The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-04-08
UYENO CALLED
To TOXIC FOR
CONSULTATION
Hayashi Desires to Discuss
Future Relations With
United States
CITY PIVOTAL POINT
Japanese Consul Is Regard
ed as Valuable Servant
by Mutsuhito
MORE TRADE SOUGHT
Views of Diplomat Desired
Before Action Is Taken
on New Treaty

10y dSlH, Tie agile OIelSn Minister
of Japan. who finds diversion in con-
trasting the civilization of Europe and
Asia and demonstrating that the wis
dom of the Christian Bible was ante
dated In the canons of the Buddhist
sutras, has begun to frame new policy
for the future relations of the island
empire with the United States.
Consul Uyeno of San Francisco has
been called home to confer with Hay
ashi on this policy and will sail We'd
nesday on the Hongkong Maru.
Members of the japanese colony as
sembled at Hagiwara's tea garden yes
terday to bid farewell to Uyeno and
talk OF the report he will submit to
Hayashi at Toxic was general
EAGERNEss OF UYENo
Uyeno has been Japanese Consul at
San Francisco for six years He was
secretary to the Japanese legation at
Berlin before being sent to San Fran
cisco, where his eagerness to serve
his Government has led him into more
than one diplomatic faux pas.
Uyeno is a Samurai, and while his
patrician tastes and training have not
permitted him to be as close to the
majority of the japanese colony in
San Francisco as other consuis. he is
regarded as valued servant of his
sovereign, Mutsuhito. by Hsyashi and
others high in the privy counsels OF
the empire.
1t was Uyeno who tried to order
Collector Of the Port Frederick STRAIT
ton to drive the Russian cruiser Lena
out to sea when she poked her nose
through the Golden Gate during the
Russian-Japanese war, and it was
Uyeno who was credited by school
teacher several months ago with or
ganizing boycott against the
Oriental public school. Both matters
were the subject OF negotiations be-
tween the Foreign Department at
Toxic and Embassador Aoki. but the
iron of Japanese diplomacy smoothed
them out and Washington pretended
to be satisfied.
CITY THE PIVOTAL POINT
Uyeno's six years of experience here
is an experience that adds to his value
in the eyes of Hayashi, who regards
San Francisco as the pivotal point of
Japan's ambitions on the American con-
tinent. Japan wants more trade with
the United States for one thing. and
believes that she will eventually con-
troll all the bigger steamship lines be-
tween the Pacific coast and the Orient
The key of all her American am
bitions lies in San Francisco. Hayashi
reasons, and the school segrega ton
question and other disputes with jap
anese that have recently arisen here
have been occupying much of his at
tention. Uyeno's intimate knowledge
of the situation in San Francisco will
figure prominently in helping Hayashi
to frame the policy he will recommend
to his Government in its future rela
tions with the United States. The new
treaty referred to by President Roose-
welt between the United States and
Japan will not be entered upon until
this policy is decided.
MAY RECEIVE PROMOTION
Uyeno, the Japanese here say will
probably be promoted to the rank of
Consul General by Hayashi and re-
turn to San Francisco in thatacapacity.
Schmitzs trip to Washington will be
among the things he will report on
minutely to Hayashi. It may not sting
schmitz very much, but it may interest
him to know that his friend. the
Mikado, will be officially told that he
is a CRATER and that his trip to wash
ington was nothing but political blus-
ter to defect attention from his prose,
cution by Langdon and Heney The
Japanese understand Schmitz as well
as most other subjects they undertake
to study
Little credit is placed in the reports
that Uyeno will not return to San Fran
cisco and that he will be succeeded
here by Consul General Kofke of New
York. Koike was recently transferred
from London to New York. He speaks
with the anglicized "a" and is very
suave and plausible.