The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-04
JAPS BOUND FOR Big
FAIR REACH ST.PAUL
Commissioner HOkkio andParty
Go to St. Louis to Prepare
Japan'S Exhibit.

A distinguished party of Japanese
reached st. Paul last night en- route
for st. Louis and the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition. The party included
five or six notables of the official life
of the Flowery Kingdom and twenty
men, who accompanied them to aid in
installing the pretentious exhibit in
the arts and crafts, which Japan will
make at the great American exposition.
The party reached st. Paul by way
OF the 500 Line and the Canadian Pa
cifie railway and was delayed some
eighteen hours at Glacier House, B. c.,
by snow blockade The leaders of
the party were driven to the Windsor
hotel where they spent the night, and
will leave this morning for st. Louis.
Heading the party is ZensalNu Hok-
kiO, member and commissioner of the
Osaka Chamber of Commerce. He is
one of the five commissioners appoint
ed by the chamber to represent the
secondary capital of Japan at the eX
position, and will remain until the eX-
hibits are installed when he will re-
turn to be relieved by others of the
commissioners. Mr.. Hokkio will SUI
perintend the entire manag cement of
the Japanese exhibits, which will be
headed by a miniature representation
of the empire of Japan, and will in
clude many other exhibits to be in
stalled in the transportation building
at the fair.
YOshitarO Watanabe, professor of
metallurgy in the college of engineer
ing, imperial university, Tokyo, who
accompanies the party, will have
charge of the meteorological exhibit to
be made by Japan.
NJ. Nagai is one of the directors Of
the Japanese exhibits in general to be
made at the exposition. and Mataro
CriZul<a, who is a civil engineer Of
learning and wide experience, accom-
panies the party, and will remain at
st. Louis until the close of the exhi-
bitiOn. He will assist the heads of the
different departments in arranging for
their exhibits and in the work of their
installation. Crizuka speaks fluent
English and is the factotum of the
party. He is a small, nervous, mer-
proudly boasts Of his English, acquired
during a long stay at the Baldwin To-
connective works, Schenectady, N. Y.
A young man who is a member of
the party is X. Wantanabe, son of
Baron c. Wantanabe. of Tokyo, who
will study Photographic art during his
stay at st. Louis, while K. SanO, an
establish Japanese tea hOuSe-minus
the geisha girls-on the midway at the
Missouri metropolis during the fair.
Speaking for the party, Mataro Cri
zuka said of the war in the East:
We know of no developments in the
war between Japan and Russia that the
American public is not familiar with.
Our party sailed from Yokohama on
March Is on the Empress of Japan and
when we reached Vancouver we conf
IDENTIFY expected. to learn that Port Ar
thur had fallen before the storm of Jap
aneSe- shells. Our consul at Vancouver
was however, unable to give us as cheer
ing news as we had hoped for, but we
the Japanese agents in that city will give
US the glad news that the Russian strong
hold has capitulated.
Expects Hard Fight on Land.
On sea our arms have been in every in
stance signally victorious and Japan has
shown to the world that as a sea power
she has but few equals. Our gunnerS have
demonstrated their skill and knowledge
of war and our seamen have proven con-
cluS1Vely that all the science of naVi-
cation is not confined to the Western
hemisphere. Our record on the sea has
been one to fire the heart and stir the
and in Japan every man and boy is
patriot and ready to give his all and life
beside for the good of his country.
On the land, I am fearful that we shall
to be wonderfully well drilled, and as
hOrsemen they have few equals The re-
sources of Russia are SO great and she
can throw such an army into the field
against US that we will have to fight
and fight hard to win. The Japanese
army is in splendid fighting trim, and
her men are drilled to the point of per-
lection. There is not a foreign officer
enrolled under our flag and whatever we
accomplish it will be to the credit of the
japanese soldiers and men, and the for
eigner will receive none of the credit for
it. l do not think, however. that the
Russian on land will be the easy victim
that China was a few years ago, but
Japan can put an army of 800, 900 trained
men IN the field at one time, and even
In modern warfare between f1rst-class
powers TINS force is not to be treated
lightly. 1 can say that if Russia whips
Japan she will know she has had the big
gest war in her history
Speaking of the causes that led I'D
10 the war, the interpreter declared:
Japan is not fighting for herself alone.
She is lighting for the future peace of
the far East. Russia's aggressive atti-
tude left our people nothing to do but
to take up the gage of battle. and they
nave responded with a unanimity that
VINO know nothing, as compared to our
people of love of country Practically
every male of proper age and many
men who had passed the prime of life,
nave volunteered for the service and thew
go forward, many of them doubtless Ia
death and to unmarked graves on the
pattleheIds, with songs and with cheers.
Inc god of battles will not LET us lose
Ihere can be but one result JaDan must
WIN for it is fight of the right against
| might.