El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-29
sun VAT SEN
LIONIZED IN
JAPAN
Says He Has No Time to
Be President of Chinese
Republic.
WORKING FOR HIS
COUNTRY'S FUTURE

"OKIO, Japan, March 29.-Dr.- sun
Yat-sen, who was provisional
president Of China from Janu-
airy to March. 1912, has been the lion
Of Toxic since his arrival here the
middle of February His reception,
official and Otherwise, has been sig
nificant. and there is no doubt that the
real object of mis- mission, to make
friends for China, is being crowned
with success
When last in tbs city. before the
outbreak OF the revolution that made
China a republic DR.. sun might al
most have been considered a fugitive
in hiding He certainly was not per
soma grata in official circles, and the
Chinese legation studiously ignored
his presence until finally, under in
structions from Pekin, the legation
brought pressure to bear upon the
sen was requested 10 leave the coun-
Is Given Ovation.
Arriving this time in Toxic late in
. the evening, Dr. sun was met by an
enormous crowd composed not only OF
his own countrymen and representa-
tiVes. but also Of the leading business
men and in an Unofficial way the lead
ing people Of Toxic He was driven
at once to the Imperial hotel, where a
section Of the annex, usually occupied
by minor royalties or foreign repre-
SentaLives, had been set apart for the
use of himself and his secretaries.
From that time on almost every min
ute of his time has been taken up
with entertainments, interviews, visits
and conferences. Always in the wait
ing rooms are numbers of people, bank
ers. merchants and others
Every possible period for luncheon
or for dinner has been taken up by
this OF that organization or individ-
uals- The rooms occupied by the eX-
m ~ --Hn rod -
tiful trees and flowers, some of them
carrying the flag Of the republic of
China crossed with the flag OF Japan.
This in itself is significant, especially
when il is coupled with the express
sion Of sun Yat-sen himself, who said
recently to a visitor Japan viii, I
believe. be the first to recognize the
Ostensibly the doctor comes for the
purpose Of studying commercial con-
ditiOns, and especially the railroads Of
japan While this doubtless is true he
unquestiOnably has a further purpose.
he IS here, according to current be-
lief, TO make friends for China: to
bring his influence to bear in order
that the republic of China may be
recognized: to secure the assistance,
support, perhaps even an alliance, with
and from Japan, and this remarkably
able Chinaman, who has lived abroad
for nearly 20 years who rose upon the
horizon of China a little over a year
ago. and who u months ago was the
provisional president, with an eX-
tremely doubtful status in the SQualid
capital of Marking, surrounded there
with intrigues and extreme danger. is
now the center Of attraction in the
caDital Of Japan
He has an undoUbted following, and
following which includes people
whose names are associated with big
things in Japan The Mitsuis, Shibu-
sawa. the Iwasakis. the chamber OF
commerce, the minister of war, the
minister of navy do not, as a rule,
waste their time upon "impossibles' or
upon people who have little influence
and no future.
No Time to be President.
No. 1 have not time to be president"
he said, in reply to the laughing sug-
gesuon that the future must finally
land him in the presidential chair II
China prOspered as a republic.
Z have undertaken this railroad
scheme and II IS huge Undertaking,
Dr; sun 1at-sen went on put Il can.
and il shall be carried out People who
smile at it do not stop to think The
resources buried in. the soil of China
are enormous, incalculable. They must
be developed in order that China may
assume her rightful position in the
world. In order to develop these re-
sources we must have means OF trans
pDrtaton' and the history OF develop
meIt the world over is that capital is
always forthcoming to build railroads
with coal, silver, gold and copper at
the other end. You may call II a dream
if you viii, but dreams sometimes come
true do not expect to see China
gridirOned with railroads even in my
lifetime, but I am certain. if the world
lasts. that gridirOn will be seen in
China
Yes. I am here to study the Indus
trial conditions and to observe other
things in Japan I am here in the
friendliest spirit to visit my friends
and to show that I have not forgot
ten the many kindnesses shown me
and that 7 bear no grudge for what
was at the time a necessary discOur-
tesy."
One Of the first acts Of DR.. Sun Yat-
sen after his arrival was to visit the
graves q those who had befriended
him while he was in Japan and who
had since died Here he paid his tri-
butes and laid his wreaths.
After leaving Toxic. the doctor will
make a tour Of the provinces.