The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-12
SUMMER GIRLS SNARE SkTO.
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PoBTsMoUTH, N. H., Aug. ii.-Late at
night comes social news OF the first i'm
portance. The summer girl has captured
Mr.. Sato. Not any one summer girl, but a
number OF her. Lieutenant Commander
Takashita, who Is young. gallant and popu-
lar in Washington society. was the entering
wedge He got acquainted frst and led
Sato over to q corner Of the back piazza
where Mr.. Sato was introduced to six girls.
Can Mr.. sato jolly a girl' He Is wonder
He was talking about the boyhood games
he used to play in his native Nippon home,
and a girl said:
why, it's just like our Going to Jer-
usalem"
do you like to play Going to Jerusalem''
asked Mr.. Sato.
"Oh, let's play it," cried one Of the girls.
"Come on, Mr.. sato."
The six girls jumped and swept Takeshita
and Sato to the ballroom. On the way
they picked up Russian correspondent
who has no race prejudioes and three plain
but agile American citizens. Going to
Jerusalem is that game where all hands
dance around a line OF chairs until the music
stops, when every one scrambles for a chair.
They are always one chair shy, and he who
misses a seat Is ST..
Sato and Takashita frolcked and danced
and laughed geefuly as they hustled chairs.
When the music stopped they we're always
right there for a seat. Neither was ever
caught Two Of the girls conspired to
beat Mr.. Sato. Just as he jumped for q
chair they jumped together. He was
too quick for them, but his impetuous mo-
ton shot the chair out along the ballroom
floor, and he landed on the back Of his head.
He said that he wasn't hurt bit, but that
the American girl is very athletic.
When going to Jerusalem got stale
Takashita proposed a waltz. Here, too,
the Japanese made good.
He has come. the gentleman piker with
a mission. He looks like a gentleman 3
annex to the w. c. T. U. About his mouth
is look Of sweetness gone to seed, and his
side whskers have benevolent droop.
He was first piped of standing by the tele-
graph office behind the hotel desk watching
twelve operators clicking the little keys.
"Ah," he said, there are reporters for
the press OF the world, I presume. A
x,
Then appeared Japanese correspondent.
He pulled little can Of ink from his pistol
pocket, produced brush from his waistcoat
and began to make tracks over blank
laundry ticket. He was in hurry. His
sonnet hing or other Shinbun was going to
press and waiting for his essay. The
benevolent gentleman rushed him.
welcome to America, cried the latter.
Huh said the Jap.
welcome to free America on your mis-
sion Of peace, said the benevolent one.
-Oh yes, yes, certainly responded the
son Of Nippon and he dotted down another
diagram.
The Adams apple Of the benevolent
gentleman travelled up and down above
his white tie once or twice. while he swal-
lowed his agitation. Then he walked down
the line Of Japanese correspondents well
coming them all. They bowed and grinned
and sucked in their breaths with pleasure.
Sato was coming down the corridor just
then. and some one mentioned his name.
The benevolent gentleman smiled from
whisker to whisker, and rushed to Mr.. Ssto,
welcome to Christian America, he said.
Even that didn't faze Mr.. Sato. He
was charmed to meet a representative Of
the Christian religion.
Il trust, sir. that II you have no church
home while you e. among us you will
worship with uAs ~ he Of Che side
whiskers.
Mr.. Sato had no ch,.b - for 4 bmatic
answer, for one Of the other Japanese bore
JAPAN TO BE CHINA's TEACHER.
Mstsumoto, the member Of the Japanese
Parliament who Ia hero on a financial
mission, was about the corridors all day.
He is not part Of the Japanese council;
he seems to be holding himself in readiness.
Matsumoto is a mixer. He carries
two degrees from American universities,
Bachelor Of Arts from the University Of
Pennsylvania and Master OF Arts from
Brown. He finished with PHI. D. in Ger
many before he went home to enter politics.
He represents the ancient capital Of Sho-
gunate in the Japanese House Of Commons.
He has all the japanese politeness and con-
sidera BILE American "a vvy, and he is making
friends. Matsumoto roamed the pis zzas
all day yesterday and admitted he was
anxious.
1T is the crucial point, he said. Then he
fell to talking on the popular feeling Of
Japan, and especially on China. That part
Of his remarks coming straight from the
Orient was of interest.
Certainly this war will probably have
the effect Of waking China, he said. I'VE
see it even now. They have observed
what another Oriental people have done
and can do. They ask themselves why
they cannot do the same. And suppose
that when the war is over Japan will 60 to
work, systematically, to uplift China.
This Is just my own idea. 1t Is not Official
you understand. am not speaking as a
member Of the Japanese parliament.
1T is the fixed idea Of the Japanese people
to maintain the open door. to improve
China without appropriating her trade.
Europe has no need to fear any yellow peril
from China. Those who say so do not
understand the Chinese character. We
Japanese do. That is why we will make
the best teachers for China.
THE Chinese Is neither wandering nor
aggressive. He has little idea Of greater
patriotism. Military conquest is totally
foreign to his nature. He wants to make |
as much money as he can, to live In peace