The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-23
SOClA1STHC JAPANOW YELLOW COMMENTING WA

tho Mikado. II member OF tho CHIEF
advisers. He continued SO throughout
his life, and had great deal TO do
with making Japan what sho is now
with other things. Ito introduced
our banking system into japan. Ha
came to the United States and studied
nlodern finance here in the Treasury
department. at Washington. Ho told
mo no was very grateful to orr sov
"rnment for tho facilities It gave him
lie said this was when General Crant
was President and George S. Boutwell,
Secretary OF the Treasury In thar
taik Prince Ito said:
snail always be frond of tn,
United States and l Believe that IN.
best element of our Deoplo have ~
greatest friendship for. your nption.
have had altogether three lon,, in
'erVlews with Prince Ito. Tho first
occurred twenty years ago at III.
house of the prince In Tokyo. lilo
n then the Japanese Premier and
acted as such during the war viii
NINA. which occurred shortly after
my talk. My second Interview win
MN was In 1900, Just before the war
M.'n f.ussia' lie gave me to under
stand that the relations of tho two
people were strained, but said I'm,
tho governments were friondl,
nevertheless within six months after
mat war was declared and some or
the GREATEST battles of all time wer.
louehI In that interview Ito talked
or the Philippine Islands. which had
just come into our hands He .sid
mat he was glad that the American.
had taken possession OF thorn ord
that he thought II was our duty m
develop them and their people
Ny last interview with MARQUIS Ito
| WAS only few
ucalh' was about leaving Japan for
| Korea 10 write n scries OF letter.
about that country. Ito had been
eoVcrnor-general OF Korea and he
! mad the welfare OF the Koreans great
{ ~ At heart He asked mo ,o, core
out 10 his country villa near Tokyo.
ana spend the day with him. did
So and we had long conversation
about himself and his country. ana
also about Korea and other mattera
relating 10 the far east
heie he reiterated his former senti-
: Ineh,h relating TO the United States
PRESIDENT Roosevelt was then In tho
White House. and ne expressed m.
greatest admiration and regard for
MIN. Mr.. Roosevelt had sent him :,
ph"'oBraph, and tho prince had had
this enlarged TO portrait size and
framed He had ono OF his servants
! brihg him the framed picture into tho
room. and place II on chair before
us so that wo had Theodore Rooseyel,
looking at us. a silent participant in
our t3!k. J venture that this Ia tho
only t!me that Mr.. Roosevelt has kent
silent in any trIpartite conversation.
IN talking OF the future of Japsn
Prince Ito cInphatically said that ,ha
mission or his nation was peace rath
or than war He hoped that Janan
would engage in trading and mauufac-
turing and evidently thought that it
had a situation In the far east com
pared 10 that which England has in
Europe. one that Ats 1t TO be a great
commercial and Industrial nation
he said that ne thought the friendly
relations of Japan and the Unttcr
states would continue. but intirnated
that he did not like our treatment OF
Japanese immigrants, and that tho
japanese children OF California ought
not TO be Disseminated against In Tho
schools
referred to Itorcn. ana he said tia,
ne was anxious that that country
should develop along modern lines. aud
that tho people be given n modern,
civilization. | know that he did All
mat he could for Korea, and ncvcrth.-
less II was n Korean who took his
life The assassination occurred in
Manchuria. where Prince Ito had gone
from Chemulpo. Korea. His BODY was
brought back to Tokyo for burial At
the time OF the funeral representatives.
and thousands upon thousands nc
companied the great coffin which was
carried on the shoulders OF men TO
Ilibiya Park, where the funeral Ger,
monies took place in front OF tie
Shlnto Shrine
Copyright, 1913. BY Frank G. Car
pcnter.)