The Washington herald., 1908-04-17

HldAlHs Japan pHc oi tiAc Hoiih . sit"e
powers and 10 contribute to the general
welfare of the nation. a party Of some
seventy representatives OF the scientific,
financial, and commercial life of Nippon
arrived in this city yesterday
The party is making a tour Of the
world. sightseeing. gathering information,
and making observations for the purpose
of helping. TO carry out and materializs
their country's aims and efforts in the
lines Of peaceful aggrandizement
The party is the guest of the Asahi
shimbun. a representative of that news
paper accompanying the party. The
Asahi shimbun estimates that the tour
will cost s. $50 per person.
An Educational Trip.
The Asahi Shimbun undertook the en-
terprise in the interest Of japanese edu-
cation. to enable a goodly number of Jap
anese to get an idea OF some of the
larger cities of the world. The party
came across from San Francisco. visiting
salt Lake City. Chicago Cwhere they
spent three days, Niagara Falls. Boston,
and New York. They are TO visit Lon
don. Paris. Berlin, and st. Petersburg.
Tho party includes tea merchants. silk
merchants. jewelers.. druggists. brokers.
bankers. school-teaehers, brewers - of
sake, the official list furnished said-pub-
fishers, members OF prefectural assem-
! lies. confectioners. miners. machinists
/ tailors, manufacturers. and students.
Delayed i'm Philadelphia.
The party was scheduled to arrive here
at 3:45 p. M. A stopover in Philadelphia
! for dinner delayed them until $50 o clock
| No sooner had the train come TO stop
than the visitors quickly alighted to form
in line and follow the orders OF their
touring agent, who watched over his
charges as a collie dog would watch the
sheep guards.
| The japanese, Notwithstanding their
long trip. were wide awake and on the
alert TO see and hear. There was little
opportunity for either The man who said
he was in charge hustled them of into
waiting cabs and ordered them TO be
driven TO the hotel at which they will
make their headquarters during their
stay in the city.
Their intense desire TO appear like
Western nations was signifed by the fact
that every. person in the party with one
! exception. wore European attire. This
one exception was Nine Nich Nomura,
the wife Of the proprietor of the Samurai
| Shokai of Yokohama.
Wears Native Garb.
Nine. Nomura wore her native garb,
and straw sandals and no head covering.
! She is the embodiment of the new Nip
| pOnese sentiment of progress.
Her husband was too busy to accom-
pany the delegation Of his cOuntrymen on
their trip around the world. He sent his
wife 20 represent him.
Arriving in such large numbers, the
Mikado's men created a decided sensation
at the railroad station People stopped
short in their haste toward the train gates
to inquire the meaning of the presence
of so many Orientals.
But the japanese does nothing by
halves. He not only has adopted Euro
pean dress. but he also makes use of the
most modern travelling appurtenances.
The baggage Of the party arrived at the
station with an earlier train and consisted
of portmanteaus, steamer trunks, hand
bags, suit cases, all of the latest design
and the best material. bearing in plain
! English letters the names of their owners.
Not one Geographic character was to be
seen anywhere. There was no indication
that the tourists Were not OF this coun-
try. with the exception Of the foreign
IsoUading names.
supper at the shOrehHm.
As soon as they arrived at the Shore
ham the visitors were assigned to their
respective rooms and at once prepared for
supper.
Although promoted by the Tokyo Asahi.
or the Tokyo Morning Sun, the members
OF the party defray their own expenses.
Mr.. Motosaku Tsuchiya, representative Of
the Asahi, and Mr.. X. Sugimura, foreign
editor of the same paper, are the official
Interpreters of the party.
Speaking of the popular feeling in
Japan toward Americans and Aemrica,
| noth sald there never had been any talk
In any Of the newspapers of japan about
going to war with the United States
They said that the American feet on ar.
rival in Japan would receive most en-
thusiastie reception.
With the party are three winsome little
women, wives OF members OF the delega-
ton. They are Mrs. Y. Hori, Wife of a
ieweler of Osaka: Mrs. X. Umehara. wife
of a member Of the Osaka mmunicipal
assembly. and Mrs. Nichi Nomura, wife
Of the proprietor OF Samurai Shokai. OF
Yokohama.
To Visit Capitol To-day.
The programme for to-day consists OF a
trip to the Capitol, where the visitors
win have an opportunity to see our Amer.
lean lawmakers in action. Other govern.
ment buildings and departments will alse
be visited
No arrangements have been made for
this afternoon. The members are left Il
their own devices.
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