New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-03
AN APPEAL FROM JAPAN.
EXPLAINING THE NATURE OF THE ATTACK
ON THE CZAREWITCH,
AN OPEN LETTER FROM MEMBERS OF THE IN
sTITUTE OF POLITICAL SCIENCE IN
DoKro-THE NATION NOT TO
BLAME FOR THE CRIME.

BLAME FOR THE CRIME.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Cir II Is with extreme grief and pain that we have TO
hear the burden OF disgrace which has been placed
UPON bur nation by the attempt OF one OF or country
men upOn the Life OF the Russian Crown Prince Dur
ing the period Of two thousand years OF her MS
tory Japan though her annals are not free ron STAINS
Of blood has yet seen tho hshd OF an assassin
raised against her sovereign imperial fnrniy Thst
we AL are loyal subjects has become political sAOu
With tho same loyal spirit do we honor and esteem the
soveretgns and the royal families OF other nations
What disaster that the sword OF one political fanatc
unsheatbed against foreign prince IN the hell era
should spoil pure record wound our uau"uo
honor and leave blot upon the pages Of our history
That we tho japanese should be responsible for inc
consequences II this act Is but proper but such pe"s
IS lallo 70 create in distant cOuptries OF the West
exaggerated Impressions and breed r1mors d divers
kinds not only false but detrimental To The interest OF
Japan Fearing lest such an anxiety might be real
led WEI the alumni teachers and friends OF the TOXIC
SeuIrOn, GabkO Qpshtue Of Political seienoe, appear
TO tie Intelligent public Of ChristeRdom, and Gl thesr
attention TO the fact that this monstrous act was INC
deed Of one and only one Japanese, TINT! he was 20
gtical fanatIc: that the whole japanese nanon ifom
le Ernperor down % his bumbleSt subject, move cS
prsacd in words and in deeds their most hearuet
regret for the aE and that the reception Win When
japan was prepared to welcome the Czalewifch Is
friendly feeling toward foreign sOveie;gns and pf1ncS
ON the 4th Of May Prince Nicholas the Czarewitch
Of Russia. with Prince George Of Greece, landed az
NarasaNi Here their Highnesses received a most
hearty and gratifying ovation from the people. Inc
following day they soed for Kagoshima, where irince
Shmadzu rendered to them most hospitaDle welcoe
On the OH the Pmiat AZOva brought the Imperial
visitors to Kobe where also the Same sincere RECEPTION
was given 70 them In the afternoon OF that DAY thcy
| NV IA kNOtO
citizens nv entertainments of various kinds showed
genuine hospitality TO the Imperial vlstors 90 saus
factory was the reception given 10 the CzaIcWleh up
TO this time and entire was his confidence III INC
people Of Japan that ne now and then rooe III
nrldsba along the streets Of KyOto and Nagasaki as
a private citizen, and sometimes mistaken Tor one
Of his suite With the simplicity, open -heartedness
and vicacy of his fmons predecessor Peter the Great
the Prince Imperial behaved toward the japanese
peope All this gracious trust OF the C1areWlNh
all these Inequalities Of the japanese peopH,
we're brought to naught by the hateml acp
of one maniac Cd the fatal 18th Of May After visiting
Lake Biwa and It's environs the Imperial visitors were
nassnG through the streets of Otsu when at KokasaK
mach one Of the constables stationed as guards along
the road ran up from behind with his sword
drawn and aiming blow at the Prince, mucted TWO
wounds upon his head. At that moment the shafts OF
the Princes jnTikjsha were lowered when ehaOleu
him 70 leap out and run It's assalant, Tsuda San2o,
a,tempted 10 pursue But one of the Princes i'm
rkisha coolies caught and threw sanzO down, while
another cooie Selling the sword OF the woud-be
assassin, gave him two severe wounds. TIC was az
rested OH the spot. Seeing the accident Governor
Oki who was leading the procession jumped frOm MS
iinrikisha and conducted tho wounded Prince into
neghboring shop where his wounds we're s'on attended
TO- The Prince returned to Kyoto the same day.
Most fortunately the wounds were slight, and the
musicians gave assurance that they would be healed
within fortnight.
The news Of the terrible affair sent an electric shock
throughout the Empire No one could believe IL az
first. The Emperor profoundly Affected Inc
Imperial rescript issued the same night, runs TINS
| ~ with the most profound grief and regret
| that We, with oar Government and our sub
| lee zen preparing to welcome HIS Imperial
| HlsA beloved and respected Crown Prince OF
II the honols ana hcst,t,itfs1 que st 70 our our
nsn we cS hgf tI m SnsAf s aa nd
1 met VIII dcplOraOie accident at Otsu While on ms
ron IN the miscrcant offender to the end that our
mind may be relieved and that or friendly ana lhll
mate rc1tlo1s with good nelgbor may be secured
The Emo -or, Immediately after receiving the telH
Qram disI he'd II. l. II. Prince Kashiralllwa, with
| two court ayslcans, to visit the CzAreWitch INC
Ministers Of state for Hume and Foreign Affairs also
proceeded u KyotO by the night train And the I'm
peror himself started for Kyoto at 10 O'Clock the fol
| lowing mOrning-a mark Of sOlicltGde never before
heard of in the land Of the Mkado. The Indignation
Of The whole nation against the assassin and its feel
ing Of regret and shame better be imagined than
described. The kilograms and letters OF CONFIDENCE
| from various parts of the country to the wounded
| Prince exceeded within two days 10000. Many Oh
the educational and commercial Institutions as well as
theatres and places OF amusement, closed their doors
| ON the 10th. Tie Imperial Diet, many OF the ITO
yural Assemblies almost all OF the noted establish
ments and associations, political, educational literary,
scientific and commercial, of Toxic ana 0ther ciueS'
sent delegates to convey messages OF regret and con-
dolcncc to the Prince Imperial Buddhist and shnto
priests who thirty odd years ago offered prayers 70
their gods for the expulsion Of te 6aFDara' now
prayed for the speedy recovery Oh inc IMesI pnoe'
Newspapers OF every party. OF every shade OF 0pno
snoioey which if space allowed, might well be quoted
| Nothing could have been more ppioun1, moie ~luG
spread, or more sincere than the pain ana egit snOw
by all classes of the people, writes foreign JOURNAL
| "The Japan Mall - = H.. -. ., IT,,
on The 18th the CaaTewlteh by GHer o.. Of TIE I'm,
peror OF Russia, removed from kyot0 to the hasSiah
| Squadron in Kobe Harbor Aud on the lDth' ~, m
obedience T. further order Tds 81 y yey o 1 i
vostock The crime Of Isuda sanzo being Oh so gaSg
the Sane same punishment be inflicted upon him as i
he had committed assault upon member q ON
Imperial family e. the DEAN f o Res aqaSSt Ra
persons Of foreign princes, the supreme C1nat III
spite of the desire OF the Government ana sog Ppr
ton Of the public, pro9onnced Isuda sanh9 SUN ~
an ordinary assault with intent 10 k and sentenced
lin to psoqment for Me with , add ls69r a In oG
i2 and the first cuse q ArtIcc il3 Of our , Grim
Dll Code such Is cpltOme OF tIc NlHlt VI iilHN'
| Nicholas and n tie Otsu affair. Ill, $3.50
That ont Of forty millions Of people thor should nov
| and then be found fanatic. maniac, blsCth coz
s.rvativc, T.. perhaps, inevitable. Isuda StIhO J
,uch "a fanatic such bigot@1 conservative Innamc'
| bv "A story circulated in the columns Of one or tW'
newspapers that the visit Of the CzarcNitch had for ~
| u'timai" object the sinister design Of sp\lnB on
Japan and further excited by suspicion that tie III
| ppiiM Traveller intended 10 slight tbs sovereign o
j,pau by visiting kaGOShlna and KyotO before repair
;nI 20 tile palace in TOXIC Tglda SaHzo seems to har
| M taken one Of the nations most friendly ana r.
81 rtgl quests for It's Zoe. and thought to take hi
| NJ = an at Of patriot m. II is lamen'able
nifiaLlc thing tlt such erroneous idea should hav
bon entertained hy any lapaneS- subject INT FRA
| and crual will tho mistake II IN" European au'
| Km4rica,i puhHo accept the OtsU uiair a mcaSnr
nj Oc =ccrrity Afforded ly Government and orr l7
! 90 for.frcv~ travelling residing in japan. II VIII 10
| flr iuster and more correct to infer TIE iTlcndues
| - the vast minority % orr people toward stranger
fr, inc breadth depth and sincerity Of the feelings
yrr,thr which the Otsi affair evoked from TIE entir
nation II is uur most sincere WISH that the intell'
,rllir of Chr'e tendon should understand that JaDa1
after accomplishing sweeping Nforms-poltc2l ler
ducaiona social religions. economic and Industrial
which have met with tllc approval Of the world "i
never re;racc though she may sometimes nOln"ntarll
rrcst her etops untn she stands the Same level Wit