The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-07
A CONSUL FOR JAPAN.
He Will Probably Soon Be Sta
toned i'm Seattle.
a JAPANESE DIPLOMAT HERE.
He IL Consfderfng the Best Locatien on
she sound Confident That Japan
VIII Win In Korea

/ Mr. NJ Odagiri, chancellor Of the impe-
rial consulate Of Japan st san Francisco,
IS st the Rainier hotel. His mission is to
locate Japanese consulate on Puget
sound, and he is visiting all the ports,
studying their commerce and probable
/ trade With Japan Seattle is admitted 10
have the largest japanese population oil
| any city in the Northwest and. as il can be
shown that Seattle has the largest trade
with japan, the consulate will probably be
located here. The consul would be sal
aried Official, a Japanese deyoting his
| whole time to the duties of the Office. Mr..
/ 0dagiri will attend the meeting OF the
/ Chamber of Commerce this afternoon and
| will 20 to Port Townsend tomorrow.
Mr.. oiagiri is a good-looksng, highly
educated. polished young man and talks
4 English haentiy. and has gone through
| long training in the diplomatic service.
| Few people have a correct idea of the
manner in which the Japanese diplomatic
service is conducted and the training il
| requires to secure a position therein.
/ Diplomacy in that country is a profession,
| and the ladder so difficult that compare
| lively few strive to climb it. NJ. 0dagiri
| first was graduated from the Imperial
1 - A0AgOs oAA eAANA Va fsts w.
| accord, studied one year at Picking.
After this he took the examination,
which is most difficult. and sue
ceeded in winning the laurel which
| allows him to be educated In diplomacy
by the government. He was sent
/ to China and kept there two years
under the finest teachers that could be
secured. and at the expiration of his
schooling was transferred to legation at
| Caemulpo, Korea. After two more years
there be was given schooling at the cap
1 ital of Korea and then sent TO San Fran
cisco as chancellor of the imperial con-
sulate of Japan.
| Mr.. Odagiri was seen at the Rainier
hotel last evening by a Posr-INTELLr-
! GENeER reporter and interviewed concern
/ ing his trip to the Sound and the war be-
/ tween China and Japan. He said:
| II have come here by order of the
| Japanese government to look over the
/ Sound country and report upon the place
| most advantageous for consulate. l
/ have been in Tacoma, made my investiga-
/ ton. and now am doing likewise in this
city. i am surprised at what / have seen
/ today. / had no idea that such a large,
magnjfcentiy located and progressive city
| bore the name of Seattle. The buildings
| are such as would call forth admiration
1 and inspire confidence in the eyes of any
| visitor. | have been to Lake Washington
| and have not yet recovered from the feel
/ ings aroused. Never in my life have /
| seen such beautiful sheet of water and,
| taken in connection with the surrounding
scenery, il makes me think of places in
/ NV own country. Seattle has a large
number of Japanese residents. and
one of the special objects of
| the proposed consulate is TO look
L aft fhA ffafA Of fatfr r.vta
/ merce is another point to be taken into
/ consideration, because Japan Is a pro-
i gressye country and desires To take part
/ in the worlds commerce. After have
| visited Port Townsend / shall come back
/ to Seattle, because / want TO see more of
| the city and the people. NV report will
/ he made up as soon as possible after | re-
| turn to San Francisco and then forwarded
/! TO the government ct Japan. Ii the diet
/ decides to establish consulate and makes
i the required appropriation to carry it on |
/ expect that 1t will be established next
/ April. The officials will be q consul and
/ secretary, both of whom are under pay by
| the home government"
/ In speaking of the China-Japan war, he
| said:
| 81 do not hesitate to say that think we
| will win from China. Our army is far bet
| ter organized, and is well equipped in
4 every detail. Any one who understands
| the system OF the German army knows
/ that of the Japanese. We have a commits
| sary department that is up to date, while
| China is wanting in this most essential
| feature. At the best she cannot develop
such n department inside OF two years
| Our standing army consists of 100, 900 men
| and We have $50, 600 men in reserve The
| reserve consists of men who have served
| three years In the army and been released
'0ur military position In Korea seems
l.. - ~
| l think that the Chinese faction In Korea
is stronger than that of either Japan or
| Russia. The Japanese army has IA 900
| soldiers in Korea at present, as against
| COCO for China. Our navy has hlocksded
| the Korean coast and has shut off two of
the entrances to Korea. Rumor has it that
| p 600 Chinese troops are advancing toward
the capital from the frontier. Now | have
| lived in that section and know the coun-
| try Familiarity. There is only one road
the Chinese can travel over the mountains
and 10 IS not more than five feet wide. Ii
can easily be seen how small q force of
| Japanese IL will take to keep out the
| Chinese who may attempt the passage.
Korea has about l0.0oo. 600 people. and the
| queen is a sympathiZer of the Chinese. be-
longing TO Ming family. The king. how
| ever. is said 20 be captive. There are
only $500 Korean troops. but about them
! or their actions cannot talk. As | under
stand the situation, China has called
| upon the Koreans to give her army
| food. The Koreans will not like this.
| because II IS an expense TO them with
! cut return. The japanese army
! has its own commissary department and -
sble to get along without calling for un-
/ reQulted assistance. SIX months. | be-
| heye, viii terminate the war, n our navy
| maintains its position. We have twenty
| cruisers as against fifteen Tor the Chinese
| They Also have twenty-five small gun
| boats that are OF no special account
! China Is not backed by patriotism. while
| Japan Is. liz makes big difference. and
tells in the end. We have always upheld
the Independence OF Korea, while China
looks upon her as a yassaL. II japan
wins, IL means the opening of Korean
| ports 10 commerce aud the Advancement
! OF her psople In the line OF civilization.
/ such an event means much Tor the trade
OF the Faclne coast, for kores Is good
| producer of hides, rice aud gold 4"
JOE ALMOST CLEARS HIMSELF.
| Aystery OF the Japanese Murder stflI
InsolNed-An Interpreter Secured