The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-07-12
INSPECTING
CONSUL.ATES
Secretary Pierce Tells
Of Conditions In
Orient.

Among the passengers on the Mon
golia are Third Assistant Secretary of
State Herbert II. d. Pierce and Mrs.
Pierce. Mr.. Pierce has been on a tour
of inspection of the consular service
in the Far East. experimenting tour
which he made last summer in Europe.
These inspections were begun by Pres
ident Grant to give his pastor the late
Bishop Newman, tour at public ex-
pense and are now continued so that
the State Department may keep more
closely in touch with the consuls.
Mr.. Pierce was detained in quaran-
tine on the Korea at Kobe and was re-
ceived in audience by the Emperor of
Japan upon his arrival at Toxic. AS
Mr.. Pierce was for seven years secre-
tary of embassy at st. Petersburg he
has been in a good position to view
the war situation but his official station
prevents this interesting information
reaching the public.
1.-The japanese do not speak with that
cock-sureness and conceit that some OF
the younger powers are wont to use,'
said Mr.. Pierce, but they are very de-
termined They showed very evident
friendship for the United States. BY
they l mean the people in general
Mr. Pierce reports that the consular
service is in very good shape. He ex-
pressed himself in favor Of the govern
ment owning its own legations, At
present we own our legation property
at Pekin, Seoul and Toxic. He con-
firmed the old story that our diplomatic
and consular service is inadequately
Il ty,S pnf arSh rfy
he said, II had to spend four times my
salary doing the things l was sent out
to do" Asked in regard to the COM
ments of the Saturday Evening Post
on the subject of a diplomatic uniform.
Mr.. Pierce showed considerable inter-
est "Our lack of a uniform often does
lead to homogeneous situations he said,
laughing. For instance l was COM
PEELED to call on the Emperor of Japan
in the morning attired in evening
dress"
In regard to trade conditions in the
Orient Mr.. Pierce said:
ut seems to me that our opportuni-
ties for trade in China and Japan are
enormous. The difficulty is in getting
Americans to invest their capital so far
away from home. The officials in the
Eastern countries are favorable to
American enterprises. There are end
less opportunities for American young
men in the East, especially in China,
although there are also many in Japan.
1.-THE transfer of the Canton Hankow
railway from Americans to Belgians
has had a bad effect on American
trade in that country. This transfer
was contrary to the desires of the Chi
nese who were anxious to have it in
American control. They are suspicious
of any other control than American for
they have confidence that the United
States will not attempt to grab any
thing"
Mr.. Pierce said that China seemed to
have recovered from the effects of the
Boxer revolt although many are of an
opposite opinion.
On Friday, June II, Mr.. Peirce was
presented to H. NJ. the Emperor of
Japan by Mr.. l.. Griscom, the u. 5.
Minister. Mr.. and Mrs. PIERCE, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Griscom, were
afterwards received in audience by Her
Majesty.
In the evening Mr.. and Mrs. Peirce
was entertained at dinner at the For
eign Office by Baron Komura. There
were present the Premier Count Kat
sura, Baron and Baroness Sannomiya.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chinda, Mr. and Mrs. ku-
rino, His Excellency the American Min
lister and Mrs. Griscom, Mrs. Bronson.
Mr.. Denison, Mr. Ferguson, Mr.. Scid-
more, Mr. and Mrs. Miller Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Harding Davis, Mr.. Laughlin.
Mr.. Egan, Mr.. Fox. Mr.. Morgan.