The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-11

=. 6ioat Fassett, the wen kno-5 sEsS-
ness man and pubsicist Of New York.
n In Seattle. He arrived late Sunday
night from San Francisco, and he came
to Seattle 50 quietly ard transformations
" that very few people knew he was
here. AS ne sat quietly in a box at THE
theater last night the Audience who notes
the blonde stranger with the goid-rinnnned
glasscs and the intellectual face little
Imagined that they had incidentally the
treat OF seeing one OF the most famous
men OF New York
Despite his former political activity.
Mr.. Fasset. now declares that he is ss'-
tireiy out OF politics. and that his present
visit is one OF business purely. He AZ
Just back from the Orient. and one o.
his most significant u;teranccs last night
when interviewed hy a representative Of
the Post fntslligencer. WAS the prophecy
% stili mole intimate and friendly CON-
meEcsai relations between Japan and the
United States. In regard TO which he takes
View Numerically opposed TO that To-
who has prophcsied that the next war in
which this country engages viii be W.T..
Japau-that "the japanese need s0fn1-
body tn thrash them. ana we are tas
people 10 do IT," Mr. TasAetf thinks tigae
tho commercial and national Interests &
both countries vii! cement still nsssa
closely the bonds of friendship ia vigEeif
they arc now united and that whsH Chiuel
has been partitloncd out among Use
powers tho great American republic ar
the Land Of the Rising Fan will sgi
Ehake shaasr across the Pacific. and in
the resultant commerce be thinks tina.
Seattle will have her share.
sissply On Husine.s.
Now. i sish II first Of all distinctly
understood" said AR. Fassett last night
20 the reporter. that l am sntireiy out
Of politics and that my visii is simply
oHc OF business left San Francisco
on October Is b. the steamer nar!c and
returned by the steamer Belgie On New
Years eve.
.'tf course. ! had very many OF the ex~
pesiences which are common TO Amsrl-
cans who visit the orient. The lanR
sea voyage. the tarrying amid people
Whose habits Of thought and modes OF tfe
are totally unlike our own the cordial
meeting With the little colonies or set
Elements Of Americans ana Europeans
With which the Orient il dotted here and
there. a glimpse or two OF sightseeing
among The wonders of natural scenery.
aud the temples and monuments Of an
ancient but effete civilization. these ara
the common heritage OF every Occidental
v0yager who touches at Yokohama
chemalpo Shanghai car Hongkone.
There were. of course. visits 10 the clubs
which make ZIP so large a part of the
social life Of foreigners In the Orient and
there were the meetings with members
OF the various diplomatic corps. who en-
ter SO largely into tho political and gem
erai affairs of that remarkable reglcn
There We're the strange Monaghan faces
and the still stranger Monaghan cos
TUNES. There were the odd-tuoking craft
on the water and the odder looking
vehicles on shore. There were the
crowded cities, with their marrow, crook
ed dirty streets IN the native town aud
the broad. eieaniy boulevard or 'hum3'
OF the foreign settlement There We're
the weird street. cries and the unintslii.
Chile targon Of thousands of babbilng
tongues.
Nh War With Japan.
TN addition 10 all these of course
was in the East at a time or almost asa.
tte'N''Nt-| t%tfttbtAA 9ftf t4kc JEfuARN
emhfoglio with China. and of cotrae
heard some of the talk Of Japanosa
Rntaganism toward America on aceas4nt
al Japan's impeflled interests ia Hawaii
There Will he there can be no war be.
tween japan ard the United States
China may and probably will SO Ia pieces
hut long after her domain or par af
IT. shall have been nartltloneA out au,are
the powers, the international frtaulsaif,
between Japan and America viii continue
TO grow
This ] hold 70 be- true from the sex
nature OF tbs ease Japan has A friend
~ ieeilng Ter cur country. That s. tE
TRUE. IL matter az sentiment: but SON
elrent counts Tor far mere than srt.
people think II the comfy OF n&tl5s-
Apart s-em that, aeweSer. there srs
ccmFasrelai sessars eev sac tyea ,s,.-.s
tries should t@snasa they new are ast 3
tr'ehais hssss and with continually aHt..-
nring International rommerre Jaa.4.
has commodities Which VIC. need. ara e.,.
s;sis. teas. e9riaS end other i,r...f,.s,.- .t
nnf q ready market here, On ths et3.@
hand We hsFe ihinss that sAo neas}g
We nre Sending her Increasing 4n..ss.
~ wheat. machinery. cotton ana va.ia.,s
Zines OF SrectgieS IL this great tssf.
Seattle - the nearest large Amer,
port. must eaid ga important fsHt-e .e4
! am giad - notice the growfpsy ufse.....
ty OF the uew iine az stAamsnita~ as tf.