Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-28
EMPEROR REWARDS
SERVICES TO Japan
Rev. D. Crosby Greene Deco.
rated With the Order Of
the "Rising Sum-"
REV. CLAY MaCCAULEY
ALSO PIONEER WORKER
Subjects Show Devotion to Their
Monarch Even at Sacrifice
Of Lives.
TOXIC, June 1, 1010.

TOXIC. June I. 1913.
The legion Of friends Of Rev. D.
Crosby Greene. one OF the most ac-
tive and promisent American mis-
sionaries in Japan, are congratulating
him upon his decoration by the Emperor
OF Japan with the order Of the Rising
Sun, third class. in recognition OF his
services to japan extending over nearly
half century.
DIR. Greene came to Japan in 1869. rep
resenting the American mission board,
and devoted himself to missionary work
for eleven years before he became a pro-
lessor in the Doshisha College at Kyoto.
1t was twenty-five years ago that DR..
Greene came to Toxic to resume his
activities In the missionary field. Today
at seventy he Is both active and eager In
his work and his fine personality con-
tinues to win him friends among both
Japanese and foreigners.
The part that American missionaries
have played In the development OF japan
is evidenced in many ways. None was
more striking than the tribute recently
paid to Rev. Clay MacCauley. who Is
in Japan. Like DR.. Greene, Mr.. Mac
Cauley has just attained his SEVENTEEN
birthday. and his friends gathered around
a dinner table properly to observe the
event. DIR. MacCauley came to Japan in
1850 to start the Unitarian mission In
Toxic in response to an invitation from
a group of prominent Japanese publicists
and educators. He Is an ardent traveller
and knows every nook and corner Of the
Japanese empire
Japan as that Of putting before the Jap
anese a rational Interpretation Of Chris
tianity as a forceful factor in western
civilization. with the hope that thereby
the Japanese may discover in 1t pecu-
liarly helpful and needful source Of ma
tional power and prosperity.
Subjects Devoted to Emperor.
An incident which explains forcibly the
monarch recently occurred in a village
in the prefecture of Chiba, where Q
schoolmaster lost his life in attempting
to rescue portrait of the emperor.
fire broke out in the village, and be-
fore q strong wind the flames spread to
the schoolhouse, in which was a portrait
of the emperor. Mr.. Ogura, the head
master. arrived upon the scene. and. And
ing the portrait of the emperor in dan
ger, rushed Immediately into the burning
structure. Others followed him. bent upon
the same mission. They were successful,
for they soon emerged, singed and grimy,
but holding up the sacred likeness OF
their emperor. Ogura, however. did not
come out and his body was found later
in the ruins.
The average American tourist doubt
less will agree with the opinion expressed
by Mrs. Wickersham, the wife of former
Attorney General George w. Wicker
sham, when she was asked by the En-
press Of Japan for her most striking i'm
DfeSSiOns of the country.
Mrs. Wickersham replied: Your ma
jesty. 1 think they are TO be found IN
the flowers and the babies" Thereupon
her majesty replied:
This reference occurred during charm
ing and interesting audience which was
accorded by the emperor and empress to
Mr.. and Mrs. Wickersham, and at the
same time to Prof Francis g. Peabody
of Harvard University and Mrs Peabody.
Mr.. Wickersham and Prof. Peabody
were presented to both the emperor and
empress. while the ladies of the party
were received by the empress alone. In
accordance with court custom. The con-
versation by their majesties was In Jap
anese, which was translated by an off,
cial court interpreter. Both the emperor
and empress were exceedingly cordial,
and the visitors retained most pleasant
memories OF a delightful half hour at the
palace.
Custom of Gift-Making.
The Japanese custom of gift-making
was illustrated in an interesting way
during the illness of the emperor
when the dowager empress, who lives
at Numadza heard Of the malady of his
majesty she at once dispatched a mes
senger to Toxic with a basket Of fish.
symbolic Of her anxiety and her hope for
his speedy recovery Then the empress.
during her long watch by the emperor s
bedside. contracted a cold, and the solicit
tude Of the dowager empress was turned
to her as we'll. In acknowledgment of
this the empress sent return presents
consisting OF pot of peonies, a pot OF
daisies and a box of cake.
Charges of torture made against public
procurators of the district court at Ut
sunomiya have awakened considerable
public interest throughout Japan. fol-
lowing as they do the famous con-
spiracy case in Korea when. during the
trial of Koreans charged with plotting to
assassinate the Japanese governor gen.
eral, the defendants accused the police
of torture.
The charges against the Utsunomiya
officials are that during the preliminary
hearing OF a forgery case they examined
the accused persons from sixteen to
| twenty nine hours at stretch, the de-
| PENDANTS standing handcuffed and being
sven no opportunity ioT rest. II IL
further alleged that they were given
| food only once during the long examna-
| ton. and that physical pains were con-
| tinually inflicted with the object Of fore
| ing a confession Of guilt
The Toxic court of appeals is now in
vestigating the charges, and IL has been
determined to sift them thoroughly sc
| that the question of the ill-treatment OF
prisoners by the Japanese authorities
may be cleared up conclusively.
Pointed Paragraphs.
| He may love best who loves last