The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-04
R 70 THEIR EMPEROR.
I'll japanese Celebrate llatsu-
hito's Birthday Royalty.
1FEasoN THeATER PACKED.

HtEHSON tUett6U VRONeOs
- n English, Essays auA No
SssaI Hymns Make % . Nsss
+.sptssssfing Prsgra00s7Deses.
1865 We're Pssfase, the AeA.
0Aaes ass Mise Preasnisstiag.
Ia evening the japanese residents Of
= ITS celebrated the forsy-seventa birth
~ anssversAry OF iH<sr emperor. Nut
s-sa1s a jefferson thea;er. In Japan this
1870 u the most bonored 81 the year.
- ose END OF the empire 10 the other
- s great celebration, and from
~srsaag until Midnight the glory OK the
fieged ruler is sang
fsnt war there was no c4lebeat.on, oW-
/. q he death Of the empress dawager.
- M. however. Seattle japanese. ~
- = fhose Of the Old country. outdld
sspseiss la Clarifying tina emperor
sane and good deeds. OF the 10 o. ~
1900 in this city fully no we're present.
1e3erson tasAter never looked preftter
- /, sisi last night. II was q symphony
- Ard white and blue. Mixed II with
~ epsendid combination Of coicrs were
rrSn,henums of all co1ors and ever
-. The chrysa n themum, II muat be
sSserseod. is the national flower Of ia
- Acroas the back Of the stage was q
- banner. the prominent ooiors being
~ vhase and blue. From the center were
Sss,e6 TWO handsome silk squares. one
-esaenting the ehrysanthemum, which Ii
- enblem OF the emperor. and another
~ssenu figure called the '.kirf." or en-
-. emblem When Yamoka. Japa-
hvyer. raised these eme,ems. saying.
- Ks Banzai" nong may he iye). the
ssefsroe ef the emperor. empress and crown
49, we're revealed. Underneath the
sserrre vas a handsome ehfyasnthemuui.
=. sSht OF the royal personages brought
IN rounds upon rounds Of cheers
~ mont Of the stage Was trimmed with
=. national flags, one representing the
- fhlooa-red) on a white field. and the
1tke,. the sun with racsatsng rays On
,4ke head The latter 10 that adopted by
8. arnty and navy. Al either side OF the
~. nterwoyen in evergreen trees. were
q Stam ana Stripes with the 1apaness
ssssorn Gag. Styeamers with pretty lam
,sres ana Gags were draped from the CEN
- a the hail 10 the corners ana mont o.
- care Around the hail was . broad
1890 OF red. white and blue. II was
q cut by evergreen that eEcircisd the hall
Are. entering the outer doors. which were
1890 d, green, one found himself un-
- no large flags. ane the sun on white
- and the other the glorious rising sun
ra.irg It's rays ali over the world. Nnea
~ electric ugata Illuminated the deccra-
siecs thsy appeared to take on something
Il m 3oyousness OF the OCCASION
Literary Exercises.
rrsnk okazaki was chairman Of the cele-
hnalonx which was conducted Just a. II u
~ taking place in japan Not one wola
AZ Erslfsh was spoken He ipfrocu csu Ar.
Yaaoka. a cultured Japanese. who told the
.nka Of The assemb..ns aam9 nncw Is an ~
Attorney, ard belongs 10 what ~ Know as
IS lara party. He Is IN TINS country
tsuaylux general conditions
8 famngucssi, whc = attending the Uni
vesxyy af Washington. and sno - one o.
- hfixh;est Of the japanese IN tails caty.
s11d4 speech In which he explained why
ke ma rather live in the age OF the present
emperor than any OF the ofhers VINO pre-
eek<d him III said that the entire lineage
hai beer good rulers, but that the present
cse haa been the Nrst 10 give Japan con-
susnsioa. and created a representative gov
sszalens curtasllnx his own power BY 20
aaE2 He spoke of him a. chariianse
nan. sns also as one who had opened the
fsuntry 10 the wer.d He said that he hop
ID Japan would continue to advance lie
dess.sd hnweysr, 20 gee the time when Ia
Dor would receive better recognition. lie
foek TIE position that the productive power
q The iaberer ras not paid anywhere near
Via; II deserved
Kan::emo, who works in the Seattle gen.
All hospital. read an essay on the "Emper-
as Birthday" Yamoka also reviewed the
setgn u the emperor
The national hymn, KIM Ga fo." was
san1. Then came the cheers for the royal
faHsiy ara Their the final national song
Fne celebration closed with refreshments
nd an exslbiticn OF wrestling and fencing
u Masuy Moriyama and Yamagasa-
Biographical sketch Of Emperor.
Tho present emperor was born Sovem-
be- 3 lsss. and succeeded 10 the throne in
~. HIS name IL Mutsghiso, but that
nAne is seldom mentioned ana 10 probably
ret even known 20 the great majority OF
the naiion: In Japan he Is simply me
Ct Japanese he viii be known as Me9yi
Ttnno. Meda being the chronological "
cyciical term chosen 10 designate tns
period Of his reign. which IL. OF course.
histnry
He sacceeie, his father, Komes Tenno.
@ February L. 1851. though bis coronation
oid Dot take place Till October IL fssa- IN
ne following year he married Hsruko,
laughter OF noble OF high rank al the
court Of kio,o
fAe emperor Is rather above the aver
sks Japanese height. standing feet
iseaes. He Is Of dark complexion but has
me open features and an intellectual fore
Bead His bearing Is digniaed and his
Walk alert and active
He was. ~ Course. very young whom
e e.a.litd from the menas.ic seciusson OF the
Asale halscs 20 take an active share IN
pGosic Affairs, with realm torn asanier
y ine rtoaence of ccnteadlng factions and
81 h'ctiar interests Rut his eaTnes, neFs
e purpose ana has stesdfsSE loyalty 20
ssi4n as $ nation and the good of bis
.Nspss have carried h.r3 through all DIM
sStless ify tae constitution promulgated
7. =. sN, Re s. the sUpre nee head % the na-
ssA ana combines IN aks oNR person all
~ F1g1ls ot S4trre{ Euty. He has absolute
2oNrr to declare var, conclude peace or
sssAs treaties. tadagh the growth OF the
ssxss.ative ecpaffment within the pa,
~sease makes japan constitutional
So ~ Fae Jafanes4e people are ar
sEes'y devoted - iae emperor, and his
ss''Sinas Is tbs srcat rational holiday.