The Washington herald., 1907-05-10
By HECTOR FULLER,

Never again can the Japanese doubt the
warmth OF their welcome in the United
States. Seldom over any foreigner has
such enthusiasm been displayed as that
which greeted Gen. Kuroh and his stan
when they arrived in town yesterday
morning at $40 from Seattle.
Accompanying Gen. Ruroki We're
number of Japanese military officers and
soldiers, representing all branches of the
japanese army. the whole under the es-
coTt and personal charge of Lieut. Gen.
Arthur Macarthur
The entire party of distinguished Japa-
nese visitors was made up of Gen. Baron
Tamemo'o KUroki, the hero Of the Yaiu;
Lieut.. Gen, Tasutsuna Kigoshi Mai. Gen.
Michiham Umezea, Col Masanori Ota.
Lieut.. Col. Motohiko Nagazama, Maj. To-
johiko Yishida, Capt Shojiro Tanaka.
Capt. Marquis Jutoku Saigo, Surg. Capt
Toshoitsugu Tamura. Intendant Capt. Go
Kobayashi. Sergt Mai OF Infantry Hideo
Hosokawa. Sergt. Of Cavalry Masao TAX
ashi. First Privates Of Infantry Masakumi
Asakawa and Iehfio Watanaba.
The party reached here on the Pennsyl-
yania Limited from Pittsburg, a con-
tinuous trip having been made through
from Seattle, whence the journey Was
without incident
In Charge of Gen. Z. o. ". Wood.
The Washington end of the entertain
ment was in charge OF Gen. o. <. W.
Wood L. S. A., retired, who from 1901
TO 1905, was military attache at the Amer
lean legation at Tokyo. OF course, dur
ing his residence in Tokyo Gen Wood
became personally acquainted with Gen.
kuroki and with most of the members
of his staff. and it was because Of this
personal acquaintance that he was Sc
lected by the Secretary Of War 10 look
after the comfort Of the distinguished
visitors.
Seldom has any aggregation of foreign
ers attracted so much popular attention
as these little brown men II. their somber
but business like uniforms of Khaki.
Each member of the party was a cynO-
sure Of all eyes, and the lobby Of the
Willard hotel was thronged all day with a
curious multitude Of men and women
anxious 10 get a glimpse Of these heroes
of the RussO-Japanese war.
Gen. Kuroh himself speaks only few
words Of English and most Of the MEM
bers Of the military staff which accom-
panied him speak only japanese. The
one notable exception is Capt. Shojiro
TaRaka, whose hUency Of English speech
gave him without opposition the position
Of general interpreter,
Surrounded by ThrOngs.
In the crowd which througed around
the japanese visitors We're gathered many
of the men who acted as war CORE
spOndents for American newspapers dur
Ing the late Russian and japanese war;
and all of these, without exception. knew
Capt. Tauaka. II was he. who, with
suave manner and grave japanese polite
ness, stood between the impatient war
correspondents and Gen. Fukishima. min
lister of war, during the early stages OF
the conflict in the far East
1t was he, who, in a laudable effort to
fall In with European ways, used 10 Join
the party that shook dice for whiskies
and sodas over the Imperial Hotel bar.
II was he, who, without undue urging
"a 20 play American billiards on the
cl azy taDies, provided with crooked cues
and elipticai balls. which was the best in
the way OF entertainment that the I'M
perial Hotel could afford.
To see him here In the Willard Hotel
was TO recall old times with a heartache;
and 1t was to realize. when Capt Tanaka.
with easy bow and hearty handshake.
greeted his old friends. that he had lost
nothing Of the tact or diplomacy which
had picked him out IN Tokyo as the buffer
between the irate correspondents and the
powers-that-were.
It was through the kindly Offices of
Capt. Tanaka. whom The Washington
Herald reporter had last seen in q rick
shaw, in front OF Shimbash station.
Tokyo, that Gen. KurOk was reached.
The general is sixty-four years Of age.
and having done gallant and meritorius
work both in the China-Japanese and
Russo-Japanese wars, is shortly 70 be re-
tired. full of hOnors. Clad In his simple
khaki-colored uniform, with but one medal
on his breast, he does not look his age.
Short OF stature as he is, he looks every
inch the soldier, and his small. brown
eyes are shining with a light Of keen in
telligenee.
Retain Their POIiteness.
To get 20 the side of the great general
who won the battle of the Yalu-the bat
tie which first demoralized Japan s
gigantic enemy-one has TO go through a