Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-17
Rv GORDON Il. PLACE
i'd you ever experience a nightmare

Dih you ever experience nighthare
feel that someone was pursuing you
and that you could not move a muscle
or that Washington monument was
falling swiftly toward you and that
your feet were made of lead?
The members of the party who ac-
companied Sessue Hayakawa, the noted
japanese motion picture star on his
recent trip to Washington where he
was received by President Harding and
the Japanese Ambassador. Baron
Shidehara, compared notes after their
return to New York. and each said
that he felt as though no had ex-
perienced tho same sensation-that Of
being ridden by n huge and glittering
interrogation point that they could not
escape. That is, all but ono member OF
the party. who said that his sensation
was that of being pursued by myriads
of little glittering Interrogation marks
which is just about the same thing,
to all intents and purposes.
All OF which is a commentary. In a
way. on the tremendous mental vital
ity and resiliency. and the capacity for
Information possessed by Sessue
Hayaknwn.
This Ia not written In criticism, but
In tribute to the splendid mental equip
ment Of this brilliant young actor who
came to America only few years ago.
ignorant OF the language and the GUS
toms of tho country. and who. In little
more 'nHn a decade mas FnVtbf'u MN
self to millions Of men and women OF
all classes. and is. without question.
the most widely known native Of Japan
who ever made America his home.
Hayasawa has n remarkably well
trained mind-and II is always In
training, always functoning Its prin-
cipal function. II seemed to us. was to
gather information. There were no so
called foolish questions They we're
questions that indicated that Haya-
kaNa Is one Of the most attentive and
observant OF men. and that he wants
to know.
This Young Japanese star Che ia only
-three) is graduate NJ the Uni
versity Of Toxic. and n graduate also
Of tho University Of Chicago. He
learned early. from wise teachers both
in his native land and in the land Of
his adoption. the tremendous value OF
weII-ordcred Arrangement Of facts IN
his memory, and the equally great
value Of concentra ton of all mental
faculties upon any subject in which he
may he Interested Hence his truly
amazing knowledge of an oytraordi-
nary range OF subjects. from sports, TO
psychology. and from biography and
history to the traditions Of Japan and
the literature Of tho English speaking
peoples.
Tho questions that Sessue Hayakawa
popped at va turnout tho trim and dur
have been aimed with almost rnCnnny
precision uron the subjects In which !
was weakest others in the party felt
| that he had prohed them to the depths
Of their knowledge Of various subjects
aud had then stnrted in to sound them
for tho shadows.
But IT was ntercstire-mirhtv inter
estinE. No suesswcrk got by. because
II one hlznrded n guess, HavakHwa
seemed n have peculiar and uncnnny
sixth sense by which he was prompted
10 a-lS, Are Won sure" md We never
were certain, n We realized that we
we're Al all IN doubt
No, these questions were not the per
sonal questions that the visiting guest
| from = foreign land 'sA sometimes re.
, ported to heve asked while IN America
| He did not ask . member Of the party
| n he were married and how many
| children he had. nor what was the a SC
| AZ which his great Aunt had died No
indeed They were questions that 4
university professor or student Of no.
| iitical science or q doctor Of philcso.
! ply miCht have, and probably would