New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-13
JAPS CHEER MIKAD0.
AMERICANS JOIN THEM.
Fire Hundred Patriots at Carnegie
Hall Mass Meeting.

Fully five hundred intensely enthusiastic jap
anese gathered In mass meeting Yesterday af-
ternoon al Carnegie Music Hall and applauded
and cheered every patriotic sentiment uttered
by the twelve speakers. Every phase OF the
local japanese colony was represented. from the
merchant 20 the humble valet. and each was
equally demonstrative. Scattered through the
hail were about one hundred Americans iuclud-
ing twenty women. who cvinced hearty sympa-
thy With the sentiments Il the speakers. There
was one japanese woman present. on the side
walk and IN the lobby OF the building were
falxlrs who did prosperous business with small
japanese flags.
Inside. the flag ~ white with the red ball and
the Stars and Stripes were everywhere inter
iwined. IN token q the sympathy ~ the Ameri-
can people for the Ia. nose in their present
struggle With the exception ~ hrief speech
by Alexander Tison. formerly professor - law
in the University q Toxic. and now a practising
attorney of this city. an the addresses were i'm
japanese. The American auditors applauded
when the Others did.
SadazuShi Tchida. Consul General ~ japan
in this city. presided and on the platform with
him sat six 81 his prominent countr, men and
Mr. Tisou. The thirty Japanese students a.
Yale I-uiversitv were represented by p deega-
ton % three and those Of Columbia University
h,- nino one ma1 from each university de'iv-
cred a speech.
Although IL had been understood that The
meeting was 20 start the subscription for the
s5eAaDnD fund 10 be collected 10y japanese In
the United states no such action was taken.
Either to-day or Monda-. however. the rich mer-
chants who have pledged large sums VIII start
the fund
At the out7et the consul general outlined the
causes that led Japan 20 war. and defended his
.re..1..- go. moro sf-f Ions
Before introducing MI Tison. Consul General
r-chida eroke I'm English. saying;
II IS my pleasant duty 10 thank the Americans
90 g. t5c kf,ily sympathy they have shown for
our Their presence here Is 3niy @t"spe tbc
patriotic sentiment 81 the people ot tiIs EI nee nee
90 iudoperdence lt Is not because Japan IS a vi W.
ike nation but because we could NO lonieE lail h,
70 ourselves Tie war has been forced upon us os
tho broken psdges 81 ~ 'i'e for the p-eeervation
~ her own integrity rae IS pert"sthgd d al, the
y,o-,d Al the very outset. we have won oil%IlalS %
victory But hs war ar Is i6nE @ny ime before we gaia
what win eventually be ours-what ar. are our Ji Jgs1
tories on sea be duplicated on land ana lam am
sure they VIII be. We nave uesud1 rnnn To,tI i1stce
~ ,'S a vii in this war we acquire fame among tne
nations II we dncr ne bat It would be death blow
20 our Emperor. whon we cherish. I I,b for rs and
Ihis Is a -. - ra1,not hight We can help in other
While we fbe ne5 war fnnd oers thai opPortgnity
waSS - 20 Gee a goodIy sum subscribed in New
work within the next 70" DAYS
Tho consul general then explained that the
5oOo ono fund is 10 be used for the purchase
~ the war bonds OF tho japanese government
Tho army and navy and the Red Cross Of Japan
whose actual work he hoped would extend to
Manchuria in the future.
-r1ie last remark was greeted with uproarious
cheers
Mr. Tison greeted as Aeat'llS as 'ls c'ii
sul general He said in part;
Nv p-esence mere 70 address You was as unex-
pected a. the visit OF the Japanese i. nse1 20
whom wish 70 SPEAK % nc 81 syrnpstbv YOU have
brought disaster upon jhetnse'ss - , Dy fb Isnan-
ese have left nothing undone I'm their preparation .
for war; They are well eGulppS9, p ~ Sey yratT,otis1
df Mill be great selfpreservation and
Japan VIII work out aer own ne gi Of other na-
she wi VII sTp5it m her rights TO be transsressed. No
ois ss need be- felt that should Japan win she viii
gntion' and when victory has crowred her battle
fo- lie Japan will cast away her armansnt are Itch
am not prejudiced against Russia; our 5 sac corv %r
f he onv solution OF the problem Of establishing
Oar unusr perfOrce hearken and obey
Among the japanese speakers was X. Ugai |
,,.s.o- of the Methodist Mission in Toxic lie |
I,ase an appel to his countrymeu to a:d their |
ra,ive land IN every way they could
The meeting closed with the singing OF the |
rs,fonal hymn Of Japan, with all the ardor that |
che patriotic japanese could put into it,
--,.., t,a-e were loud cheers for the Mikado. 4
,.o Jananese Empire and the army and navy. /
with each "Banzait' the men raised their right /
hands high an the air
a cable dispatch Of felcitation was sent to |
- Minister OF the Imperial Household at /
Tokio. also containing a summary Of the D-eef~
ln<.