Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-04-10
Ne: " CAUSE FOR
FRICTION IN
ORIENT
REPORTED JAP INSULT
TO AMERICAN CONSUL


thy Morning Jouruul sa~,ciaI LenHed wirsI
hektu AHru Tbc American te-
spuou hero has received no mtorma-
uou regarding the invasion of ths
American consulate ot Muklcn by
Japanese and the resultant encounter
between the Japanese and the native
STAIR at the consulate. Tho Japanese
legation also was questioned aud par
t9l Nerheatton was obtained tore.hcr
With expressions of regret that sueh
'small natter should havo boon en-
hled to the United states, hn outciai
OF the Japanese legation quoted a
Japanose newspaper published ia
Mukten as saying that willard -
straight the American consul general
thrro, WAS an eNeitable man given te
cNaEEorutlng tritos and difficult 1T
deal With Otherwise tho legation
minlmiHud thc occurrence ana daplorcd
IT, \ court Of inquiry has been or
dCred by NJ Eatn, tho Japanegs cone
sui general at Mulldeu. and a fun tc-
port VIII not be Submitted tu either
Washington ar rckin pending the re-
pert of this court. It is ~ ped that
this investigation VIII lead to an ac-
crptahle explanation and proper re-
aarattoU
\ detailed account of The incident
has been obtained from an mthori-
conduct OF NJ. Natu in the heginniue
might be described as extraordinary
it Is even said chat he was insoleut
When this mater was brought 20 hlS
attention hv offered no apology nor
ala hc express regret and he asked
MT. straight to prove his own state
mtHt5 as against the verbal dcelara
/ tions of thc Japauus" thugs involved
/ This Nj straight declined to do, but
t he permitted Japanese Official tn
4 eNamiue the scene Of the onslaught
Land to conduct an investigation
The allegation that M Sato showed
/ lack of consideration IN bis relations
4 with the American consul general has
4 created had impression here. Mr.
Straight twice made formal repreSen-
tatlun OF the seriousness of invading
4 d consulate pruteCtad by the tag amt
dragging the servants uf the consulate
i protected bS the dag into the high
| We
At the second presentation N Ka-
J tp's response Waa moro cordial, but
4 ne sought to di9Credil Ar Straights
! protest hN the declaration Of post
man that The stan ot The consulate
! hal otttkrd him. 'fhe pustnan Whs
I bringing letter 70 me consulate Jn-
] fortunately hp sought to enter the
building by a private door which
was barred aud encountered the or
position of thc Chinese servants ot
the consulate. Al this point Mr.
straight interviewed ana conducted
the poatmau to thc main entrance.
The pn1tmau won't away TO return ia
"a short time with the Japanese Who
made the attack. Tho consulate SER
wants armed with sticks, offered rC-
sisHucc The pustmau. IN tho course
OF the aCumlc, entered MIR Straight's
bedroom and hit one Of his pcrSoual
servants tn the face, While this WaS
going on the puStmanS HccotupltCca
had been captured by the three other
servants. The p0StmHn made Hn atr
tempt to cali iu rcintorecmenia but
in this hc was not successful.
In the meantime the chinese 20
lice had arrived on tho scene ana the
invading Japanese were arrested Inc
police we're not of much use Tor NJ
straight found II necessary personality
to guard the prisoners with itroaru
in his hand, aud thus to convey thrm
before M. Kuto-
Persons who witnessed lho encoun-
ter say the postmau waa 1T the head
Of his four or five couutrymen who
created the disturbance and that dur
ing the row a number OF dtsrcpuiahlr
Japanese gathered in the streets and
meuaccd the consulate
NJ Kato was In bed when Mt
Straight aud his prisoners arrived at
tho consulate and this fact may pos
sibly explain his apathy IN IN" Hlai
ter The Japanese police mauN no
response TO Mr Sualghts appeals Tor
rhe consulate n Mukden nniiko
the others in CHINA, was not pfuNld'd
in 1900 with a stand of rifles ana re-
volEers. Consequently lS oR'N
course for protection Hes ls # Ihr
peaI 10 the Japanese The Chinese
authorities at Mukden are thorough
/ ~ iptimidated hN the Japanese aud
/ the chinese invariably Zee from amy
/ dinirulf, that promises trouble Woth
| "A foreigner.
Satisfaction Is expressed in Pckin
tlhat the outrage was net actually