Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-16
POET COMPLIMENTS
JAPANESE MARQUIS
Oriental Rhymist Lauds Chief
Delegate to Paris Peace
Conference.
WON FAME IN WAR AND PEACE
Gonnoske Komai Tells Of Quail
ties OF Marquis Saionji. Sc
lected for Big Task.
WON FAME IN WAR AND PEACE

Komai. famous Japanese poet recent
= gave III, following Interview 10
The i-ondon Express. which so APP
r.ecIaied II n" cnamgcs .. corrections
were made il. the manuscript:
Japan Is greatly congratulated upon
peace conference. For who else is
ther- 10 be found among her living
sons, boih Within ana without the
= and empire u the land OF the ri :
nS sun. more adequately and IMPLY
""rthi ANA nt;ed than ihc loulc
Marquis Sh!onj!. VINO ~ going 10 play
comes from one OF the tive principal
court nobi!i;i.s % old .iap:,u f.iu-
G g, as ne va. with the up-to-dIte
youth, soon after Japan cine mo
direct contac; with America and
Europe. the distinguished marquis
ma oeen' and Is s,ili, looked upon by
the Whole JAPANESE people-po!iiical
friends and enemies aIike-as the one
unspoiit BY the prevailing modernism
aHd shallowiSln,
DISTINGUISHED IN BOTH
VAR AND CIVIL LIFE
Like other great mobiles OF Japan.
the marquis had distinguished himself
IN one or two military capacities at
a., me ,ine OF restoration. when Japan
been destined TO serve his land in
peaceful pursuits. He had been the
JIapa ncse minister IN Vienna and Bcr-
BACK TO occupy more Important posi-
tons at home, where he became
nbs ira,,iL Of the Priyy Council, vice
Minister for Education thrice. Prime
Minister for four times. including the
Acting Premier twice.
ppslcd 10 leave the Seiyuhkwai. or
constitutions. party. TO occupy the
p pr, h chair OF tho Privy Coun-
Gil, Marquis Sajonji was specially
a q a =,
tha; greatest politica, party in Japan.
ne ably supported the late Prince Kat
I =. csp Hy during the Russo
then he had played a game OF hide
Ind- seek for tho premiership with
frince katsura unit! the latter's death.
TYPE OF GENTLEMAN
The noble marquis is recognized in
Japan as the most perfect type OF
j pancse gentlemen in the true sense
f o., me term term oo,h in breed and in
Premiership he could not rcnouuce
the pleasure OF mixing with men OF
letters under the name OF "Useikwai'
used to indulge in warming mutual
friendship over sake" and composeu
ma any verse imprronnptu.
as the proper and able successor 10
me eN-iremisr. Count Terauchi, in
ne recen; political chances in the Far
StecrGu
Inc course that the Premiership has
now fallen on the shoulders OF Mr.
kei Hara. his crstWhiie riEht-hand
man when he was tile head OF the
Seiyuhkwai party.
BARON MAKING EDUCATED
IN ENGLISH UNIVERSITY
lie comes 10 sign the peace, lot to
d1'tuSS its terms. The latter task
rests With the codelccatcs headed
bN liarpa MaEino. the second son of
''pan'S Grand elder statesman ,Tosi-
mitsu onNuno. who was one Il IT,.
makers OF new Japan. together with
' iS|ouni Sh;nda and Nr Matsui ,h,.
present japanese ambaS sailors in Lon
oon and Paris respectively.
IT Will interest the Western. public
TO know that BARON Maxine had for
merry been educated in England after
passing through the Japanese Uni
VcrSitN III TOXIC. ari served anon.
manN other functions, as representa-
iiNc OF mis- country in Berlin ana
Vienna, and uIcd the portfolios Of
Minis ,"rs for Education. icriCul,urc,
toinn"Tcc and Tic Foreign 'Onicc
| remember i'Tincc ito onc, -.
marked that the baron had inherited
a creator part Of his fathers chartc-
ter, ana vas thoroughly capable. of
ueco'ninl ono OF Japan's prcmicIs i'm
the near fUturc,