor ar.ng smuianrou,N. DR. imbro va,
ton lie was slIno.t Immediately jolnei
three actee or1 m,e ,no, 'a % d. d. M, kn96 l ana tho
get Dr lnlne home a, soon a. possible ~ order To-
nmnhef ~ te students accompanied them for little
distance falling exccdy. Before Vaching lluriksla
stand policeman wa pas-"d. and a. him the students
ha',enod 70 fye their version Of The affair; alleging
80 far a. wthave been able b. gather that thcy had
private gio'ads, ana mat any injury received 10y Dr.
lmbrie had Zen Inflicted unintent0nally in the
81 nt,, ~ t,i,it -. ~, ~, c'' ~ ts '"I I ,',,
pei hm' y HhuIlc meanwhile. walked on quietly
aud when De policeman ran after him 20 Inquire
Of tho use a knife becu-c. although the students
surgeon whl dressed the wound assert. that in al
probability sharp emitting instrument wa employed
fined "a hs i0us" lie speaks Of tho affair with the
utmost fOfbirancc and charity but We are unable 10
Japanese cmring the recreation ground u tho Koto
Chiur,kko abr. lmbrc entered II would mol have ex
with The stucnis wa fha ipregncr having pla, ed
hin-eli ,e.m.alE in the wrons had orcrcd az op-
ard acc0rditg they ha,tr.ed to mob him and llrse
him. Tndef such circum'tnccs % mere curlng or
hustiiug voud have been bad enough. hut 80 attempt
~ Nick ma m the stqma' h, and 10 stab him in the
face with Knife bes aHse he has wwittnsN tfcs.
passed re arts of savaces. We have never been
backward h appreciate The good qualities of the
japanese or give them fll credit for their achieve
mefts. hut must frankly ssy that discover
sort ~ pal1iailon for this last act. since tho
RESTORATION 3 ie67 me- comparable disgrace has been
Inflicted he japanese nation ~ that which D. has
sufefs the hands 81 the knto Chiucalko
stHdcnts ] Onk ~ show that outside the wal- ~ n
school Vhia must hcnceforth be- r. hyword among
civilized peple no -rnlla ~ sympathy Is felt with
such harIarsn. trust that the most signal punish