The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-24
AN IMPERIAL ENVOY
Prince Fushimi Sails From
Yokohama on His Mission.
JAPAN WOULD BIND OUR FRIENDSHIP
The Emperor sends His Adopted
Brother To liz 10 Strengthen All
Old Traditional Ties Between
America and Jnpnn.

America and Japan.
WASHINGTON, Oct. PA Yoke
hama dispatch says that Lieutenant,
General Prince Fushimi, special i'm.
perial envoy TO the st. Louis exposi
ton, sailed yesterday with his suit on
the steamer Manchuria for San Fran.
cisco amid great enthusiasm. Prince
Fushimi was attended from Tokyo by
officials of the imperial household, the
American minister, Lloyd C.. Gr'iscom,
and the entire American legation staff
in uniform. Arriving mt Yokohama,
the prince and his party proceeded to
detached imperial palace, escorted
by the governor of the province, the
mayor Of Yokohama and the city Off.
Gals and by the American consular
officials.
Shortly afterward Prince Fushimi
embarked in the presence of an i'm
mense crowd amid shouts Of "BanZaiw
and American
1t was stated authoritatively that
the purpose of the emperor of Japan in
sending on visit to this country his
adopted brother, his imperial highncss
Prince Fushimi, who has sailed for
san Francisco. is to strengthen by ev-
cry appropriate means the traditional
friendship between the United States
aud Japan. Mr.. Kogoro Takahira, the
japanese minister ut Washington, said
last night:
when person of dignity travels in
a foreign country it is almost always
the case that the occasion Is used to
start some speculation in regard to
the object of such journey. So | do
not expect that exception should be
made of the visit of his imperial high
ness alone, but to attribute ii to the
50 called change in American feeling,
as represented by some newspapers, is
entirely guess from wild imagina-
ton. The princes visit to this coun-
try was originally brought into con.
sideration as long ago as last spring.
but rs it was part of Its object TO
see the worlds fair at st. Louis ii was
considered advisable to defer 1t to the
autumn. when the exhibits would be
in a more complete form for observa
ton, and for that reason this time
was chosen for his visit, but there is
of course no question about the prin-
cipal OBJECT of his visit being to
strengthen thereby the tie of genuine
friendship so happily existing between
the United States and Japan in a most
appropriate manner, but not in such
patchwork fashion as has been rep
resented in some quarters.
His highness will maintain his Off
cial status as imperial prince only at
Washington and st. Louis, but in all
other cities he viii travel incognito
This is another evidence that he is not
coming here TO start a boom, ms has
been reported After his visit to the
worlds fair. where he will be particu-
larly interested to see that great dis
play of the American genius and ener-
gy, he will quietly visit the education,
commercial and industrial centers of
this country, such rs Boston. Philadel |
phia, New York, pittsburg, Chicago, |
WIZ w HNAAbN AAl' u A't NtAANiN VI illN ]
growing greatness of the United States !
and also of the legitimate influence OF |
this great republic in the far east.
AS to the 50 called change in the |
American sentiment toward Japan, so |
often alluded to recently in some news !
papers. | do not feel it at all. 1t may |
be because | have not been subject to |
fit of nervousness for some time that |
/ do not feel such change. if there is
any. But in my opinion SO long as Ja-
pan has nothing in her motive or ac- |
ton to reflect on her that may be con-
Sidered prejudCial to the legitimate in |
tercst of all nations she has no fear of I
losing the friendship Of any people, and |
even if there should occur some devia-
ton in this sentiment through misun-
or on account Of mischiev-
Gus agencies such misunderstanding
soon must disappear, inasmuch as
there is no real ground for its exist
cnce We are not afraid of any such
misunderstanding. but we implicitly
rely upon the keen intelligence and
good sense of the American people for
a correct Judgment of our cause and