The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-10

ceived IN Hawaii He said that there
was but one place in Christendom be-
yond the lines of the British empire
in which all Chinese emfgrants could
live without fear Of unjust treatment
.sIt was said he, In the Kings
dominfons. And when this Pagan
King rose to reply, ne stood on Arneri-
can soil at the time when the descend
ants of the Puritans at the capitol Of
the natioh were passing a law which
deliberately violated their treaty with
China. and just before that august
tribunal, the Supreme Court of the
United States, decided that the obliga-
tfons OF the treaty might be violated
by an act of Congress-
This is a rather severe but truthful
account of the action of the United
States Congress and the Supreme
Court
In Japan the King and his party
were received with all the considers
<fion, courtesy and delicacy for which
the Japanese are notable throughout
the world. The chamberlain of the.
Emperor met the King and party inn
mediateIy on arrival, and took them
to the En- Rio Guam, a seaside resi-
dence which had been Used for long
ages as the place of rest and recreation.
for long line of shoguns. After get
ting settled. noting the many curiosi-
ties and beauties of Japanese art with
in. and the skill of the landscape gar
dening without, the party lit cigars
and sat down in the Kings bed-chan-.
Der and looked at one another.
q 'Maikai no. said the King What
do Won think about it?' he asked.
:. 7 do not think about it, I replied,
I am confused
1t may be interesting here to note
the fact that the King and his Minis.
ter of State represented the first in
dependent sovereignty, the kingdom OF
Hawaii. to intimate it's willingness to
insert into a new treaty with Japan
clause giving up the right of exterri-
toriafity with Japan. After describing
the various scenes of interest in the
Kingdom of the Rising Sun, the cordial
reception they had received, the great
city of Toxic with its castles. and
moats, the product OF vast labor and
of the centuries, the writer describes
reception given them by his Imperial
Japanese Majesty at his palace:
'.on approaching the palace the En-
peror left his audience hall and await
ed the King at the entrance of the
palace The King stepped out of the
carriage and with the Imperial Prince
entered this room in the center of
which the Emperor stood alone. The
suite, the officers of the Imperial house
hold, followed and remained few feet
distant from the Monarchs. They shook
hands-an unusual proceeding-on the
part of the Emperor-and, through an
Interpreter, who stood in a bowling
position behind the Emperor. conyersed
INN oz-7r.
then turned and walked briskly
10 the audience room. He always
walked alone and before his people,
the Empress never1at his side; the be-
lief in his divine origin permits no per- !
son in the Empire to appear to be his
equal and the Empress follows him.
But for the first time IN his own reign
ard in those of his predecessors, he
walked by the side of his kingly guest
They had audience also of the En-
press and the writer noticed at the {
side OF the Empress "a pretty Japa- +
nese girl in a Partisan dress and +
hat, standing by the side ,
of the Empress. The lips Of the En-
press moved, her voice hardly above /
whisper. The young lady bowed low /
SO as to catch the sound. Then, turn /
ing to the King. with clear, charm-
ing accent of well-bred English /
woman, she said
Your Majesty, her Imperial Maj
esty welcomes you to the country. She
hopes that you have had a. pleasant
voyage
After various receptions, luncheons
and sightseeing, the party was given
a reception in the palace of the I'm
9erial Prince Arisuga wa-no-M iya- and
his guests consisted of many of the
Imperial Princes, the very flower of
Japanese aristoeracy, with several of
the Imperial Princesses.