The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-14

miiiarly known as "I1zy S;ri.ghI
When he was an undergraduate O.:
Cornell few years ago recently
stood in the center OF the diplomatic
spotugh for a few GREATNESS days at
Mukd,u Manchuria Mir. Straight is
the Amcr an consul there and his
adventures with Japanese ofnc,aldum
received Worldwide notice.
Early In April SO the accounts pub.
lishcd in the Shanghai papers say, a
Japanese postmau carrying mails for
the American consulate In Mukden
chose To enter the consulate com.
pound by a private gate connecting
with an adjoining walled garden rath-
cr than TO walk around To the front
gate where he should have gone. one
OF Mr. Straights Chinese servants at
tempted to bar his entrance through
the private gate and was promptly
knocked down.
Mr. Straight heard the noise Of con
nict and ran out from his Office TO
separate the Umhatants. lie led the
postman 1rck through the private
gate and around to the proper en-
trance to the consulate. indicating
thereby what he thought to be- the
proper manner of approaching that
one little spot OF American territory
In Mauchuria
Ten minutes later the Japanese
postman, followed by four fellow coun-
| trymcn, returned to the front gate
of the consulate. There they caught
I sight of the Chimes" messenger who
had first opposed the postman en-
| trance.
The five men burst through the
gate, chased the Chuaman into the
/ private compound occupied by MIR.
Sua ght as his living quarters and in
/ to the ,onsuls bedroom. There they
caught the flying cool.e and mauled
/ him.
The consul heard the yelling from
/ his office and ran out into the court.
yard between the two compounds in
| time to see the five japanese drag
giug the mcklcss servant out of his
/ bedroom by the hair Three other of
| the consular servants were being held
by the pigtails in one corner OF the
compound while one OF the maraudmg
/ Japanese kicked them in the stomach.
The consul stood not upon mtema.
tional courtesy, but went for his re
yolyer. with thar ana the assistance
of the rest of his sonsular and house
servants he succeeded In pcrsuadlng
the japanese TO release their hold ON
the captured Cinnamon lie locked
the invaders W In gate house while
he sent for the Japanese police tu
come and put them under arrest.
The Japanese guardians OF Chinese
territory failed to put in an appear
auce, so Mr.. Straight took the pris
oncrs himself in Chinese cart To the
Japanese consulate. There he hand
ed them over Ia Mr.. Kato, the Japan
csc consul. giving that official sue
cinct ac count of the violation OF
American property that had been
committed by the postman and his
companions.
On the afternoon following the In
vasion Of the consulate property Mr.
, Straight received a note from Mr.
, Kato which stated that the accounts
. given by the Japanese whom th'
- American consul had delivered ovei
p into his hands did not tally with thu
, oral report that Mr.. Straight ha'
, made in the morning. The japanese
. consul requested Mr.. Straight to re
duce his dhargcs to writing, forwarC
them TO the Japanese consulate ant
, accompany the report with diagram
, of the American consulate. The jar
5 anese note contained no word o
e apology or regret.
K Mr.. Straight refused absolutely t.
g comply with the demands of the jar
A anese consul that he place his wrltte
q word in opposition to those of iiv
Il japanese coolies. He sent anothe
Y note TO Mr.. Kato in which he state
n his belief that an offense had bee
:. committed against the dignity of tn
=. United States and It's representative
@ Whereupon Mr.. Kato sent clerk I
# take down in writing Mr.. Straight
s ac iount Of the trouble and to draw
II plan Of the consular compound Ein
h self.
# It is presumed that this report wa
r sent TO Toxic At about the time tha
3 il must have arrived some OF tn
Il more irresponsible Toxic papers pul