The Washington herald., 1907-05-17
KUROKI MADE HAPPY
japanese General Visits West
Point Academy.
RECALLS DAYS OF MANCHURIA
Hero of the Halu Declares Nasty
Weather Makes Him Feel at Home.
Narrowly Escapes Collision While
on Yacht, and Says lie Wishes
"Very Sick Fog Would Get We'll"

New York, May 16.-Gen. Kuroki was
perhaps the only really happy man at
West Point to-day. He moved about in
the wet mist and drenching rain, doing
his best to observe something Of the
way Uncle Sam trains his officers, and
with the water dripping from his
brown, bald head, remarked that the
nasty weather made him feel az home.
ut is like Manchuria,' he said 20
some Of the American officers. through
Capt Tanaka. in Manchuria there
was so much rain we got TO like it, 1
have pleasant memories OF Manchuria."
Col Scott, superintendent OF the Mill
tary Academy; Lieut.. Col Howe, the
commanGant of cadets. and the post
officers were unhappy because the vile
weather allowed them no opportunity
Of showing the japanese what the Acad-
emy looks like on a bright day when it
is in full swing, and because they were
not permitted 20 exhibit the beauties Of
the reservation and point out. besides
the places Of great historic interest.
Despite the discomforts. Gen. Kuroh
did get to see a good many things Of In
terest about the Academy. He had a
good sample Of the machine-like precision
Of a troop of American cavalry. He saw
la troop Of Commandant Howze's young
Rough Riders do circus stunts on ner-
vous. plunging horses. and got a thrilling
cheer from them. He witnessed a ham
mer and tougs boxing match and fenc-
ing bout Most interesting Of all, he gath
cred. and that was clearly 70 be seen, a
pretty clear idea Of the mill from which
your Uncle Sam grinds his army officers
year by year.
General Draws Pig.
The generals diversions at other times
in the day were varied lie drew, with
Indifferent success, a pig. which, though
a libel on any woll-meaning p0Tker was
yet superior TO the pig sketcncd by Bishop
Henry c.. Potter in the same book. He
played roulette with stage money until
the wheel cleaned him out. whereat he
turned away and watched the reporters.
to whom he gave "a good-luck sign and a
laughing warming Mostly, DE smoked
long black cigars and smiled
With Gen. O. r. Wood and Maj Lynch.
representing the United States army. Gen.
Kuroki and the members Of his suite and
several ArEentiue military attaches We're
the guests to-day OF Robert 4. c. smith,
of the New York Yacht club on board
his schoouer-rigged cruising Yacht Priva-
teer. The American officers aHd the
l.ar1 Efrfr-.s
toer about 9 O'Clock this morning. The
Yacht drew I'm her mud anchor and
started up the foggy river promptly. The
whole party settled down To swap stories
In four or five different languages.
Wishes Fog Would Get Well.
A view Of the Hudson's scenery was
impossible. Fog walled the river s'lidly.
The party had a narrow escape from mis-
hap. as their yacht, the Priyateer, was
nearly run down by "a string OF barges
near Haverstraw. Two miles below West
Point another collision with a barge was
avoided by a narrow margin. When Com
mander Smith had saved the yacht the
first time by display of sklllful seaman
shin. Kuroki turned 10 his interpreter and
offered his compliments.
Ills exceiIencv says he desires 10 hon
orably compliment you, sir He also de-
slres 10 say that he wishes this very sick
fog would get we'll" was the message
Mr.. Smith received.
Eventually. after seeing all the sights
of Uncle Sans military institute. the
party embarked on the Privateer and al
rived I'm New York al 7.5 p. m.
Sailors see sights.
Hou and Tatsu and Tame houorabIy
thank their crandfatncrs bones for that
theirs was the privilege to see New York
City to-day. When Hori and Tatsu and
Tame are grandfathcrs they will take
the newest generation Of Nippon on their
knees and tell in whispers Of remarkable
hotels that are higher than the castle at
Nagoya, OF men who dive into a pit and
are whirled through darkness in the
space Of a few minutes, and Of women
who come up out of the water and go
down again without fear.
For Hori and Tasu and Tame and about
200 other sailor boys from the two Japa-
nese war ships lying, in North River.
came ashore to-day and were shown
sights that are stranger than the dream
stories in the doubie-paged picture books
Of Japan. They rUbber-necked" through
Upper Manhattan. they rushed through
the subway, they ate lunch with real
forks, and they saw the hippodrome show.
When the time came 10 go back 10 the
ships they were dizzy with excitement
and saturated with knowledge. And the
strange part of it was that there could
he japanese who live here from day to
day and who do not lose their honorable
reason because of the roar and rush Of it
all