New-York tribune., 1896-05-24
A TALK WITH HINIS1ER DtN.
IN THE CITY TO SEE HIS DAUGHTER GRADC-
ATED FROM 4 NEW-YORK SCHOOl~Io
prTr-pN WITH HER TO JAPAN.


RETURN WITH HER TO JAPAN
"Its funny how this silver business splits up ram
files" said Minister Edwin Dun at the lmperlai
IIo,e Yesterday Mr. Dun United States Minister
to japan and recently returned from his post ne
is Democrat. claiming Ohio as his residence. ana
Is n nephew OF the late Allen q. thurman MI.
MN Is = sound-monev man of the hardest kind, ana
that IS where he differs from his cousin. Allen W.
Thurman. the Democratic politician Of ONO. VINO
is an avowed free-conage man. Mr.. Dun believes
that the only way to maintain the credit or the
United States abroad and 10 carry on laI ""s'-
ness internally Is retain the gold stahddru oa99'
Mr. Dun first went to Japan about twenty-five year >
ago to teach the japanese American ldeaS o' as, :
culture He is an expert farmer himself ana oo-
tanned hts schooling in that line on an Ohio farm.
Since going TO Japan Mr. Dun has been successive
" Secretary cf Legation, Charge d dAtalreS anu
Minister. About twenty years ago Mr. Dun marrlei
A japanese the daughter Of a famous general
Since that time Mrs. Dun has died but a daughter
remains who IS now a pupil In a boarding-Schooi
IN this city The daughter, Helen. resembles heT
mothers race but she is thoroughly American IN All
her ideas and tastes. She IS now about clbh'ee"
years Old and will within a week be sraUudteu
with her class. This commencement explains her
fathers present visit to New-York As soon as t'e
exercises are over Minister Dun VIII take MS
daughter back to Japan. She is anxious TO Visit
the land of her birth again and meet her mo'hei >
people As Mrs Dun is dead. the daughter VIII De
the head OF the American Legation household IN
Toxic
Referring to American politics, Mr. Dun sad that
he was little acquainted with home analIs ana
politics generally owing to his long absence rom
this country and. moreover he was not inclined TO
talk much about politics. because OF his ONCE lie
said simply that he was heartily in accord WIN
the Administration upon the money question: anu
added that his cousin. Allen W. Thurnah' was
much exercised over the silver question. Coming
ID
surnrised 10 see everywhere the most intense IN
teras in the money question. In California lOuHu
the people wonderfully excited over the matter ana
little as | know of the present situation in Amer!-
can politics ! feel that the money question Will oe
the dominant issue in the campaign. Even II NC
Kinley whom we all know is the great iarifr chah-
MON ls nominated | believe that money Will take
precedence Of everything else IN the struggle this
fall. Coming over on the ship. acting upon uhe re-
ports that had heard, ! wagered an American
ten to five that Mckinley would not be nominated
All the way across the country have encountered
the greatest enthusiasm for the Ohio candidate l
found that California wild FOR Mckinley ana
for free silver. That seemed strange 10 me- and a
sort of an impossible combination. for believe that
Major Mckinley is far from being a free sverite.
Mr. Dun said that he met Robert L. Porter. ex-
superintendent OF the Mr. Porter is a great
Mckinley and protective tariff man, and the MIN
lister was curious to know what Mr.. Porter was
doing in Japan IL found OUT said Mr.. Dun,
that Mr.. Porter over there studying Japanese
manufacturing with the purpose OF having pro-
tective tariff against all goods manufactured IN
Japan that might compete with American goods
The japanese are cunning. inventive and steady
class OF people They work diligently and at less
cost than We can. While Il may be years before
they can manufacture goods to compete with thoSe
made in America yet Mr.. Porter seems 10 th'nK
that II is time to take matters by the forelock and
prevent any hold that the Japs may .e' upon our
Tecently Joseph G. sibley. the ex-Congressmsn
that in Japan a friend Of his had seen n. dozen
Japanese working steadily copying a haIl-lo|ch
found later. were made IN Fhl!ade.ph'd ne
japanese. owing to cheap materials ana cheap
labor, Mr.. sbley said. were boqni soon 10 ccHpse
the American manufarturers. hen MI. 'uh vas
asked about this. he sad that there Was NO uou"i
that the Japa,ese were forging 10 IN" 'front.' ana
making use OF every European or Ah''l'a al I''d
which would benei, them.
There has been good deal Of talk recently TO the
recent war would visit this country ms coming
year. In relat. to this Mr Dun remarked; II am
Mkado Which. according to report. l. TO include
a visit to the United States. There Is no law IN
japan which forbids the Mikado % leave the coun-
try. but do not believe that he VIII 10 IT, ON the
other hand there Is a strong possibility That IN"
Crown Prince Haru who is a bright and energetic
young man. viii visit the capitals of Europe ms
year and extend his tour TO iaclui" Visit 10 New
York and other cities in this country; The crown
Prince is about eighteen years Old and not IN robust
health. He is quick and has PERHAPS studied too
much II has been suggested that such 2 TRIP
would be beneficial to his health. and would not
be surprised 10 hear OF mis- coming"
Mr bun viii visi, Washington this week and pay
visit to Secretary Olney, whom he has never seen;
remain in Washington couple of days and then
return TO attend the graduating exercises at the
daughter has received her diploma they Will at once
start for Japan.