Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-05-19

TO the United States representing the
Japanese navy and army mt the
jamestown Exposition and 1t may be
OF interest to the American public to
know their short history and how
they were selected and appointed the
representatives OF the Japanese.
The departments of the war and
of the navy felt great honor in des.
patching their representatives to the
military and naval celebration ar
jamestown, desired to warm tic
friendliness established between
these two nations as well as to OK
press thanks to President Roosevelt
for his buundless good will manifest
ed toward the government and the
people of the Empire of the Rising
Sun. The greatest care was taken
in selecting and appointing these re-
representatives..
! will begin with the military rep.
resentatives After holding series
OF discussions the Department. of
War decided that the military repre-.
sentatives to be chosen should be ono
from each rank of the army. Baron
General Kuroki, who gained so many
wonderful victories In the war with
Russia to be their head. General Ku-
roki was commander III chief of the
army which was first in the field and
the last to leave Manchuria.
As this is a very lrisy time in ia.
pan Oh account of the post velIum
management, General Kuroki and his
suite, 1t is regretted, cannot pay
long visit to this country. and they
are ordered to return home by tho
end of this month, or as soon rs nos.
siblc.
The Department of the Navy also
determined to despatch the cruiser
Chitose. which was built in the Unit
ed States, to show the great merits
of this American made warsiip.
which fought for the Japanese navy
during the late war, and the cruiser
Tsukuba, which was built shor,
time ago in the Japanese naval ship
yard. to show the great skillfulness
the Japanese navy has attained in
shipbuilding, together with some Of
the officers and men who offered
themselves most loyalty and faithful
]y for their country in the Russo
Japanese war, the head being Vice
Admiral Ijuin, who is the first assist
ant chief Of the general staff in the
navy.
These warships, after staying for
five days In New York Harbor, will
visit England, Germany and France
and then return TO Japanese waters
by the middle of November next.
In the upper house Viscount K
Tani chairman of the committee,
made the following speech on March
ID to announce to the members the
approval of the House for despatch
ing the military and naval represen-
tatives:-
"Of all the nations in the world, the
people of the United States most
value righteousness and human good.
ness. They are most sympathetic for
their friends. President Roosevelt. to
whom our nation owes great deal
In connection with our national af-
fairs, desires to hold tercentennial
exposition at jamestown, and there
will be held naval and military
celebration in which representatives
from all parts of the world will take
part. The House. therefore, approves
of despatching military and naval re-
representatives. from Japan, all eX-
penses to be betrayed by the depart.
ments Of war and navy, as it is the
hearty desire of our nation to take
this opportunity of showing how
grateful and thankful we are ard
have been to our dearest friends the
people OIL the united states.
Let our representatives stay in the
United States as long as the expendi-
lures appropriated will allow, and let
them pay visits to as many places as
possible in that country to show to
orr dearest friends how rapidly our
army and navy have progressed in
all respects since ~e were first
awakened ly Commodore Perry, sew
enty years ago. To maintain peace
I'm the Orient, as well as to improve
the commercial and the industrial,
conditions there, we and the people
OF the United States must be brothers
and sisters forever. Let the represen.
tatives of cur navy and army bear in
mind that they have been sent to
convey to the people of the United
States our good will and thanks
which we have toward this great Re-
public"
In this speech of Viscount TAM the
heart of the people in general in ia
pan was thoroughly expressed.
At first there had been in the Jap
anese army an opinion that Lieuten-
ant General Yasumusa Fukushima,
first assistant chief of the general
staff of the army, would be the most.
proper one to be sent as the head
of the military representatives. It
was, however, learned afterward that
the people of the United States would
be more pleased to receive some gen.
eral who had actually been in the
field during the late war.
Then there came two candidates for
the head One was General Nogl
who was the commander in chief of
the Japanese siege before Port Ar
thur, and the other General Kuroki.