| Show JAPAN BECOMING CIVILIZED 1 I 1 about a year since illo J japanese government began to evidence their appreciation r lation of our representatively representative by belying g g arg lim to send bend to Atu america erica ana and secure for them the of berne comi competent amrit person who athold assume the head of ferson the department of at agriculture alt geology etc this was waa r rs 1 1 1 fused as instructions from aw hy sfa state t 1 department forbade tho the minister mm to re bommen iny any person to any position under the japanese gov GOT erom ro eq but J do long iong 0 o 9 jow 1 tagoui it would ber be to td AM american mean interests to livi allt c such inch ft a by a worthy and an a competent countryman persuaded their minister of foreign alah anit ira to uia male ko lian to president grant and the secretary ol 01 0 state the result was tile appoint deot of ofton gen capron and four assist aiu la A hier no be e it in making the highest t government official officials aware how bow defective they were in io not haringa having Ii jode of laws Writ written tens governing therna ana nil regulating t their heir intercourse with foreigners as well as the formation af 0 pf a system m of 0 courts etc the same result followed and judge advocate smith af wash i ington 0 agton bill has s bec been a 8 elected for ghisi thia the mott most important duty n axt came the th se ce lection of an imperial imperi general customs Cui lomB and again sn they seek beck the advice of our representative A las has bc c e secured and iu in a i a short time lime he ha will of thai laii burean which for years has ba been under lunder tho the control eo atrol of 0 9 lish lih oriental bank and it is beyond any question that he will bo be able to secure to the Japanese govern government lle t an increase of duty that will equal 81 and now Ia all coules cornel the formation aud and tending abroad this embassy end and which chic h beyond bond a doubt will result in the opening of the entire japanese jarabi Enri foreigners foreign err |