Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-30
JAPANESE.
En- R0U 7 T.
7 0 PARIS.
STOP HERE.
Take Auto Ride Over the City
and Peace Party Warm
in Praise of the
Gate City.

way to the conference of nations to
| be held in Versailles, headed by
Baron Nobuski Maxine, recognized
as one of the shrewdest of the dip
lomats of Japan, was in Omaha near
ly an hour Sunday afternoon.
While the members were perfect
ly willing to discuss weather, crop
conditions i'll Japan and probable
prices next year, they shut up like
the proverbial clans when asked
what their country would demand in
the way of freedom of the seas,
standing armies, territory, or other
things that might have to do with
the assurance OF lasting peace for
the world.
The members of the party were
enthusiastic over the beauties of the
country, the weather and compli-
mented Omaha on having so many
beautiful women. They saw a num-
Der of the women who conduct the
soldiers canteen at the Union sta
ton and commended their work.
Stand for World Peace.
1T is not possible for any Of this
party to discuss intelligently any Of
the matters which must come before
the peace conference at Versailles.
We left Japan on short notice and
have had little opportunity to i'll
form ourselves on the developments
since we left Japan. will not have
an opportunity to consult with my
colleagues until | reach Paris. when
| meet the other delegates to the
conference. Everyone may rest as
sured, however, that the Japanse
government is whole hearted in the
| determination to cooperate with the
governments of the allied countries
and of all countries whose desire it
is to secure a just and enduring
world peace" said Baron Nobuski
Maxine, chief of the commission.
Besides representing the Japan
ese government at the peace con-
ference, Baron Maxine is the head
of the advisory council on foreign
affairs and a member of the upper
branch of the Japanese Legislature.
He is 81 years old. of medium
height, stocky build and slightly
bald. His English is perfect and
as he sat in the private car "Pa-
triot," duplicate of President Will
sons car. welcoming Omaha Wis
itors. his every word and act indi-
Gated keen and intelligent bust
ness man..
Personnel of Party.
The baron and his party, consist
ing of the following japanese Off
cials, arrived on special train over
the Union Pacific at $50 Sunday
afternoon.
Michiharu Mishima, private sec
retary.
Secretariat: Yosuke Matsuoka,
Sadao Saburi, Shigeru Yoshida. Eli
chi Kimura, Hachiro Arita, secre-
taries of the department of foreign
office; Kesaze Sato, Norio Ide, Jiro
Tomoda. clerks of the department
of foreign office.
Military Representatives: Lieut..
Gen. Takeji Nara and his staff,
Lieut.. Col. Harushige Ninomiya,
Lieut.. Col Shunroku Hata and
Capt. Manzo Fujioka.
Naval Representatives: Vice Ad-
miral Isamu Takeshita and his staff.
Capt. Kichisaburo Nomura, Capt.
Shinjiro Yamamoto and Hatao
Yamakawa, counsellor to the de-
partment of the navy.
Commercial and Financial Dele
gates: Eigo Fuki. director of the
Bank of Japan; Yukinichi Shimo-
mura, private secretary; Kikusaburo
Fukui. director of Mitsui & Co.;
Ryukichi Takagi, private secretary;
Matazo Kita. president of the Japan
Cotton Trading company; Toyotaro
Yasui, private secretary.
As the train pulled in the sta
ton, all of the distinguished Japan
ese, with the exception of Baron
Maxine, hurried out onto the plat
form and made rush for letter box,
depositing cards and letters to
friends and relatives. Afterwards.
when they were invited by dele
CATION from the Chamber of Com
merce to take a ride about the city,
the temptation was too much for the
baron and he joined the party.
After the trip. the baron said:
Omaha is wonderful city and it
seems hardly possible that it is only
about so years old. This is Won
deful country and the impressions
that | have gathered since leaving
San Francisco has opened my eyes
to the greatness of the United
States. After looking out over the
vast areas OF fertile land that | have
seen today, / am no longer astonish-
ed to hear people say that this coun-
try can feed the world.
Delightful Journey.
Thanks to the courtesy of the
United States government extend
ed to our party since our arrival at
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