New-York tribune., 1921-05-08
English Guns
Hail Arrival
OF Toxic Heir
Crown Prince Hirohiso al
Spithead and British War
ships, Gayly Decorated,
Answer Japanese Salutes
Goes to London Monday
Elaborate Program of En-
te,.taiument Is Arranged:
Official Dinner Cancelled

LONDON, May THE Japanese war
sbfp Katori, bringing Prince Hirohito,
hair apparent to the Japanese throne,
an his visit to England, arrived at Spit
bead shortly after II o'clock this morn
inc. The British warships in port were
,lshorately decorated for the occasion
and salutes were exchanged between
them and the Japanese battleship.
The Crown Prince viii remain aboard
the Kacori over Sunday, proceeding to
Tandep Monday, where an elaborate
nrocram of entertainment will begin.
Tbe Times says it has learned the of
6ciaI dinner TO have been given next
Thursday night in honor of the prince
has been cancelled upon suggestion
frnn the royal visitor, who took this
action because of the coal crisis in
Great Britain.
In commenting upon the arrival of
the Japanese prince In British waters,
The Telegraph alluded to the United
States and the Anglo-Japanese alli-
ance. It said the treaty could net be
invoked to range the British navy
alongside that of Japan "in the un-
happy event of conflict between the
Two Iia1 HOWGAS VI SisS dGltAI4
The newspaper expressed its disbelief
that such 3 calamity could occur. but
added that competition for armament
between America and Japan would be
hardly less harmful.
"The latter danger is more imminent
than the former" the newspaper de-
elared. at could be averted by full
and complete understanding between
America and Japan, and such an agree
ment could nowhere arouse deeper
satisfaction than in Great Britain, the
sincere adrirer and friend of both"
@Prince Miehi," or Hirohito Michi-
nomiya, eiIest son Of Emperor Yoshi-
hito, is twenty years old, major of
infantry in the army and a lieutenant
commander in the Japanese navy. Ad-
miral Togo, naval hero of the Russo
Japanese War. for number of years
has directed the Crown Princes educa-
tlon. He is member of the royal
party Of nineteen on its present tour of
Europe. 1t Is the first time a Japanese
prince of the blood royal has gone
abroad sInce the twelfth century.
"Hchi' from his earliest yoTth, the
court chronologers say, has been espe-
cially interested in history and geog-
raphy, and is so we'll informed on world
affairs that since 1919, when he at
tanned his majority, he has taken part
in the councils of the imperial family
and occupied a seat in the House of
Peers in the Imperial Diet
Born en- April %, 1901, he was pro-
claimed Crown Prince on July 80, 1912,
when his father succeeded to the throne
as 122d Emperor Of Japan upon the
death of Meiji. When six years old he
was enrolled among the pupils of the
Peers School, in Toxic, receiving the
customary elementary common school
education IN daily association with
other children of the aristocracy. Upon
his graduation in 1914 there was estab-
lished the Imperial Education Institute,
within the precincts of the Crown
Princes estate, and there for several
years Mich" studied under private
tutors This year saw the completion
Of his academic course, which his
father, the Emperor, and mother, En-
press Sadako, decided to round cut with
foreign travel. The Japanese Embassy
IN Washington formally announced last
February he would not visit the United
States.
About this same time it was reported
that "Miehis" tour abroad was due to
an intrigue to annuI his betrothal to
the Princess Nagako, an expose of
which precipitated a movement to have
nm designated as Regent. The Crown
Pflnce's ability TO serve as Regent was
shown in May, 1920. when his father,
stricken with what was believed to be
serious illness, relinquished his
duties to his son. At this time Hiro-
hito represented the Emperor in an i'm
portant state function, receiving for
elgn diplomatic representatives in pri-
yate audience. The alleged plot to pre-
vent his marriage was attributed to the
rlyalry OF political clans, but shortly
after the announcement of his prospec-
tive tour it was given out in Toxic that
Ihe wedding would be solemnized upon
MS return.