The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-28
Japanese Peace PIenipotentiary
and Suite Reach Their Des-
tination, New York.
koMuRA GIVES TALK
In an Interesting Interview He Assures
This Naticn of the High Regard
of the Japanese and of
Japan's Good Aims.

A>eM 1olAs July eN."DGl0l NOHtluI6,
the Japanese peace plenipotentiary. ar
rived ever the Pennsylvania road to-
day. The party is quartered at the
Waldorf Astoria hotel. Mr.. Sato, chief
of staff, said it would not be necessary
for any of the party to so to Washing
ton since the president is at Oyster bay,
and they would await the presidents
pleasure as to their plans.
1.-The socalled yellow Peril is wholly
a creation on the part of some interest
ed people i'll Europe. No only Japan
and China. but the entire civilized
world, will gain by our conflict with
Russia"
So declared Baron Komura. Japan's
minister of foreign affairs and the
mikado's plenipotentiary to discuss
terms of peace ut Portsmouth. N. H.,
with NJ. DE White, the envoy of the
czar.
The baron, who. mex to Marquis Ito.
is regarded by diplomats as Japan's
leading statesman. discussed broadly.
without trenching upon the war itself.
the relations of Japan With Russia and
the other powers of the world.
His informal discussions of oriental
| politics and world affairs, of Japan's
statu among nations, of her history
and her aspirations, gathered together
in the form of q connected statement,
read as follows:
What Pleases Japanese.
THE Japanese feel more gratifed be-
cause in the pending war they have
not only obtained the permanent safety
{ and lasting security of their country
as it seems now, but have for at least
a century,. and perhaps for all time, ar
rested the glacial advance of the bear
to the southeast.
The mikado's people never could
have won the victory they have We're it
not due, i'm the first place. hat they
We're thrice armed by having their
quarrel just; second, that their entire
public service is absolutely free of cor
rupt practices, and lastly that their
mode of life ever has been II of such
extreme simplicity that their soldiers
thus gained an equipment for the stress
of war that they never could have
gained had they. like too many other
nations. abandoned themselves to lives
of luxury and sloth and been unwilling,
if not unable. to put their hands to
strenuous tasks.
Roosevelt E%sempIifies Japanese Ideal
Your president, Mr.. Roosevelt, it
would seem, has from the beginning
recognized the value and truth of the
idea expressed by one OF your philos-
ophers when he referred to plain liv-
ing arid high thinking
The Importance of the simple life
has been demonstrated in Japan by the
whole body of people, just as it has
by a few individual instances in this
Country, such as President Roosevelt
and those like him. 1t will not re-
quire many years for Japan to recover
fully from the effects of the war with
Russia. She will gain also from the
growth of her commercial and polit-
ical relations with the United States,
England, and Europe. and I am posi-
tive the future will not yield an iota
of proof that these who are prophesy-
ing the yellow peril yer will find their
horrifying predictions realized in the
slightest degree.
Japan and the United States mu-
tually will flourish in the growth OF
international relations. We hav many
things O need, and, on the other
land. you can supply us with much we
will find necessary.
Our treatment of prisoners of war
has been so humane that the Russians
have not a word of complaint to make.
Besides nursing their sick and giving
other prisoners the best of care, we
as a result many a poor fellow leads
a happier life in the 'enemy's coun-
try than he ever did in his own.
Russians Admire Japanese.
"A good illustration of the friendly
feeling the Muscovites have for the
Japanese was furnished by two Rus
sian officers who were fellow passen-
gsis with US on the steamer Mime
sofa. They declared they had nothing
whatever to say to the detriment Of
the Japanese. At dinner shortly before
the steamer reached Seattle these Rus
sian friends of mine drank toasts to
my health and gave the most hearty
expressions to the kindest sentiment
they entertained for my countrymen
1T is difficult for me to say how
thoroughly my people appreciate the
friendly feeling which SO universally
has been extended to us from the be-
ginning of this lamentable war. We
shall try so to regulate our course in
the future that you Americans will
never have occasion to regret having
bestowed your sympathy, both before
n during this struggle.
WHITE READY 70 SAIL.