New-York tribune., 1909-01-17

EUjlWARA SPOKE EHgilsh after the
/ manner OF the primary schools.
and dissem led with the fuency
S4o smile OF an officer OF the staff.
ne was thin. hollow Chested. round
Saoaldered youth. VINO wore spectaclesa
quarter OF an inch thick and talked IN
IlToaty wheeze C-tertatiously confidential. In the
CsE tine he Sa- his Sims IN the Office OF The
SAoI newspaper and wrote profound pieces on
-1Itn Iol-t.ys and other affairs his English being
supposed 70 give him special familiarity with the
t-1llSn eXchange- that and then found their
way INTO the Office
when the newspaper correspondents began to
-Jth INTO l0klo al the beginning OF the Russo
japanese War. Fu1,Hara developed the ha bit OF
l9pIGng into their hotel IN the evening the long
i~s o neaFE troc coat Tapping bout his spidery
Es> and ms 1cct clad in felt slippers that gave
81 :, Gl stealth and mystery 10 his walk.
H5 lToieSSed 10 he establishing relations with
* distinguished representatives OF the foreign
4-sNsl Inc simple truth Was that his paper had
5-1 nm N charge Of Il recently installed foreign
Nv erNlSe and lie was greatly in need Of assistance
WIN MS English. So he intimatcd cautiously TO
os o' TWO OF the Oung English speaking pond
: mai III return Tor occasional aid he might hint
= suggest, perhaps even clucidate = little, some
- ie matters OF Importance concerning the war
"-13n IN hIs Japanese knowledge
t-e oder and more experienced correspondents
t0Q lotlE al the proposition for they recognized
S -.~ ole S'ded such partnership might be. But
u Iile Younger men took II up, and what began
= ''e Dare chance of profit continued Tor other
"a Ierhafr 71st for the fun OF the thing.
-, HdilhiE' f15iwara was Joke and jokes were
- - enough then bout Toxic TO be worth making
- most oi But perhaps not sufficient account
d-gTh Gen taken ut the Young mans tenacIty- Stu
- PnlSloEno-2l agree that a prominent under
- lnaicatlNe OF strength of character and some
a. @ lofeIgn press failed to consider duly the
--N' Ilat tulcwara had q chm
a me international alliance continued. its Japan
So Se ihetnber developed some surprises He bios
- - 9ul one afternoon riding clothes and came
r. loJel aStT-dr obstreperouS. shaggy little
srJ -Ldl IlTe" HIM three times between the gate
,,,t tle man entrance. and was restrained only
-: - Ciubs and double halterS from fighting every
tIli9i @II';9i OF It's kind within the compound Never
and >, = / IoJEEara rode that brute away in triumph
be- 1Fi FOi tSd proudly in the evening that he had
ia'lleo IN the street only five times in getting
cro, ! lie l0Telgn COTTcSp SpOndcntS-thought it lud-
F. MOI one OF them took 1t a warning.
* rg@dta Was known Iingually to the foreigners
ali,+1oJgI ana l he Joke His mental process was
c4s-i iO'' ana ne seemed not TO comprehend quite
sbs MANY OF the sportive allusons that travelled
the 1Iei MHeil he was present He ALWAYS ioned in
tba, 81 however as heartily anyone. because
neg ported with his Japanese sense OF polite
his % ld never cared TO question whether it was at
On e. ms OF not. apparently he cared only to be
oCu terms with his distinguished coIle.ie1les
r9cl;ao" I fuli"ara was improving his English and
no Is up DTS OF professional wisdom. There was
the etIeT listener TO shop talk and stories OF
inte-e-, Ilat campaign, than he He was always
and ST u II the never tagging discussion OF Kit
equipment, and tales OF great beats