The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-12

III at tits time We should be hurled Tito
with the terrible and all hnese-conquering
japanese, it is probable that the dark
chapter In our history would go rolling
and runbl!ng down the dark bowling alley
OF time as the ''Urcle John War"
We refer TO this subject with hesitation
and care, since il would manifesdy be .m-
proper and indicate. at a iuncture of
great diplomatic friction and anxiety, TO
make any remarks calculated to add to
the embarrassment and modification,
either OF the Administration or its H.
iuStrioys business manager" But, with
out offcnse, We may revert tocertain things
which, being notorious cannot hut rny-
body by being discussed.
II appears, then, that the japanese repre-
sentative, exercising that wonderful imi-
tative faculty which is the gIace aud glory
OF the Oriental cha,3 cter, politely tut firmly
ignores and snubs the American Secretary
trausac,s lis business with Judge Day,
giving TO the latter all the Difference and
consideration normally due to the chief
foreign minister OF 4 great naticn.
it must be confessed that we have antici-
pated this, while feeling very sorry To see
it. what else could one expect? When
10 80,
and popular belief, told His Excellency, the
Mikado's envoy, that there was not any
annexation treaty in preparation. beyond
any question he was justified in tie state
nent, because he WAS quite ignorant of he
fact that a treaty had been formulated,
and would be signed On the next morning
at 8 O'Clock. TIE real situation which
developed on the day following, and Of
which all he emta ssies and legations, that
OF Japan excepted, had teen notified ley
crsl days in advance, was naturally annoy
ing 20 Mr. Hosli. as we should fancy IL must
Ea-e been toMr. Sherman and his Old friends
8nG adheretts in Ohio, but neither Of the
distinguished gentlemen in question was
TO blame for it. Both had been latoring
under the erroneous impression that the
venerable Buckeye statesman and finaI-
oier actually was the Secretary of State.
However, the mistake was made, and
it las erected Uncle John into a kind
OF an innocent, without notice ''casls
beIn" Also it has placed the Admins
tration in The interior of an opaque cav
fly. 1t cannot well find fault with the
japanese minister for ignoring function
airy proven to be only a private gecre
taIy to the President, for the purpose of
signing state papers, and without knowl-
edge of their contents 1t cannot antag-
onize him for recognizing as Secretary OF
State the nominal assistant, or assistants,
alone recognized 10y it!
Complaisance is the crown of diplo-
macy MI. Hoshi's blazing coat OF gold
and azure and his little court snickersnee
who had not the finesse and things to
treat the people about a Court Just ex-
actly as toe Court treats them. In this
we presume he is right, no matter how it
may exasperate Uncle john and the
Sherman wing of Ohio Republicanism In
an extreme case, If a President were to
kick his Secretary Of state downstairs, |
we presume that IL would be the abstract |
duty OF thoroughly jealous envoy Il
start right Off for the State Department |
and try to do the same thing. Whom the |
king honoTs his corps diplonatiqre" will /
reverence; but we doubt IL any of them |
could be Induced to take a glass of beer |
and a pretzel with one who was con-
temned and TUNED down by the Chief /
Magistrate OF his country.
1t is the irony of fate and had politics |
that Uncle John" still bears a title, the |
functions appertaining to which he has not |
been allowed TO perform. Hence, Off |
ciaIly, he becomes the shining mark for |
imperial dsplcasure, when the real "casus |
bell' at any time can be found around 1
the corner at the Glover building.