The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-26
JApAN'S PEACE ENVOY HERE.
BARON KOMURA WELCOMED ny
NAVY COZ NTRI' MEN.
He and His Suite May spend . week Here
TO Visit Oyster Bay-One American
in the Party--SpOkesma Says Japan
Isn't Ready for Peace NJ Any Price.

Isn't Ready Tor Peace ~ Any F'"''
Welcomed by pretty nearly all OF New
York's Japanese colony, assembled either
at tho Pennsylvania Railroad station IN
Jersav City or at the West Twenty-third
htrect ferry, Baron KoInura. Japan's For
eipn Secretary and envoy plenipotentiary
TO the coming Russo-Japanese peace con-
ference, arrived with his suite in New York
Yesterday morning and went to the Waldorf
Aatoria.
There are twenty-five persons in Baron
Komura's train, including interpreters.
secretaries and servants and 1t IL eh-
pected they will all remain here four or
five days at least, il not for = week
Baron Kaneko, who was the college chum
In Harvard and is the devoted personal
friend of the distinguished Japanese diplo-
mat, together with Mr.. Uchida, the Japanese
Consul-Gencral to New York, went over
to Philadelphia on Monday evening to
meet the envoy.
The other Japanese who were out 10 Dlu
their distinguished cotntryinen welcome
were content To 90 no further than the
Twenty-third street ferry or Jersey Guy.
Kogoro Takahira. the Japanese Minister
10 the United States. was among those VINO
received Baron komura at the ferry he
had come over the night before from "ash-
ington. In Jersey City there were between
thirty and forty of the leading Japanese
residents Of the city, all of them IN frocK
ooat and high hat attire and all Of them
radiant and beamlng.
When tho train came to stop IN tne
station. on time to minute. the wei
coming gentlemen from Japan lned up
on the station platform and waited pa
tientiy until out of the tangle ana Dustie
of the incoming passengers there appeared
a ye,v small. almost tiny, man, with
fac, strongly ,,anped with the marks OF
concentrated force and mental energy.
Even those who had never seen him be-
fore knew him at once. In attire and IN
the matter of inches he was perhaps the
one of all his company the easiest to be
overlooked. Baron Komura does not like
tho shiny high hat, and although he did
have on frock coat Of a gray and travel
stained hue his headgear was plain derby
of light shade. He bowed gravely as ne
rassed down the platform and across the
wide vestibue to the Twenty-third street
ferryboat His deep set dark eyes, which
ordinarily have peculiar meditatlve;
almost melancholy expression beamed
kindly under the derby hatbrim upon the
smiling faces, and the hearty cheers-oheers
not IBanzais brought an illumination
TO his face which confirmed all that his
countrymen say Of the really cordial, friend
" temperament that hes underneath NO
mlra & rather reserved manner.
There was band said to hail from some
Japanese Coney Island source, at the ferry
band made up of Germans ana ltailans.
1t played as komura and his suite aP-
peared and the crowd cheered g. M Hmar .ne
band played was so near to the Japanese
national air that several Of the party dis
tinctly recognized it.
The persons of most importance in the
party after Baron Komura himself, are
fenjiro Yamaza. director. OF the bureau
Of political affairs of the Japanese Foreign
Office in Toxic; A. Sato, Resident Minister;
Mineichiro Adachi First Secretary Of tine
Japanese Legation; Col. Tachibana, Military
Attache, and Kumataro Honda and kotaro
Konishi. private secretaries.
in the commission. and very much OF the
part indeed, a gentleman of the good old
American name of D nnison who comes
originallys from the good old American
State Of Vermont, but who has lived Tor
thirty-five years in Japan and who for all
but ten of those years has been legal ad-
wiser to h Japanese Foreign Qthce.
The circumstance that Mr. Oennison
does not know word of Japanese does not
prevent the Japanese Government from
regarding him az man OF great value TO
Mr.. sato is the man who is designated
TO do the talking for the party-the news
paper talking. Mr.. Sato introduced his
remarks to the newspaper men YESTERDAY
with this statement from the Baron that
all interviews purporting to come from
the Baron were fictitious.
"What will be the Japanese terms of
peace?" said Mr.. Sato. II don't know.
wish did, If l We're to say. anything 1t
an Indemnity will be asked, but l think it
will be found that Japan's demands in
that respect will he governed by modera-
ton The war is costing Japan 1000 600 yen
a day. should think the indemnity ought
to be at least as much as what the war
will cost.
aIn all up to date the war has cost both
Russia and Japan about $4,000 men in
killed and wounded of the armies alone.
OF these Japan has lost about 100000: In
view of these terrible sacrifices and for
humanitv's sake | am sure both sides would
W Welcome the end Of the war. But from
what learned everywhere in Japan of the
sentiment of the people, | know that while
they would like peace they are very far
from wanting peace at any price -.
.The business and financial conditions
in japan are excellent. Whereas with
our first loan we had to pay 8 per cent.
interest, we got our last loan at "A per cent.
Among the people the savings bank ac-
counts are increasing as result OF their
Industry and frugalty, Notwithstanding
the burdens Of the war.
ut is not decided yet in what language
the conference will be conducted. l sup
pose it will be either English or French.
We on our part would much prefer it to
be in English, but it will be matter for
arrangement when the gentlemen Of the
Russian commission arrive. Baron, Ko-
mura speaks a very little French a good
deal of English and great deal Of Japanese.
sThe matter of meeting the President
Ii something which awaits the Presidents
pleasure l do not think the members
OF the commissions will go to Washington
at all, inasmuch as the President is at
Oyster Pay
.Baron komura is of course very much
occupied to-day. He gets up about 7
O'Clock and although he has no routine Of
work, he works very hard Besides he 10
q great reader. He reads all the important
newspapers and periodicals as we'll as all
the late books that are making any stir"
Baron komure was a great walker when
he was in Harvard Rain or shine he and
his roommate, the present Baron Kaneko,
went for walk every afternoon when he
was at Cambridge.
-The American air has stirred his walking
blood already" said one Of the gentlemen
OF his suite Yesterday afternoon, and he