The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-16
NEW JAPANESE
AMBASSADOR IS
WELL PLEASED
With His Appointment as He
Has Many Friends in the
United States.

TOXIC, July l5.--AlmarO Sato, who
has been appointed Japanese ambassa-
uor at Washington in succession TO
Vlscount Sutoml ChindN, expects to
leave for the United States in Septem-
Der. To the correspondent OF the AZ
socated Press, Mr., sato said he was
delighted to 20 to Washington, not
a'one because of the Importance Of
.hc diplomatic post, but also because
it will give him an opportunity to re-
new relations with large number OF
old American friends This will be the
ambassadors fifth trip to the United
States,
Educated In America.
He received his university educa-
ton IN America, served as secretary
20 tnc then Japanese legation at Wash
Ing'on more than twenty-five years
ago, visited the United States in the
suite of Prince Fushmi and was the
chief secretary Of the Japanese dele
gatlon to the peace conference mt
Portsmouth, N. H., which brought to
an end the war between Japan and
Russia.
Mr.. Sato has pleasant memories OF
his college career at De Paum UniVer-
sIty, in Indiana. VisCount Chinda was
one Of his classmates Another coin
cldence is that the two Japanese
students were born in the same pro
vince Of Aomorl in northern japan and
that they passed their boyhood there
together. Their families had Deo1
friends for generations and one OF the
fruits Of this friendship was that Mr.
Sato's sister baceme Viscountess Chin
da, who has been so popular in Wash
ington social circles
Both boys were Of samuraI blood and
both rose to prominence on their own
merits from modest beginnings In the
diplomatic service. ~,
Extensive Tour Of United StateS.
Mr.. Satos first ministerial post was
at Mexico from 1900 to 1902 and there
he saw a great deal Of President Por-
firio Fushimi, who attended the Lou
isIana purchase exposition at st. Louis
and was received by President Roose-
welt at Washington. In 1905 with tho
rank OF minister, he accompanied Mar
uuIs Komura and Baron Takahlra to
the Portsmouth conference, was pres
ent at all the sessions Of the confer
ence and because OF his fine knowl-
edge Of English, was selected to make
communications to American Journal
lists as the Japanese delegates deemed
necessary.
II was while he was minister to Hol-
land that Mr.. Sato attended the Sec
ond international peace conference
and the international opium confer
ence and it was shortly before the
outbreak Of the present European war
that lie was appointed ambassador to
the court of Austria. His ambassa-
dorship was brief and dramatic. ut
lasted Just nineteen days" explained
Mr.. Sato. ~ left Paris on the last
train which ever reached Vienna. On
August 8, 1914, was received by En-
peror Francis Joseph On August rs
/ was requested to leave Austria. Two
days before, Japan had declared war
on Germany. On my own responsible
Ity / asked the American ambassador,
Mr.. PenReld to look after japanese
interests. He most kindly consented"
Mr.. sato left Vienna August 81, in
what came to he known as the "am-
bassadorlal train. On the outskirts
Of the city the cars were stoned. About
twenty wIndow-panes were demolished
but no one was hurt.