The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-29
KOMURAS SEES BROADWAY LIFE
JAP ENVOY. UNATTENDED, TAKES
A STREET HACK TOUR.
Has Not Asked Emperor About an Armistico
Nothing to Do But wait for Witte
-ssto Says Chins's Only Possible
Claim for Dam ages 10 Against Russia.

CLAIM rOf manages 10 Against huSale
In a very ordinary street stand carriage
such as may be picked up at almost any
ing the derby hat In which he arrived, took
drive all by himself through the upper
Broadway business section yesterday after
noon.
That expedition, his regular morning
walk and the dinner at the Nippon Club
were the only breaks IN what otherwise
was a pretty dull day In the Waldorf
Astoria headquarters Of the Japanese peace
conference commissi oners.
From now until the arrival OF the Rus
sian ENJOYS early next week 1t will he a
matter Of absolute quiet on the part OF
Baron Komura and his suite. The official
presentation Of Baron Komura to tho
President Is over and the Nippon Club
entertainment OF last evening ends the
informal purely Japanese family parties
which the Baron will attend.
Mr.. Sato, as the spokesman Of Baron
Komura, said yesterday that no cable
gram regarding an armistioe had been
sent to the Emperor.
In response to q series Of questions Mr..
Sato said in substance that 80 far as the
Japanese Generals in the field we're
concerned they knew nothing officially
about any peace negotiations, because no
official communication on the subject had
been sent to them. Mr.. Sato said further
that the Japanese Generals In the field
had been entirely unhampered by instruc-
tons from Toxic from the beginning Of
the war until the present moment; that
they were now going on with their CAM
paigns precisely as they would have done
had there been no movement on foot in
the direction of peace, and that the mill
tary operations were and would be pressed
with the utmost vigor until they were
checked by notice Of an armistice being
agreed upon, if such an agreement is
reached.
1T requires three or four months prepa-
ration to get an army ready to move and
eight or ten days for its movement to
develop after it has once begun, and it
would greatly embarrass a General and
might be unfortunate for his plans If he
were under home direction as to his move
ments.
For that reason our Generals in the
field have been left entirely to their own
judgment"
The matter Of the indemnity which it is
said China is about to demand for the use
Of Manchuria as a battle-ground, with the
consequent destruction of life and prop
erty. was brought tc Mr.. Sato's attention.
-China might perhaps with propriety de-
mand such an indemnity from Russia. '
he replied, "but not from Japan. The
present war was due to the invasion Of
Manchuria by Russia. an invasion which
China was apparently powerless to pre-
vent. II she could have kept Russia out
there would have been no war. do not
see how she can fairly demand Of Japan
remuneration for losses that have been
occasioned because of her own inability to
protect her territory In the first instance
from an invasion which ultimately Japan,
for her own protection was forced to repel.
whatever bill for damages China may
have is an affair, 1t seems to me, between
her and Russia
many Of the questions growing out Of the
war, but it is only fair to him to repeat
that in all which he says he marked the
distinct statement that he is not speaking
for Baron Komura or the peace commission,
but is only undertaking to interpret. so FAR
as he Is able, the sentiments Of the Japanese
people at large as he heard them generally
expressed before leaving Japan.
Among those who called on Mr.. Sato
yesterday was Mr.. Yasujiro Ishikawa, who
is the editor Of the HocM Shim6un. one OF
the most influential newspapers OF Japan.
Mr.. Ishikawa is an accomplished gentle
man, speaking several languages. English
Of course, among them, and is recog-
nized as one Of the strongest OF Japanese
editorial writer's on international matters.
He comes to this country accredited with
letters of introduction from the American
Minister to Japan, Mr.. Griscom.