Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-02
BARON GIVES VIEWS
japanese Commissioner Pleas
ed With National Capital.
ALSO GREATLY IMPRESSED
Privileges Extended by the Depart
ments to General Public.
VISITORS WITNESS GOOD DRILL
Soldiers of Fort Myer Furnish Strik-
ing Feature of Entertainment.
Trip to Arlington.
ALSO GREATLY IMPRESSED
VISITORS WITNESS GOOD DRILL

Baron Shibusawa. chairman OF the hon
orary commercial commission. which has
spent nearly two days at the National
Capital. has expressed to The Star.
through his interpreter. his views of sew
eral of the things which he has seen In
his quick tour around Washington.
THE thing that impressed me most Of
ALL" said the baron. lis the democratic
character Of your government depart
ments. All the buildings are open to the
public, and everybody goes in and out,
as IL the buildings really belonged to him.
1t is quite different from what one sees in
oriental and European countries.
The drill at Fort Myer was most re-
markable and / enjoyed it very much.
You have wonderful soldiers. But the
trip through Arlington national ceme-
terry impressed me much. In Japan we
have had four wars within the last
forty years. but nothing has ever made
upon me a more solemn impression of
the horror of war that our ride through
Arlington.
War between America and Japan
should be impossible. 1t would mean
the destruction Of both nations
Drill a Revelation.
That the Japanese race has an in
nate sympathy for military prowess
was we'll illustrated this morning by
the enthusiasm which the honorary
commercial commission, composed of
men who have devoted their entire lives
to the peaceful pursuits of life, received
the exhibition drill at Fort Myer. Seat
ed in the front row. with Gen. Har-
rio nj ar6 RAJ
Shibusawa and the ladies Of the party
always led the applause which greeted
the brilliant feats Of horsemanship of
the artillerymen and cavalrymen of the
post. The other members of the party.
several of them we'll advanced In years.
and all of them men who are strangers
to the military. were equally enthu-
siastic.
The commissioners arrived at the fort
in automobiles, and as soon as they were
assembled i'm the drill hall the monkey
drill squad, twenty-four men of Troop B.
18th Cavalry, under command OF Capt
Lincoln G.. Andrews, galoped into the
hall and, forming quickly in line, went
through a monkey drill that, in the
words Of those who witnessed it. would
have done credit to circus. The manner
in which the troopers unsaddle their
horses on the run. vaulted over two
mounts at a time and took the hurdles
astride three horses, seemed revelation
to the Japanese visitors.
Battery and Troop Win Favor.
The applause was even greater when
Battery d. Sd Field Artillery. under Capt.
Tiemann n. Horn, came into the hall on
a run and Unanswered its four field pieces
over the tan bark. barely missing the
sides of the hall as the heavy guns dashed
around, turning on two wheels. The fig
ures executed by the drivers at increased
gaits were applauded time and again.
Troop c. under Lieut.. Robert F. Tate.
was the last command to enter the
exhibition hall. When the horses were
made to lie down and then rise 20
a sitting position. everybody clapped,
but the climax was reached when the
troopers, forming in line at the far
end OF the hall, executed. Draw. pistol
and discharged their revolvers in the
air. charged at run up to within
two yards Of the stand upon which the
horses were thrown back on their
launches they were so close that their
noses extended almost over the railing.
In a second the spectators recovered
from their surprise, and broke forth in
the most enthusiastic applause.
After the drill was over the commits
sioners were taken I'm automobiles through
Arlington national cemetery. The lire
halted for moment while Baron Shibu-
sawa enjoyed the view from Lees man.
sion, and then continued back to Wash
ington, up to Dupont Circle and then
down Connecticut avenue to the Willard
Hotel.
Guests at Luncheon.
The commissioners. the American rep
resentatives, the joint entertainment COM
mittee of the Board OF Trade and Cham
Der OF Commerce went at 30 o'clock to
the residence of Assistant Secretary of
State Huntington Wilson. at 16OS X street
northwest, where they were his guests at
luncheon.
The commissioners will make an in
spection OF the National Museum late
this afternoon. and this.evening they will
visit the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton. At $50 o'clock a reception will be
given them by the board of trustees of
the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
While in Washington the commissioners
have several times discussed the question
Taxi Takahira as Japanese ambassador
to the United States. The general opn-
ion seems to be that Baron Yasuya
Uchida. ambassador at Vienna, who is on
his way to Japan, will be the next Jap
anese ambassador in Washington.
inspection Of the Library.
After dinner yesterday evening the COM
mfssionerS were taken through the Id
brary OF Congress and the Capitol. and
were entertained at a reception and buffet
supper at the Commercial Club in Lafay-
cite square. The visitors were met at
the entrance TO the library building by
Supt. Bernard X. Green and Chief Assist
ant Librarian Grimm. Baron Shibusawa,
Consul General Midzuno and other MEM
bers Of the party were presented by
Thomas c.. Noyes. and then the baron
was taken to the rooms of the librarian,
where he was introduced to Herbert Put
nam.
The party. escorted by the library Off
Gals. including the register OF copy
rights and all the chiefs OF divisions
who acted as guides, were then shown
through the building from top to bot
tom Three things seemed to interest
the Japanese especially I'm the Library Of
Congress-the large mosaic picture of
Minerva, the mechanical devices for
transmitting the call cars and the auto
matte elevators for the delivery and re-
turn of books and the elaborate collec-
ton illustrating Japanese applied art and
the costumes OF women, loaned to the
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