The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-06
A MIKADOfS SUBJECT.
The japanese Consul OF San
Francisco i'm This City.
SOUND TRADE WITH THE ORIENT
Treaty With United States Expected
to Be In Effect. Next July
Chinese Ports Open.

HIS Exeeilency Saburo Koya- the jap
aaese consul az san Francisco. who ar
rived YESTERDAY e. a guest al the Rainier
Grand and is here studying the locality
and acauainting himself with the Japan
csc residents.
To a reporter OF the Observation-Disclosures
last evening he answered many questions
relative 10 himself and his country.
Mr. Eoya was graduated from the I'm
periai university In isSs and then came
70 the United States. where he took
course IN civil law In Yale university.
receiving tire degree Of doctor OF civil
laws in Isaz He then went 10 Oxford
and studied international law for one
year when he was called home 10 be-
come the secretary of the prfvy council,
which position he held for twelve months.
being then transferred 10 the foreign Of
fee Last August he was appointed 10
the charge of the consulate AZ San Fran
cisco.
Speaking Of his country he said: Trade
between the United States and Japan IS
rapidly increasing and there is ever!
prospect OF great development IN the
near future, though as the Japanese fiscal
year ends March 81 and our report on The
condition Of commerce is not yet out.
l am unable 10 furnish any exact nsures
regarding the exports and imports
American -four has been making Its
way into China for some time now, and
there is no reason why IL should not
find a good market In Japan II put into
the hands OF the proper people Tor intro
ducing throughout the country: raw
hides and dressed cedar should sell read
ily II placed with the right dealers.
las TO the new treaty with the United
States / am not yet in receipt OF official
information. but should not be surprised
II 1t were in effect practically by July /
OF this year -
The Chinese war indemnity which will
be- paid 10 japan may not exceed So
600 .0sl. In which case a number OF Chi
nese ports will probably be opened and
far better commercial relations favoring
Japan will be established between the
two countries lately at war. America
and European countries may then take
advantage By applying the most favored
nation clause of the present treaty. and
enter Japan with practically no restrie-
ton except that against obtaining abso-
lure title 10 land
The Nippon Yusen kwaisha, the larg-
est steamship company in Japan. is in
vestigating the practicability of a line
between Yokohama and the Sound. The
government Will be willing to aid the
company. but to just what extent is as
yet not determined.
This part of the world is well suited
10 japanese settlers, If such are desired.
and under their methods of cultivation
would yield rich returns. There is much
that can be done by such immigrants
without in any way interfering with
the opportunities of native Americans"
Being questioned regarding the news
paper reports that many japanese OF dis
tinction Were undergoing surgical opera
lions TO remove the slant OF their eyes
Mr.. Koya laughed and said that IL was
absurd. The men did not care so much
about their faces and the women pre-
ferred the slant
Saburo koya will leave this afternoon
for Portland. and VIII then proceed 10
San Francisco. where on account of the
arrival OF the Rio Janerlo important mat
ters viii demand his attention.