Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-08-16
HARRY
MILLER
POPULAR
Oregon Man Is ia the Hot
Bed of Trouble in
Far East


Il ence to Leslie's Weekly concerning
, Harry B. Miller, who is United States
Z consul at Nieu Chwang, China, will
: be read with great interest by people
+ In this state:
+ Niu Chwang, China, June 5.-The
= most prominent and most widely ad
vertised opponent Of Russia in all
China is Mr.. Harry B. Miller the
= United States consul at Niu Chwang.
In fact Mr.. Miller might very proper
ly be called the original war man in
e Manchuria, for through his official re-
ports during several years, he has
virtually educated Washington and
the American people into the knowl.
edge and belief that their best inter.
ests lie with Japan. On the other
hand. his opinions were widely cur.
rent in Japan before the war; and he
was often cited as an example OF the
universal pro-Japanese sympathy of
America Throughout the press OF
Great Britain, France, Russia. Ger.
many. Austria, Italy and Australia his |
opinions were quoted, and 1t may, with
considerable truth. be said that the
war was his
When the Japanese began the civil
retreat from Manchuria before the
war that is being followed by a victo.
rious military advance, Mr.. Miller ad
ded nothing to mis- Russian popularity
by the vlgor with which he conserved
Japanese interests and assisted Jana,
nese refugees. An instance of his I'm,
defatigable zeal may be related. At
the time when all the Japanese non,
combatants were Fastening out of the {
enemies country. news came to him /
that party of Russian police was en-.
gagged In looting and Outraglng some {
japanese in an opposite part of the Y
own. Immediately he dashed to the =
scene The Russian police officer was ;,
appealed to. He insolently suggested ;,
n very bad French that Mr.. Miller
vas the American, not the Japanese :
'onsul. With rare but firm tact, Mr.. -
niiler replied In worse French that he
vas botn. 1T seemed to fabbergast
him. said Mr.. Miller afterward. But y
he looting ceased and the prisoners" y
we're taken before the civil admins "
ration In legal manner. Thes next
ay Mr.. Miller had the satisfaction OF -,
eeing them and their goods safely -
mbarked for the land OF the Rising "
'un. But they carried off with them w
IL the good will OF the civil admins. u'
rator. l'
IL Is with the American and En-,
lish correspondents, however, that az
onsul Miller is most popular. and III
ianks to his efforts, they have often NV
cen enabled to continue to represent 9''
leir papers after some petty offense an
lat would otherwise have sent them he
u packing out of even Niu Chwang Pc
helr monotonous stay was whiled PC
way by frequent dinners at his hos. TO
'aoie table. and he took them in
hen they were hated and despised
all men. He would have extended
O same courtesies to the French ie
respondents had they not refused G"
EN- They knew that to be identi. ore
d with him in the slightest degree oe
'uid prejudice them in Russian Of 10
laldom, and the wisdom OF their Oh
oice was proved by the fact that TN
ey were allowed to proceed TO Muk. one
IA full month before the Americans urll
d English. The Far Eastern cor mo-
'pondent OF the Chicago News ON MIN
press boat Fawan has also him 20 h"o
ank for narrowly escaping several
vs. In Russian Jail Dlsllked as he
by Russians. Mr.. Miller gets things II
ne usually in the way, IL not the ann
ne he wants them done, and II he hai
so far as the Russians are con. uor
med the best hated man in Man den
lria, ne Is also the one most feared smi
them Ann rail