The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-02
KONURA AT FaB NIPPON CLUB

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VIEW YORK'S JAPANESE COLONy
i ENTERTAINS PEACE ENJOYS.
sato says That He Assumes That Manchuril
WIN Revert 70 China--Komura En-
tireiy Recsvorcd-witte Duo To-da!
Hopes 70 Foat New Loan Here
The Nippon Club last evening rendered I
reception to Baron Komura and his suite
This was the last social gathering Of any hne
which the japanese ENJOYS viii attend
prior to tho conclusion Of the Portsmouth
| conference.
The hour Of the reception last evening VA
Q O'Clock and Baron Komura remained
until nearly II. Minister Takahira, Baron
KAneko, Consul-0eneral Uchida and 81
the japanese prominent In business circles
In New York were present.
After speeches by Karon Komura, Baron
Kaneko, Minister Takahira and othsrs
tho Baron and his suite were introduced u
the other guests.
Baron Komura In hs speech made no
reference TO The peace negotiations, but
be- did express the wish that there might
be better understanding IN the future
botween Japan and the United States.
This was greeted with loud cheers by the
Japanese.
Baron Kaneko said that there wsro So,ooo,-
900 Of people In America who arc IN SYM
pathy with Japan In the present struggle,
and that the Japanese ought to remember
in al The future that 'these people, were
with u.
Some people, continued tho Baron,
Say that there may be Q conflict In tho
commercial world In tho Far East between
the Americans and the Japanese. This 10
not 20. There is Q strong limo Of de-
narration between the articles exported
from Japan to America and tho articles i'm
ported into Japan from America. There
can be no conflict Of interests"
The 'class In japanese history, manners
and customs. as Mr.. Sato, Of the Japanese
Peaoe Commission calls bis daily session
with the newspaper reporters, had q short
meeting yesterday afternoon. Pretty much
everything Japanese, save Mr.. Sato's own
marvellous patience. has been exhausted IN
the daily recitations.
Baron Komura, Mr.. sato said. has quite
recovered from bis slight cold. His next
P0DLAC oPR0o4 oAlNO WAL 10 Oh 00tuIO8yp
when he goes to Oyster Bay. where he and
the Russian plenipotentiaries will b intro
duced to each other by the President.
Tho Maynower will take the Russian
snvoys and the Dolphin tho japanese.
These war vessels will be escorted from Now
York to Oyster Bay and from Oyster Bay to
Portsmouth by the cruiser Galveston.
Tho respective ENJOYS win not meet
until they come together in the presence Of
the President, and there are some nice
questions in the matter Of pre9edenoe to
be solved.
As to proceedings 90 far a. the news
papers are concerned when the work
begins at Portsmouth Mr.. Sato yesterday
made an announcement.
Il shall not be able to continue the two
daily Rotations Of tho Glasses in Japanese
history he said, when We reach Ports
mouth. In fact they will cease With our
departure from New York. At Ports
mouth I expect to have a good deal to do.
Statements Of whatever the Japanese oom-
mission wishes to be given to tho press
will then be issued, In typewriter form,
probably, at such times and occasions a.
is deemed proper
Mr.. Sato was asked yesterday REGARDING
a cable despatch from Toxic to the effect
that grant Of coasting privileges has been
made to ths japanese II Coree ~
any onicial information, that the oabe
refers to some remission Of duties. The
Coreans have very few vessels Of their own,
and 90 the coast trade has been carried on
largely, by the japanese, while the coast
trade trade. q Japan is reserved to japanese
ManchuIia Il q delicate field Of discus
sion With Mr.. Sato, but one Of his inter
viewers asked yesterday whether Man
churis b still claimed by the Chinese.
Yes said Mr.. Sato, without hesitation.
and. II the Russians cease to OCCUPY It,
presumably It will return to China's posses
sion.'
Other topics. Of an academic nature,
which Mr. sato discussed In response to
questions were tho d div os on ship
bliss In Japan. yarns about American gun
ners being In Togo's feet in tho recent
battle, compulsory military service In
Japan and the weather.
A. TO-. to The American (, 81 gunner yarn n, he
there were no foreigners whatever In ADJ
miral Togo'e feet; as to compulsory military
service In Japan he said that all males
between certain ages had to serve three
years IN the army and that without having
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get a passport to leave the country.
we had various contests to kill time
coming over on the steamer he said. In
ono Of them three women were tied in the
struggle for. the prize, and Baron Komura
was selected to decide who should b the
winner. Some suggested that the three
draw lots, but Baron Komura said that In
Japan there was great respect for age,
and that the prize should 60 to the Oldest
Of the three women. One woman claimed
It and won It. She was over sixty
At the st. Regis Hotel last evening 1t was
said that Baron Rosen had left there some |
hours before and poesibly would not be
back until to-day. NJ. Witte, who is ex- |
pected to arrive some time this FORENOON |
or early afternoon on the Kaiser Wilhelm |
der Crosse, viii occupy the rooms at the |
St. Regis which Baron Rosen engaged for |
him several days ago.
The Mayhower, which 10 to convey the |
Russian party to Oyster Bay and thence
to Portsmouth, was anchored OF Ellis L. |
land yesterday afternoon, where she went |
to adjust her compasses.
The dispatches received yesterday from |
Berlin and London to the effect that Mr.. |
Witte, tho chief Russian peaoe plenipo-
tentiary. will attempt to interest American