Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-02
WHATSHALL THE HARVESTB BE
Minister Kurino Discusses the Results OF
Japan's Successful War;
A REVO. UTl0N IN ASlATC AFFAIRS
The Island OF Formosa and What Japan
VIII Do with It-Ihinese Concession ana
the New Treaty Ports-oppor-
tunities for Americans,
A REVO. UTlON IN ASlATC AFFAIRS

copyrighted 1895, by Frank @. Carpenter.)
There is no abler diplomat in Washington
than his excellency, Mr.. Shinichiro kurino,
the minister from Japan. He came to the
capital at the beginning of the war between
his country and China, and he has handled
Japanese affairs in mastery manner. He
is man of broad culture, is full of ideas,
and he is less backward in expressing his
opinions than many others of the diplomatic
corps He is a man of social qualities, and
his functions at the legation have been
among the most noted given there Straight
well formed and dignihed, he has the fea-
lures and complexion of Japanese, but his
personal appearance is such as would COM
mand attention in any company OF proml-
nent men, and he has shown himself to be
a living example of the wonderful strength
and possibilities of the Japanese people. He
is a man of wide experience His father was
one OF the most prominent OF the Sam
urai in the service of Prince Kuroda and
when that prince in 1874 sent number
of Japanese youths TO America TO be edu-
Gated, Mr. Kurino was among them. he
went to school in Boston and graduated
there at the Cambridge law school about
1881. He then went bak to Japan and en-
tered the foreign Office, or Department Of
State. He has been connected with this
office in different positions from that time
until now, when he has come to the United
the most critical time in its history. He
was for q time chief of the bureau Of in
ternational telegraphs, and as such was sent
TO Europe not long ago to an International
conference on the subject. He has been at
different times sent TO Corea on diplomatic
business and he was there in 1882 and in
1884 when the revolution occurred, and he
was again in Corea Just before the opening
Of the present war, having been sent there
to report to the government as to the stu-
alton. Knowing as he does all about his
own country and having mad long expert
ence as to all matters connected with China,
there is no man In the world who is better
Atted TO discuss the present situation in the
Tar east | called upon him the other day
At the legation ana mad long talk regard
ing the settlement Of the war and its effect
hpon Japan and the nations Of the west
The talk was entirely a personal one, and
Minister Kurno was very particular to state
that his views were those Of an individual
that he spoke only for himself and not the
japanese government.
WHAT JAPAN GOT BY THE WAR.
One OF my first questions was as to wha
Japan got by the war, and as to wha
changes the war would make on the face o
Asia
He replied; at will make changes of
very important description In Asia. JapaT
WILL OF course. have the island Of Formosa
but as regards the occupation Of the main
land or any portion OF II, the matter now
being the subject OF negotiation OF the mos
delicate nature. II would hardly be proper
for me to express an opinion on the subject
There Is one thing however, that woul(
like to say, and that Is as to the assertion
which seems to have gained some credenc
that the Japanese nation are eager 70 sg