New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-07

Tany with Count r. Hroburn received the proposals
mad" hy Nh" foreign ENJOYS: and wnen the To<u-
c1Ul forces as.nilc1 the Choshu-Iian h.. with
Omlri Ndsj.rl. commanding the Imperial forces.
d fea;el the enemy and captured the province ~
IwakL Ie was also Successful In other military OK
Tlolts. Because u his loyalty to his sovereign
attempt was made To assas-inatc him. and the
wounds D.. received visible 20 tho present day.
lie has looked largely after foreign affairs and has
boon a judge 40 NdgasSl
IN h.s next official place. that OF Vice Minister ~
tnc Finance Department In Toxic. be din much to
promote order lu tine affairs Of the Government and
il was he who. when the difficulties occurred with
Cor'a In S. visited that country in the capacity of
charge dAnalres and secured an amicable settle
nru' II the troubles. For this service. he
ho.or,I with a handsome present IN money By the
Emperor Later hc visited England IN connection
with the business OF the Treasury Department and
w.s again successful IN 1919 he was made Minister
Of For, IN Affairs, 70 which Office he added TO his
reputation idlcious diplomat. His thorough
familiarity with the English Language Is accom-
panied by an equally thorough knowledge or prac-
deal affairs in his and foreign countries
Hence h. IS leading authority in diplomatic and
financial matters
A. 4 writer. he Is sngrIllrly clear. ana his state
papers are models Of d,rectness and simplicity OF
style Take. for Illustration. few phrases from
on Of his addresses:
Tn. word enlightenment ia a single word but
when W. consider !ts application II must he EN-
TioycI IN two distinct senses. ThOsc who make
Ie 10 be- oa SGc@Hs IE 1i 6as %ho '
consider cnliShtcn'l capacity In tine people to be
actual f,ct Those who take it to be outward APP
pedrancn ind the object easy 81 attainment: thOs"
VINO take II 90 be- a question OF actual fact ma 1t
Al this moment the population Of every European
or American country ar" dcent Ia true iearnins.
ana they excel in knowledge and Intelligence.
live by his own oNcrtions. but our people do the
very opposite Tho samura merely understands
ho~ 10 I've on the allowance Of rice inherited from
his progenitOrS but not how 10 acquire a ctfil or
military profession The peasant merely under
but cannot improve IN the ART Of agriculture. The
tradcsman mcr,iy understands how to strive Tor
petty profit. but Is ignorant Of the laws OF
mcrce. All oi these are ignoran; OF the art Of hv-
ms by lhcir own "Xerlions, a9d alth9nsh there
tinruishcd by ability or knowledge. the majority
depend on me aid OF others. ana trust 10 the
climb on 10 the conspicuous mound and catch profit
prevalent and trlckcry shows Itself In a thousand
forms OFTEN beggary and ruin are the conse,
try TO make them suddenly enter the rcelon o. en-
egg demands that It be Immediately changed into
ITO HIROBCM
Although but iorty-four years of age. Count Ito
Hrobumi has won The highest honors i'm the En-
prc being the present Prime Minister and conf
Dental adviser OF tho Emperor. lie may be said
TO be the author OF the present Constitution and
has written a volume or commentaries on that In
strumcnt FOR the instruction OF his people that
would do honor To any statesman scholar. No
Japanese feels more warmly the influence OF Euro
pean thought and example upon his own country
than ne and none did much TO nllay hostile dem
onstrations against the foreigner when II was
thought by the MASSES that his presence would
prove prejudicial To imperial interests.
So much confidence was placed in his judgment
and Integrity that. while yet young twenty /
eight years old. he Was sent commissioner !
from the Treasury Department to the United /
States 20 investigate the coinage system OF the /
Republic and his report resulted In the establish
rnelt OF the mint OF Japan. After this ne became |
the acting Minister OF the Public Works Depart /
meat and while holding this position originated |
the idea and. with his friend Okuma. 10 whom /
reference VIII be made hereafter contaminated |
the building OF the railroad between Toxic and |
Yokohama. Subsequently he became "A member OF !
the Iwakara Embassy In iS1l. and their arrival /
at San Francisco on their way around the world |
he delivered speech that attracted marked at
teDtion.
When the ambassadors returned from Europe In