The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-02
Roosevelt Is First.

ing Of the ''open door" and the equal
trade privilege" question.
Roosevelt Il First.
/ lie said the order In which public men
OF the United States are known in Japan
Is Roosevelt. Carnegie, Taft, and Rookie
/ Teller
The tendency OF money 20 congregate
| in the hands OF a few is less noticeable
/ than in this country. he thought, al
though the fortunes Of the six or seven
richest men OF the sunny empire are
around the l5OOOO.O00 mark
The man OF the party who Is known as
| the J. PierpOnt Morgan OF Japan is the
chairman of the commission. Baron Shi-
busawa, president OF the Daiichi bank
and one OF the leading men Of Japan.
1 both as statesman and fnancier. He IS
not the richest man in the realm, rating
sixth or seventh IN wealth. but for his
wise public services and the intelligent
applications he has made OF his money
and his influence he has come 10 be
considered the foremost financial prophet
I Of Japan.
An Amherst Graduate.
Baron Kanda was graduated from Am
herst College in 1879, and is now a pro-
fessor In the Peers School in Japan He
said yesterday on the trip down the river
/ that Japan, with its record OF IS per
cent OF the population between the ages
OF six and twelve years attending school
under the compulsory system. takes sec
ond rank only TO Prussia among the ma
lions OF the world
| There Is no coeducat!on IN our coun-
! try" he said. and see no tendency IN
4 that direction. We consider women as
being not inferior. but different They
have a particular field Of their own. and
we want TO educate them TO be good wives
and mothers"
\ Baron Kanda spoke at length OF the
educational system in Japan. OF the great
universities OF 1900 students. and Of the
requirements OF the higher academic
courses, which. he said were moro
stringent than the regular college re-
Qulremeuts In this country.
KojirO Matsukata graduated IN law al
| Yale University. but he is now a ship
| builder in Japan, and has recently turned
! from his shipyards in Kobe, two large
steamships for the American trade.
X Otani. president OF Yokohama
/ Chamber OF Commerce, IS a member OF
/ the house OF peers. and IS one OF the
most extensive exporters and importers
| IN Japan.
2. Horlkoshi IS a silk manufacturer.
and has houses In Tokyo New York.
London. and Paris.
| Suyeo Iwaya is a noted writer. prin-
/ clpally Of childrens stories, OF which
I he has published many volumes. but he
/ is also the author OF a history OF the
| Japanese-Russian war.
/ AZ the Union Station.
/ The japanese commission was met on
its arrival at the Union Station by the
! joint committee OF the washington Board
/ OF Trade and the Chamber or Commerce.
together with Commissioner mcfarland
and Keishiro Matsul. charge d'affalres OF
/ the japanese Embassy. The japanese
! Ambassador is not In the city.
A crowd OF some proportions had gath
/ cred al the station to see what manner
| OF people the members OF the commits
! sion were. In the Presidents reception
room the men and women OF the party
were met by Commissioner Macfarland
( and the committee, and Mr.. mcfarland
/ welcomed them 10 the city.
Baron Shibusawa's reply, after the Com
missloner's remarks had been translated
was made In japanese A general intro
duction and shaking OF hands all around
followed. and then the party was led 10
| the automobiles. which had been placed
at its disposal by Washington citizens
! including Clarence y. Norment Thomas
+. Walsh, Frank A Munsey. Burr n.
| Edwards. Thomas G. NOyes, Gen. George
II. Harries. r c. Wilson, James r.
West. W. G. COrby. Charles Corby.
Joseph StrasDurger. Arthur C. Moses,
| Joseph Stoddard. and James Fl. Small.
The only woman I'm the party. who did
not wear the native costume was Nine
Midzuno, wife Of the consul general OF
! New York.
The Joint Committee.
The members OF the Joint committee
( az the station were:
President Small. OF the Board OF Trade.
who acted as chairman; President GUIDE,
|