The Washington herald., 1908-04-18
JAPANESE SEE CITY
Oriental Tourists Visit Cap
itol and Talk to Cannon.
INSPECT THE BIG MONUMENT
Party VIII Make Journey to Mount
Vernon To-day and Place "A
Wreath on the Tomb of George
WaShinEtOn-Presid to Receive
the Travellers at White House.

Having yesterday visited the monument
erected by grateful nation in memory
of the Father of His Country, the visit
ing japanese, who also made a tour of
the state. War and Navy departments
and the halls of Congress, VIII this
morning make a pilgrimage 30 Mount
Vernon. the last resting place of Wash
ngton. where they viii deposit wreath
at the foot of the sareophagus contain
ing the remains of the Revolutionary
general and leader
AZ 2;S0 o'clock this afternoon the Presi-
dent Will receive the visiting Orientals,
and Baron Takahira. japanese Ambassa-
dor. viii greet his countrymen this even
ing at the embassy building
Entertained at Embassy.
Nine Nlchi Nomura, X sngimura, the
foreign editor of the Tokyo Morning
sun, and Motosaku Tsuchiya, represent
ing the same paper. were entertained al
the japanese Embassy last night at an
informal luncheon. They spent short
time yesterday morning with Third As
sistant Secretary of State ard Mrs. Hun
tington Wilson. who are old aequaint-
ances of Nine N0mura, having formerly
resided In Tokyo where Mr.. Wilson was
attached to the American Legation.
At yesterdays visit at the Capitol the
japanese were present during the open
/ ing prayer by the Rev. DR.. Edward
Everett Hale. the venerable Chaplain.
They also made a call on Speaker Can
non. with whom they chatted through
an interpreter. Dir. Cannon greeted his
callers cordially. saying, Il am very glad
TO meet you. boys addressing himself
particularly to the newspaper men in the
party The japanese evidently did not
quite grasp the meaning Of the word
| ''boys." as they looked at each other in
/ polite concern and confusion
Pardon me. said the spokesman from
/ the land of the Morning sun Il politely
inform the honorable sir we are not boys
/ In Japan"
II understand" hastily added Mr. Can
non. I'm this country we speak of all
good newspaper men who know their
business as the boys It Is a term OF
compliment and sometimes of endear-
ment"
| The Nipponese accepted the compliment
with numerous graceful little bows
Mr. Tsuchiya." said Mr.. Cannon 70
/ the representative of the Tokyo Morn
| ing Sun, do your journalists collect
news the way 1t is done in the United
/ States? Our boys run around and get
/ pink stories. Then they try 20 get
/ somebody 20 either deny or confirm
them. Then the next day they print a
! contradiction.
None of that Variety.
/ The Japanese editor, with solemn mien.
assured the Speaker that the japanese
| newspaper men were scrupulously truth
| ful 20 which revelation Mr.. Cannon ex-
| claimed In jocuar vein: "Expatriate
yourself. for we have none of that va
| riety i'm the United States"
! Before leaving the Capitol the foreign
ers were introduced TO Vice President
| Fairbanks, who bade them welcome. and
said that on their return 10 Japan they
would act as missionaries. telling their
people at home about what they saw,
/ heard and learned in the United States
and other parts Of the world.
Having been on continuous go since
! they arrived in this city, many Of them
/ spent the afternoon at their hotel, while
/ others paid a visit to the National Mu-
scum and the Smithsonian Institution,
| evlncing the greatest possible interest in
/ the exhibits of both Of these institutions.
! Prof X. Minami, of the Osaka Higher
! Commercial School. one of the party, is
an Ann Arbor University man, X. Ume-
/ hara, Of Osaka, is member Of the
] Osaka municipal assembly He came 10
/ the United States at the time Of the st.
/ Louis Exposition, and IS accompanied by
Mrs Umehara. No other members OF
the party had been in this country be-
/ fore.
Object of the Trip.
/ Discussing the object of the trip. Mr..
Motosaku Tsuehiya said yesterday:
"The main object of our trip Is to see
| something of the world, and TO demon
strate to our people how cheaply such a
trip can be made The Japanese do not
travel enough, and they should get out