The sun., 1910-01-27
COMES 1000 MILES TO TALK
BARON kIkUCHI HERE FOR
ONE LECTURE on JAPAN.

civic Forum wanted q BIg Man and
ksmura Sent the Former Minister Of
| MISUNDERSTANDING Around to Dtn.
ners-Last Night at Henry Cierss'
II Baron Dairoku Kikuchi. president oi
the Imperial University OF Kioto. survives
the hospitality to which he is being sub
jected he will deliver a lecture in Carnegie
Hall next Tuesday night on The New
Japan: Its Moral and Intellectual De-
velopment." Baron Kikuchi was selected
by Baron Komura. the Japanese Minister
Of Foreign Affairs, to make the 1000
mile journey to New York especially 70
deliver this lecture in acceptance OF an
invitation sent to Baron Komura by the
Civic Forum through DR.. Jokichi Taxa
mine. president OF the Nippon Society Of
New York.
Baron Kikuchi arrived in New York
night before last from Washington. where
he was presented to President Taft and
entertained at luncheon by the Japanese
Ambassador. Yesterday afternoon he had
an opportunity Of hearing the newspaper
reporters tell how much they liked japan.
This was after luncheon had been given
In his honor by Mr.. and Mrs. William A.
Perry OF I East Fifty-sixth street.
Then last night Henry Clsws gave q
dinner in his honor at Mr.. Clews's home,
n West Fifty frat street. at which other
guests were X. Yamasaki. acting Consul
General for Japan; DR.. Takamine. X.
Inanishi. local manager OF the Yokohama
Specie Bank; N. Zumote. head Of the
Bureau OF Oriental Information: Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Arai. Mr.. and Mrs. K. Seko. Mr..
j. Inouye, Mr.. and Mrs. 8. Ichinomyia
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Ushikibo. Mr.. and Mrs
L. L. Young. Chancellor MaoCracken oi
New York University, Samuel Dutton,
Robert Underwood johnson. Marcus NJ.
Marks, Elgin r. l.. Gould. James B.
Reynolds, John Graham Brooks, the Rev.
DR.. Lyman Abbott. Robert Erskine Ely
and the Rev. DR.. J. Wesley Hill.
For tonight the visitor il booked for a
dinner at Sherry's TO be given by his
Consul General Tomorrow night his
host will be DR.. Takamine. For Saturday
and Sunday luncheons and entertainments
have been planned. Between times the
Baron expects to see something Of the
city.
Baron Kikuohi. besides being president
Of the University OF Kioto. Is president
OF ths Imperial japanese Academy. vice.
president OF the committee for the COM
pilation OF text books for schools, and
honorary professor in the Imperial Uni
versity OF Toxic. He was born in 1855
and was educated in England. being
eraduated a. st; R Johns I'm . College, &c sSa Gam. 2.
educational work and was minister OF
education in lo01-O9. In 1894 he was a
deleRate to the international prime me-
ridian and universal time congress at
The Baron speaks English with hardly
a trace Of accen or mannerism. He wears
a pointed beard and glasses. On his way
hero he stopped to deliver addresses at
Stanford University and the University
Of California. On February p he will
Ss,s N.W BpsnsWics srs ss n n r. r. sometime % % regent
Of New York State University and Super
intendent OF Education in Toxic from
1870 to 1879 and lay wreaths upon il in
behalf OF tho Japanese Minister Of Edu-
cation and the University OF kioto.
DIR Murray Ia looked upon as the father
OF the public school system OF Japan
said Baron Kikuchi. The fact is that the
educational system OF Japan has been
modelled to great extent after that Of
this country. We have made rapid prog !
Yes, il is a fact that our boys are
trained, even in the lower grades Of the |
schools, with q view OF being prepared !
to fight for the defence OF their country. |
This training begins when the lad 10 10
before the Chino-Japanese War"
What about the status of woman
suffrage in Japan1' Baron Kikuchi was
well, where you have universal educa-
c do no. ySs %Sy IN. no.n should
excluded from voting: 1t might be good
thing for the United States but IL would /
not do for Japan. Still a woman can be
the head OF family In Japan and q man
%Ssres ns5 can aH1n II some Sss take
s a great deal Of taxi about woman SUI
frage in Japan, but a. yet We have coined
no word which is the exact equivalent OF
suffragette.
aIf Mr.. Roosevelt were to return to New
York by way OF San Francisco we should
be glad 20 welcome him to Japan and he
would be invited to lecture there.
What We want, and that is my main pur-
pose in coming oyer TO deliver my forth
,oming lecture. Is to be really known
bad. The effect Of the visit OF the American
ieet was TO show that there was no danger
or American ships in our waters, and we
wanted 20 make IL clear that our feelings
or the Americans were not hostile but
rom the Official welcome, there was
Ireat spontaneous greeting from all
,lasses.
Commodore Perry and Townsend Har-
rs, the first American Consul General TO
lapan, are names TO conjure with in
Iapan. Perry did force our doors open,
nut he did 1t in a tactful manner Mr.,
Harris In making the first treaty would
ot take advantage OF our inexperienoe.
Iour Ministers and Ambassadors have
lways shown a disposition to act fairly
nth US. as distinguished from certain
European envoys.'
Maud Alan's "salOme'' on satursiaS.