Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-05
JAP PRINCE IN CITY
President of House of Peers Is
Touring Country.
VISIT TO MOUNT VERNON
Will Be Guest Of Secretary Knox at
Dinner Tonight.
RECEPTION BY PRESIDENT
Delegation of Sixty Prominent Men
From Mikado's Realm Expected
in Capital Tomorrow.
RECEPTION BY PRESIDENT

Prince Iyesato TOkugawa, who is presi.
dent Of the house of peers of Japan, ar
rived in this city from the west at SAG
O'Clock this morning over the Pennsyl-
vania road. He is accompanied by two
secretaries. The prince is making his
second tour Of the United States, with
the purpose of seeing for himself the
development of the country since his
visit several years ago. He was met at
Union station by the Japanese ambas-
sabcr, Baron Cchida. and a party of en-
bassy attaches, and escorted to the New
willard
AS the prince desires to see al he can
of Washington within the short period
of three days he lost no time in making
a trip to the tomb Of Washington at
Mount Vernon. On his return he had
luncheon at the New Willard with a
number Of embassy people as his guests.
To night the prince will be the guest of
honor at dinner given by Secretary
Knox at his residence on X street, 70
which a number Of diplomats and other
public men have been invited.
The prince has expressly declared that
he comes to the United States at this time
in no official capacity. He says he is in
terested in a comparative study of the
parliamentary and governmental methods
of modern nations.
During the afternoon he paid a short
visit to the Capitol to observe the pro-
ceedings of Congress, and he intends to
follow up his inquiry into congressional
methods tomorrow. when he Will again
visit the halls Of Congress. On that oc-
casiOn he will be the luncheon guest OF
Vice President Sherman.
Reception by Baron Uchida.
Baron Cchida has sent out cards for q
special reception at the Japanese embassy
tomorrow night In honor of the prince.
and a distinguished company is expected.
The principal event of Saturday will be
the reception to the prince by President
Taft at the White House. The price
probably will remain here over Sunday
and then go to New York.
The Japanese royal visitor evidently has
profited by his previous experience in the
United States. That is clearly shown
by his springing canned interview
on the newspaper men OF Chicago on his
recent arrival in that city. When the
newspaper men called on him he handed
each of them tract.
You are a Japanese prince, are You
not?" asked one reporter.
Number L. smiled the prince.
The No. 1 tract read:
Yes: I am Prince Tokugawa Iyesato,
present head of the illustrious Toku-
gawa family
What about war between the United
States and Japan?"
Number s. said the prince. and the
reporters read:
Prom time to time the newly coined
phrase, the Japanese-American war; ap-
pears in the foreign newspapers reaching
Japan. Personally. I cannot imagine such
a thing taking place"
Stereotyped "Good-Bye.'
This uncanny anticipation of questions
said:
Goodbye, prince
Number - said the prince.
Said Number z: Goodbye. I shall see
the honorable stockyards and q depart
ment store today"
A delegation of about sixty japanese
travellers. including merchants, financiers,
bankers and socioiogists, who have been
making a tour around the world and are
at present in Philadelphia, will arrive here
tomorrow afternoon at 1:15 o'clock. While
in Washington they expect to be pre-
scented to President Taft.
The party left Yokohama April on the
steamer Chiyo Maru and landed in San
Francisco April p. They remained there
for the next two days. Then they went
to Chicago and remained there for three
days. Then they visited Niagara Falls
and from there went to Boston.
Chief Object Of Trip.
''The chief object Of this round-the-
world trip of these Japanese gentlemen is
to be present at the Anglo-Japanese expo
sition in London" said Representative
Kiyose of the Asahi at Philadelphia. I'm
our number are several city councillors OF
Toxic and Osaka, a member Of the Japa-
nese diet and prominent business and pro-
fessional men Of the two towns.
The party will sail for England May IA.
After visiting the European countries
they will return home via the Siberian
railroad. They will visit Moscow and st.
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