The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-20
WORKS ALL NIGHT
Baron KOmura, Japan's Peace
Commissioner, Arrives
And Is Met by a Mass Of Official
Correspondence.
HE WILL KEEP 1T UP
While En- Route East in J. j.
HiII's Private Car.
HE WILL KEEP IT UP
Landing Was Greeted With Fire
works and Music.

Seattle. Wash, July 20.-Baron ].
Komura, foreign minister of Japan, and
one of the two Japanese peace commits
sioners, is buried underneath a mass of
diplomatic correspondence at the resi-
dence of S. Hisamidzu, Japanese consul
at Seattle. Baron Komura worked until
o'clock this morning on cablegrams
and letters which reached him when the
steamer Minnesota arrived at Port
Townsend. Consul Hisamidzu, who was
carried out to meet the Hill liner by the
revenue cutter Arcata took with him
only part of the correspondence that
has been waiting the peace ENJOYS. Ko-
mura and his party will work until 7:30
p. m. on the cipher dispatches and will
carry with them mass of unfinished
business to be taken up again on the
Great Northern train en- route east The
privat car of ]. J. Hill, in which the
party will proceed east will be the am
bassador's working office.
Baron komura was welcomed at
Seattle when the Minnesota reached
port Just before noon by more than
1000 Japanese. On a tug in the har-
Dor small crowd of Japanese explod-
ed day fireworks in honor of the party
and a band interspersed Japanese and
American airs as a musical welcome.
Mayor Ball1nger on behalf of the city
welcomed the diplomat at the gang
way.
A fixed policy has been agreed on by
the delegation. Regarding interviews
Baron Komura. has determined not to
give out any interviews in America
relative to peace negotiations or the
war conditions. H. Sato, an unattach-
ed member of the service who is ac-
companying the party. has been desig-
mated as spokesman to discuss any 9TH
eT matters affecting the delegation. Mr.
Sato and H. w. Denison, the American
legal advisor of the Japanese foreign
department.. were with the japanese
ambassador who concluded peace with
CHINA, as they are the only members
of the party who have enjoyed such
honors in the past.
Aboard the steamship on Tuesday
night farewell reception was given
by Baron Komura He and his Dartv
received in the ladies' parIor of the
boat and later Baron Komura dis
tributed a number of presents among
the officers of the boat. The minor Of
Aeials and employees who waited upon
him were treated lavish1y, the Chinese
state room attendant being given a $40
tip. All the prizes won in the ship
games during the voyage were dis
tr1buted Friday. Baron Komura made
the presentation speeches and insisted
upon personally donating the prizes
His party carries 80 pieces of luggage
and about so of these are filled with
documents needed at the conference
and presents the party will make while
in America.
Acting under instructions from the
state department transmitted through
treasury officials, the baggage of the
diplomatic party was passed immedi.
ately and without inspection. The
quarantine officers. prompted by 2
treasury department suggestion made
an inspection of the Minnesota at Al.
this morning, daybreak The boat wa:
ready to proceed by $50 a. M, but wa.
held at Port Townsend for an hour and
a half to avoid arriving at Seattle be
fore breakfast. Train connection coulC
not be made, and as Baron Komura haC
worked until a. m. and some mem
bers of his suite all night, the rest wal
accepted.