The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-09-28
BIG WELCOME
GIVEN ENJOYS
FROM JAPAN
Great Civic and Military
Demonstration Stirs
Nippon Visitors.
HALF MILLION CHEER
Mayor Halls Ishii's Party
as Friendly Allies in the
Cause Of Democracy.
GUESTS OF JUDGE GARY
Soldiers, Sailors, Flags, Bunt-
ing and Bands of Music
Enliven Greeting.
GUESTS OF JUDGE GARY

the Unltoo states, the gentlemen OF
Japan 80 markedly honored yesterday
afternoon BY city. State and Federal
officials and % handsomely cheered by
the massed thousands in the streets
confessed themselves. In the words Of
viscount 1shii to THE Sur. "in a glow
Of appreciation"
To them was accorded every possible
military and civic honor. Soldiers and
sailors Of the new military strength Of
the nation paraded fer them. The
Mayor, already distinguished for his
happy speeches before visiting commits
sions Of our allies, excelled himself in
his address to the Imperial Japanese
Commission. Judge Elbert H. Gary as
sured them Of the firm and sincere
friends ship that Americans feel for their
country and brushed aside some cob
webs Of suspicion and malice. More
than half q million persons In Sroad-
way and Fifth avenue and other streets
whore they appeared waved the Sun
nag and gave them their due or
'Bansaiw
From . portieo Of the Union League
Club in the late afternoon. Viscount
Isfii. vfce-Admiral Takeshita- Major
Gen. SuGano and their associates Of the
commission were privileged to review
the new One Hundred and Sixty-fifth
United States Infantry, the finest object
1sssun. perhaps. that they could have
had Of the forthcoming military power
Of the United States. 1t was at the
Union League Club that viscount 1shii.
standing between Mayor Mitchell and
Charles E. Hughes. permitted his en-
thusiasm to break through impaseivity.
with such impulsiveness as could
scarcely he expected from ambassadors
extraordinary. he gripped The Mayor by
tho arm as tho One Hundred and Sixty
hfth swung by in beautifully correct fles
ALL snap. all precision-and said in
the Mayors ear:
They are men, mose fellows. hne
lighting men! You will do big things
In this war. you Americans"
Guests at Judge Gary's Home.
In the evening when the official cere-
monies and parades were done with. and
they had passed from the sound and
color Of their brilliant welcome, they
were the guesta Of Judge Gary at his
home, s56 Fifth avenue. where they will
stop during their three days visit to
New York. At the private dinner at
which they were the guests OF honor
tney met more informally Mayor Mitch
81, Charles f. Hughes. George T. Will
son. Gen. Daniel Appleton, Dock Com
missioner r. A. c. Smith and other
gentlemen who have taken a very ac-
tive part in receiving them.
Tho public welcome Of yesterday.
with all its brilliant and delightful epi-
hA ~
gramme Of entertainment and functions
which will extend over to-day and to-
morrow To-day they will he enter
tained at luncheon by the Chamber OF
Commerce and will be guided in a sight
seeing tour Of downtown Manhattan in
the morning and a boat trip around Man.
haitian Island In the afternoon. At night
they will be the guests of the citizens
committee at dinner at tho Ritz-Carl-
ton, and subsequently will appear at the
reception Of tho Japan Society at the
Hotel Astor. Tomorrow they will visit
West Point and tomorrow night the Of
fcial banquet will be held at the
Waldorf-Astoria-
Irrespective Of the expressed appre-
ciation of the members Of the Imperial
Commission the outstanding fact Of
their reception hsre yesterday was the
sincerely friendly attitude Of the people
on the streets. According to tho Mayor
and Judre Gary, the warmth Of the
greeting eiven them by the people was
suficient answer and rebuke to the
troublemakers. journalistic and other
wise, who have sought with craft and
persistence to create antipathy to the
men Of Nippon.
Tho Japanese brought with them no
great national hero. such as Joffre: no
world famous statesman. such as Bal
four. Among them was no single shin
ing personality to illuminate street cheer
ing. They were great men from the
other side OF the world, typical OF their
nation. but little known to New York.
But they were greeted with every mani
festation Of earnest liking and Of deep
respect. The outcome Of the day left
Japanese Themselves. in glow OF ap-