New-York tribune., 1902-06-22
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES
4 JAPANESE TOURIST MINISTER KO-
MI'RA-HOW THE EDITOR LEARNED
HIS LESSON

Washington June n (SpeciaD.-Baron Shibusa va
and his party during their stay her" early TINS
week were the recipients of many ciFiliueS ne
Tapanese Minister entertained in their honor. th'
baron was taken to call on the President and the
members OF his Cabinet. and no tourist ever made
a deeper or more Intelligent study of Washington
than this representative from the FloWeTy King
dom Unhappily neither Baron Shibusawa nor his
wife speaks English. but they have several excel
lent intcrpreters in their suite. and the companion
of the baroness Miss Nishra wa. is a fluent English
scholar speaking with hardly an accent. although
she has never before visited English speaking
country. The women of the party showed as Keen
an interest in all things American the men.
and their comments indicated a high order of intel
ligence and culture. Like all foreigners. they
duly impressed with the vast resources of the Coun-
try which far surpasS any conception they had
formed. The pork and beef packing plants of Chi
cago especially interested the visiting Orientals.
We had read and heard many descriptions of
way in which they managed
Baron Shbusawa is said to he Of the wealth
Rising Sun, where he was TOR many years the
president of the Chamber Of Commerce. a position
he resigned just before leaving home. He is stir
the president of the leading bank in Toxic and
director in all the railroads and other corporations
on the eve of his departure for this country a
series of entertainments arranged in his honor
and when he left Toxic an enormous crowd assem-
bed the station to see him off All the business
of the capital were in attendance. all the lead
ing statesmen. from the Premier down. and as the
train steamed out of the station loud and enthusi-
demonstration in honor of Baron Shbusawa was
the greatest ever known IN Toxic. and on his sail
Ing from Yokohama like scene took place. many
of his friends from Toxic going TO the seaport to
join citizens there i'll wishing him safe. happy
and profitable voyage
Speaking of Japan. a friend of Baron Komura
former minister from the Flowery Kingdom this
capital recently received from a correspondent in
Toxic account of dinner given by the Jap
anese-E English society there. which Baron Ko-
mura was a guest of honor. and toasted in the fol-
lowing latterne speech by Surgeon General Ia
kasi, of the Imperial Japanese Navy:
desire to propose the health of Baron Komura
along with that of all the other guests who have
of the members of the society and so honor us
with their kind company this evening. Now. our
lively speaking. young man. yet when We pause
to consider what he has done up to the present
his is quite that of anybody |
know. He successfully graduated Harvard Uni
in the shihosho and Gamusho. where he had OPP
portunites for distinguishing himself, He then
charge d'affaires. trouble between japan and China
hmseIf in discharcfne hs duties We ,, an Know
therefore there is no need of mentioning il After
ward he went To Manchuria. where he had to
tablish local government. acting its chief soon
after the occupation Of the land by our arms in
1854. and ne hed It with honor Then he was un-
fortunately taken i'll with typhoid fever. for which
acquainted with his vsor and his thoughts
one day he told me that China Corea would be
eyed what he s5id qigbf vr @ 70, b sft nv,
true No one can deny it. After his recovery from
his illness he was appointed represent our court
In Seoul; and subsequently became Vice Minister
for Fore1gn Affairs, but he stopped in that position
for a short time only. he wanted elsewhere.
He was next promoted to minister pleuipotentiary,
and represented this country in America and Russia
with much success
While at the latter post the Picking Court got
into trouble with the Boxers. and guest had
then To represent this country there. and no
DOUBT hdd many difficulties contend with We
all see what he has achieved And he is Min
lster OF Foreign Affairs in the present Cabinet.
wn'fn b r., has brought US many good things in which
we we nave no DOUBT. he shared greatly. Considering
MS lldSt tnOuSh ne looks thin and delicate
easily see how strong his capacity is We all ap-
pTeClae MS past and anticipate greater future in
store Tor MIN. We wish with all hearts that
ne VIII enjoy good health and live long only
TOT the sake or Japan hut for humanity at large.
Baron komura of the most popular min
isters ever accredited here from japan aua Is