The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-04-18

John Barrett commandments
for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
To- Asia Australia and tine Philippines
will arrive i'm Honolulu by the steam
ship China. April 90 and viii stop over
here at least one steamer Whether he
goes from here tO Australia or tO the
orient win be decided by him after his
arrival here. His itinerary ON his pre-
sent mission will include Japan China.
Korea, the Philippines, French ludO-
China, Siam, Straits Settlements. Java.
Burmah, India, CeylOn. Australia. and
New Zealand and win cover some Z3.-
900 miles and occupy nearly nine
months.
President Roosevelt takes keen inter-
est i'm COmmissiOner-Ge Barretts
mission and has given special directions
to the state War, and Navy Depart
ments to assist him in every way pOssi-
bic. In consequence, Secretaries Hay,
Root, and Long have issued particular
instructions respeCGN ely to all Ministers
and COnsuls, officials i'm the Philippines,
and naval officers i'm the Asiatic sta
/ ton, to cooperate with him as best
/ they can to advance the interests of tine
/ Louisiana Purchase Exposition I'm
| transatlantic countries. Before Mr.
/ Barrett left Washington the President
/ went over very carefully with him the
work he is to perform and wished him
every success. There is no doubt that
the President wishes to see a large,
comprehensive, and instructive parti-
cipatiOn on the part of AsiatiC and Aus
| tralian countries. and it is hoped that
his attitude will have a most Favorable
influence i'm this respect on the govern
ments of the Far East and South Paci-
! fc.
Mr. Barretts departure has been de
] ts..t
| Washington with the Ministers Of
| Japan, China, Korea, and Siam, but
| the results of his labors have been am
| pie recompense for the time spent at
| the capital. President Roosevelt and
| Secretary Hay both gave him full Gre
/ dit for the diplomatic achievement of
/ securing Japan's reconsideration of her
/ first declination to participate. All
/ though Mr. Barrett modestlv says that
| the efforts of the Japanese Minister in
| Washington, Mr.. Takahira, and of the
! American minister at Toxic Colonel
Buck, were chiefly responsible for this
unusual STEP it is known that they act
ed largely upon the initiative of Mr..
Barrett who was warmly supported by
Secretary Hay.
China, moreover was on the danger
point of reconsidering her acceptance
on account of certain drastic provisions
in the Exclusion bill before Congress
when the Commissioners General came
to the rescue, secured the necessary
change i'm this section of the bill which
was hostile to Chinese participation In
eNpositions, and convinced Minister Wa
Ting Fang that China would make a
serious mistake by Withdrawing her ac-
ceptance.
The experience and record OF Mr.. Bar
rett as United States Minister to Siam,
and later as Plenipotentiary Delegate
to the Pan-American Congress in Mex
leo, will greatly facilitate his labors in
his present highly responsible mission.
Probably few other men are better
known in the Far East than he, while
} has established a reputation Al home
in America as one of the leading alvO-
Gates of the development of our Pacific
commerce and trade. Mr. Barrett win
be accompanied on his iourn " by Theo-
dole Hardee, late Special Agent Of ,he
Post Office Department, as secretary.
In letters received here 'ro.n Nh Ba5-
/ rttC he says:
| 81 hope to stop off at least one steam
er before proceeding to Japan or TO Aus
tralia, according to the de Isiun which
/ l shall reach in Honolulu. 1t is my
| desire TO discuss carefully with the Off
Gals of the Territory and with The lead
ing men OF Honolulu the plan and scope
! of the proposed Hawaiian participation
in the louisiana Purchase Exposition.
There is so much interest throughout
the United States in the Hawaiian ISL
ands, and the belief of our Government
and Of the exposition management is so
! strong that all of the outlying terri
! tory of the United States should be well
! represented at st. Louis, that / hope
your Islands may do great credit to
! themselves. You can. if you wish,
make an exhibit of Unreasonable value
! to yourselves. 1t should be comprehen-
sive rather than limited to obtain the
| best results"