The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14
JAPAN is PLEASED
WITH ENVOY TO u. S.
viscount Kikujiro Is Special Representa-
/ tive OF the Eastern Nation--Com-
mission VIII Spend Three
Months on Tour.

mission VIII Spend Three
Months on Tour.
tio, July l4,-Correspondence.--
satisfaction Ia expressed in Jap.
lhe appointment of Viscount Kiku.
Tlshii, formerly minister of foreign
hirs, as special envoy to the United
Etates in connection with the present
war The appointment was made per.
sonally by Emperor Yoshihito, by vir.
tue OF a special ordinance by which Wis.
count Ishii is designated as temporary
ambassador extraordinary. The service
of installation was attended by Premier
Count Terauchi. Prince Takatsukasa,
Grand Chamberlain, and others.
1t was expected that the commission
would leave for the United States July
3 on the steamer Shingo Maru and spend
some three months in that country, Wis.
iting Washington and other cities. The
delegates who accompany Viscount Ishii
were selected with special reference to
their fitness. They include Vice Admiral
lsamu Takeshita, who was formerly ma
val attache at Washington and who was
detailed as captain of the Japanese cruis.
er Izumo when that warship participated
in the festival at San Francisco some
years ago; Major General Shoichi SUI
gano, who has been attached to the gen
eral staff since 1915 and who has been |
military attache at London; Matstao |
Nagai of the foreign Office, who has been |
embassy secretary at Washington and
consul general at New York and San
Francisco; Commander Shiokyo Ando,
Major Seiji Tanikawa and Tadanao Imai
of the consular service.
The selection of yiscount Ishii as CHIEF
envoy is welcomed by the press even
of the opposition, because he was for.
eign minister of the cabinet OF Marquis
0kuma which was supported by the con.
stitutional of opposition party. The
Terauchi ministry is praised therefore,
for its broad mindedness in choosing
diplomat of rather anti-government lean
ing. The selection was made, however,
regardless of party considerations and
was based solely upon Viscomt Ishii's
fitness and capacity in advancing uni
led Japanese policy in the present world
:risis.
Marquis Okuma personally voiced
lis satisfaction and expressed the opin-
on that the commission would contrib ,
lite much towards cementing the cordial
Citations between Japan and the United
states and assist in clearing away any
entertained by the
Jnited States about Japan's policy to- !
Yards China.
The primary object of the commission :
) one of courtesy in conveying the appre !
iation of the Japanese government at
he action of the United States in join j
ne the ranks of the entente allies OF
'hich Japan is a member, but in broad !,
'ay the commission will discuss ques
ions Of cooperation between the United \,
tates and Japan in the future conduct );
the war, Great Britain, France, Rus ~
"a and Italy having dispatched commits Y
ons to the United States, Japan feels ~
nat it is fitting for her to follow in their
footsteps. IT
There is likely to be an exchange of In
Jews on the far eastern question gen. n
ally and even on the situation in Rus os
a, which is a source of considerable tr
lxiety. 1t is not unlikely that the nj
ninese question, which continues trou n
esome, will be considered and that in a h,
neral way the commission will seize IA
e opportunity to further project Of ex
Operative understanding with refer Ii
ice to political affairs in the far east. on
Niscount Ishi, who speaks both Eng ";
h and French easily, has had long te
reer as a diplomat. He was secretary su
Paris and at Pekin and was among lSt
e ranks of the besieged during the
,xer trouble in China. After having ha
en- recalled to the foreign office as de
ief of the section of telegraphs and gu
en- as director of the bureau of COM thu
,real affairs, he was dispatched to ha
n Francisco and Vancouver in 1907 TO i'm
gestigate the anti.Japanese movement the
ere. In zoos he was appointed vice pa
mister of foreign affairs and in 1912 tiv
IS designated as ambassador TO France, cul
Itch post he filled with eminent sue pes
IS until he was selected to be for de,
n minister in the Okuma cabinet. He OPT
5 still in Paris in the early period of bel
, war and is thoroughly familiar with der
European war situation. wo