The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-30
DO NOT INTEREST JAPAN
PHILIPPINES CAN GO TO ANY
COUNTRY EXCEPT RUSSIA

Then Lieutenant Commander Tsu-
chiya Thinks 1t Might BE Differ
ent-Approves the Sentiment of
the Cars Suggestion for Peace
The Conqueror of China Keeps
Strengthening It's Army and Navy.
Two Japanese naval officers passed
through this city yesterday on the
Great Northern coast train for Seattle.
When they arrive at Seattle they will
meet $50 Japanese sailors with whom
they will return to Philadelphia, where
the new Japanese cruiser, Kasigi, is
awaiting them to be taken to England
and thence to Japan. The officers were
Lieut.. Commander M. Tsuchiya and
Chief Paymaster N Nakahama. Both
speak English with fiuency
The kasigi was built by Cramp,"
said Lieut.. Commander Tsuchiya to a
reporter for The G 10 e. ''She is a
second-class cruiser, 400 feet in length
and 45 feet wide. Her displacement is
5000 tons. She is to be armed with
thirty guns-two 8-inch, ten 5E-inch,
twelve 12-pounders and six 3-pounders.
They are all rapid-fring guns, and are
awaiting her arrival in England.
'1The japanese navy is now compos-
ed of three ironclads, twenty cruisers,
seventeen gunfboats and fifty torpedo
boats. We are continually strengthen
Ing our army and navy, and are pre-
pairing to take our place with other
powers Of the world.
L do not expect a speedy war with
Russia The Russians could beat the
japanese on the sea. Neither do I ex-
pect that there will be war between
England and Russia over the partition
of China. There will undoubtedly be
trouble, but not war. If war should
come between those nations I believe
the Chinese would take sides with
England. The ruling classes in China
favor Russia, but the people do not,
and they would refuse to fight for the
Russians.
'"The Philippines do not interest ia
pan. Japan does not care whether the
United States or England or Germany
gets them. If Russia should reach for
them-that might be different The
Japanese government does not have
foreigners In the army and navy as
China does, to teach the men how to
fight We have foreign teachers in our
schools and military colleges, but our
sailors and troops are Offered by ia
panese.
What do I think of the Russian
cars suggestion for a peace confer
ence-it would be a very desirable
thing if war could be abolished
Lieut. Commander Tsuchiya was in
the Japenese-Chines war At the bat
tie Of Wei-Hai-Wei he commanded a
torpedo boat, but did not participate
in the fight, and at the battle of Yalu
he assisted in protecting the Japanese
army from attack.
Paymaster Nakahama was on board
of one Of the Japanese ships that bonn
barded the coast towns in the prov
ince Of Santo, China during the war.
For the accommoda ton of the crew
of japanese sailors who will come East
over the Great Northern the company
has converted baggage car into
kitchen, in which the meals Of the sea-
men will be cooked While en- route.
An entire car has been fitted up with
every culinary appliance and corps Of
cooks will prepare the meals for the
men. The car was sent out to Seattle
yesterday.
Its many a thousand miles from
here to Australia, yet upon my word
than shall when 1 get to my native
land, England said F. M. Bryson, of
Melbourne, at the Merchants last
night. MIR. Bryson is journeying lei
surely to the land Of his birth, after
residence Of twenty years in the antip-
odes. Mrs Bryson is with him. Bust
ness infereSts-he is a banker-made
Mr.. Bryson take a somewhat round
about way in getting to England but
he had a business connection in Hong
Kong and he stopped there several
weeks during July.
There was plenty Of American spirit
and feeling in Hong Kong among the
British residents while I was there"
Continued Mr.. Bryson. "In fact, the
foreign portion of the city was quite
as much elated over Deweys work at
Manila as though they were Americans
Themselves There might have been
some cisaffection among the German
merchants, and they are a very inpor-
tant factor in commercial life there,
but they were not sufficiently interest
ed to talk much, and at the British
cub, where I met my friends every day,
the men were quite enthusiastic
Coming over we stopped for a day
at Honolulu, and while we were there
four American transports, with troops
aboard, came into the harbor. The
town was fairly wild over their coming,
though 1t was at least the second ex-
petition that had landed there We
left just as the American ships came
in, so that 1 saw nothing of the dem
onstration. There was noise enough
though, to warrant that it would be a
warm one.
In Australia, up to the time I left
the newspapers were filed with Amer
lean war news and we had got the re-
port Of DeWey's victory. We are some
how very much in sympathy with your
people, and 1 give you my word there
was as much rejoicing as though it had
been a British admiral who had won
the fight. 1 can't account for it. In
fact, it isn't worth while trying to ac-
count for 1T, but the fact is that we
Australians are much the same as YOU
Americans in most things. Perhaps it
is the climate, but we are more like
Americans than Englishmen. So, as
say, I feel very much atAhome here.
Perhaps we may have some little
personal interest in seeing the Ameri-
can arms successful in this war with
Spain. You see we are very remote
from Europe, and whatever Develop
ment Of trade we look forward to it
must be with the coast Of Asia. Any
thing that will tend to develop and
bring into touch with Occidental ideas
the Asiatics to the north Of us will
help u.s. But aside from that we have
a great deal in common with your peo-
pie. Heretofore we have been limited
in our dealings with the United States
We have sent you prize fighters and
you have sent us actors, but that won't
last. We have a tremendous country
that is still undeveloped, and We are
going to have things to sell you after
a. while. We are already buying
machinery from you rather than from
Europe. A reason for my coming this
way in my trip around the world was