New-York tribune., 1907-12-03
Japan SOCIETY DINNER
PEACE AGAIN CEMENIED'
Fore,reU to Consul General N ol6e-
letter from Mr.. Carnegie.


,ta Ina,, were the predominant SeN'l-
- :. +bo farewell dinner given last H45l'o
g C,,o Eoile Japanese Consul General anu
~. Iyo;la hv one hundred and fifty menlpei'
f tho Japan Society at the Hotel As'oi'
Loilke leaves New York to-day 10 aSSUi'
duties of consul general OF Japan "' 0
cisco which office has been raised lioiii q wa
.,,,sbin on account of it's growing Importance.
Mr. Koike's special duty, ii is understood VIII
be TO report to his government on 'ii'
situation on the Pacific Coast
Those at the dinner were about evenly uiNi'''
ba+ureen Americans and japanese men anu
women Lindsay Russell was the toiStiidS'e''
the speakers being Bishop Potter PROFESSOR
Alexander 71son DR. YeijerO ono and Consul
C.aperaI Koike Regrets were received from
Jacob H Schiff and Andrew Carnegie polh iilleu
with tributes for the guest of the evening anu
the letter of Mr.. Carnegie being a message OF
peace and arbitration.
Mr. Russell introduced Mr.. koike In brief
speech, in which he told of the consul geherai
qualifications for his new post and toH Oh ms
rise from an office in the State Department at
Toxic his promotion to "a seCretaryship at
Japan's legation at Peking. then at London
and, year ago. the consul generalship in
New York The guests greeted Mr. kolke Win
great applause. He said, in part:
wish to express my sincere thanks for this mag
nificent tribute. 1t was only eleven months ago
leave with regrets Not only is my wife and my
self sorry this sudden and unexpected depar
but Toxic also is sorry over the circumstances Iat
compel IL Everybody has received Us with extreme
kindness and It is Gonso3uGh 70 KoM nsfead Of
enemies l know that my task at san Francisco
friendships l have made mere feel encouraged l
need hardly say that THIS tribute VIA i De i, apo f
ciated by my country which Is always anxious IoI
friendly relations with the United States.
MI Carnegie's letter read:
deeply regret that an engagement which could
I9I n9uad % inYifaon because should have greatly
liked to say few words to me IePGIS f o. bo1 o,o
Koike on his promotion. l consider the reserved
and wise action Of the W1 % gan 05 one
OF the most cheering signs OF our age. 1t was
tween whom unfortunately. a slight difference had
arisen. Each loved the other so well that not one
contrary those highest in authority were foremost
in setting the e1amp9 m as peaceakers ana De
war between the two branches of our English
a2e1ed SRe@eds in r the Veaezue5 case When the British
government put Itself in the & "r9ng 9y m TelHSS 5n6 70
When America urged arbitration the British people
decision and comply with the American request,
So it would be again If any dispute sho3,a T
and the United States upon the fishing question
has been submitted to The Hagus S +,, ,,eo,,,o If
Japan and America should never kiil each orcd otner
was the first Western nation which entered into
friendly relations with Japan. The people OF Japan
into peaceful treaties, so she viii be the last to
disturb the peaceful and hishy satisfactory @ ar ar
the two lands
Bishop Potter told of his experiences in Japan.
which included an interesting one in Yokohama
with an American cocktail. He said:
After we had returned to the hotel I though. ,
did not know whether one could be obtained IN
that cline mot, but my order was speedy IL nied @
acting chaplain the Rev. Percy S. Grant bring
ing two cocktails instead of one Now Dr. Grant
Ierhans because Of his relationship to very
estimable woman who Is active IN me good io worA
of the Womars Christian Te1nperaIGe mon.
Accordingly had to make some exercise or my
ecclesiastical authority In order TO inouce MN 70
try IT After he had done so, ne rubbed ms h;thd
over his somewhat expansive girth, and SAID;
!'They're quite exhilarating. Aren't they?'
The Rev Percy Stickney Grant, to whom the
Bishop referred occupied a seat at the table
with the latter and joined in the laughter that
greeted the story Bishop Potter said that
while in San Francisco he had been a guest at
a dinner given by some young men Of the city,
and that he had been told that he had been
welcomed to the front door Of the nation
Accordingly" he said. "our distinguished
friend, the Consul General here. has, by the
since his introduction to the world of states
nanship, been promoted from the depths of
New York to the heights of San Francisco"
Among those present at the dinner were Judge
George c. Holt. Hamilton Holt Timothy L.
Woodruff Major L. L. Seaman. Colonel Clowry.
l. a Scyr7nser. w. G. McAdoo and Dr. J.
Takamine.