The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-05-12
JAPAN FAVORs
MEXICO IN
CONFLICT
Most CONSERVATIVE Of Nipp0nese
Newspapers Hostile III Their
Uttsfances Against President
Wilson and His Attitude TO.
ward Southern Republic on
ciai Organ Most Bitter.
BYE. o. MATItEsoN.
Advertiser Representative with ia.
waii-Japan Tourists.

Advertiser Representative With Ha.
waii-Japan Tourists
TOXIC, April "a. Although the tone
Of the Japanese press is decidedly IA
vorable to Mexico, now that news has
come Of the actual breaking out Of hos.
Utilities between the United sthtes and
the Southern Republic, there IL no ap-
parent war spirit among the people, no
lack OF friendiipess among the officials
met with by the Hawaiian party and no
lessening in the extreme cordiality and
scrupulous courtesy displayed on every
hahd towards the visitors in this city.
while the, leaders in some Of the Japa.
nese dailies here and in Yokohamp are
broadly limiting that now is Japan 3
change to press her. claims, the leading
men of both cities, have been going opt
Of their way to entertain, the Hawaiian
excursionists and are applauding the
peace mission that has brought the
party to these shores.
Many Affairs Arranged.
Baron Kato, the, MINISTER of foreign
affairs. has entertained members of the
party at bis handsome residence and
Representatives Of the foreign Office at
tended several of the functions given
in welcome to the visitors. The. foreign
Office has arranged to give a dinner to
the party on its return from Hiroshima
aud the same department has Arranged
for a dinner to. be given in Yokohama
to the editors Of the two Honolulu En-.
glish papers now here, at. which the 9th.
er guests viii be the editors-ih-chief Of
the leading newspapers Of Japan, On
every hand are evidences of d strong
desire for honorable friendship towards
America and Americans and an earnest
wish that the acknowledged differences
between this government and Washing
ton might be swept away.
Yet even the more conservative Japa.
nese papers are hostile in their utter
apees toward Wilson and his developing
Mexican policy and the official organ of
the Dolshf kai, the political party head.
ed by Baron Kato, is the most open in
its hostility, This may be to give pop
ular acclaim TO the Okuma ministry just
formed and il may be that the rank
and tiIe among Japanese voters would
welcome some action against the Unit
ed States in the way Of pressing for a
new and more liberal treaty.
Quests at Dinner. a..
That sentiment is not expressed by
the leaders Of Japanese thought, how
ever, Last night the Hawaiians twere
guests at dinner given by some thirty
of the representative professional, men
and officials of the Empire, the list Of
hosts Including Baron Saketani, mayor
OF Toxic; Baron Tsuji, of the Imperial
University; Baron Kanda, one OF the
prominent members of the House of
Peers and leader in thought and let
tiers; Baron .Soyeda, who win be remem-
bered in Honolulu as the peace, delegate
who accompanied Doctor Mabie to the
mainland; Doctor Nitobe, the author
OF "Bushido," Japanese classic, who
has an American wife, a very sweet and
motherly woman; Y. Akai, formerly
Honolulu manager of the Yokohama
Specie Bank; Consul General Eitaki, r.
Fujisawa, professor of literature; Pro
fessor @. Kano, head Of the Higher Nor
NAL School faculty; ii. Tsubono, pHofes.
sor of the Imperial, University; Prof.
. x, Yamakawa, of the Kyushn Univer-
sity; G. Yamada, professor Of science;
r. Godai, engineer; Prof, X. Naka-
gawa; S, Hamao, chaplain Of the Crown
Prince; ID. Kiltnehi, head Of Toxic Uni,
versity; Prof. G., Sigiura, engineer;
Prof. G. IIarada; FrOf. T. Yasndp, r.,
Okada, former minister Of education; j.
Sugiura, secretary in the foreign Office;
q. Okpda, former minister of Justice;
N. Higikata, professor of law; r. Fukl-
hara, vice minister Of edueation;. Prof.
T. Iwakawa, Prof. TapahashL Prof. Y.
Denno, Prof. /. Tanakadate, X. Matsui,
vice minister of foreign affairs; Prof.
F. #. Ito, G.. Arakawa, former mayor Of
Yokohama; s. Minata and R. Nagishi,
physicians. ...,s
Americans Make Answer.
Several Of these men made addresses,
each expressing the hope that the best
men and women Of japan and America
might learn to know each other for
what they are and that the friendship
OF old might continue on forever. Re-
plies were made. by Professor Scott, f..
a. Mott-Smith, Rev. w. ID. Westervelt,
and r. o. Matheson, each of whom
thanked their hosts and through them
the many other Japanese they had met
for the unstinted hospitality that had
been shown the exeursionfsts on every
hand since their arrival in the country.
The dinner, while necessarily informal
because OF the national mourning. was
Wost elaborate one, served at the
Imperial Hotel.
This was only one of several affairs
given in honor Of the party during the
past few days. The directors Of the
Toxic Exposition were hosts at a tea
in the exposition grounds and opened
one Of the theaters to provide the visit
ors with an elaborate program OF Reisha
dancing and music. The national iiu-
iitsu champion-a huge, 300-ponpd ath.
lete-with some of the lesser cham.
pions, gave dinner for the Hawaiians
in anticipation OF a coming tour Of Ha-
waii by the wrestlers. The Korean stu
dents In Toxic gave an elaborate dinner
for r. o. Matheson at hotel overlook
ing the exposition grounds, where the
electrical effects Of IOlani Palace during