The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-12
The President and Dewey.

NNOINCEMENT is made,
~ presumably on authority,
4 N that the president has fin
ally decided not to go to
New York to greet Admiral Dewey on
his arrival in this country. "Tt is con-
trary to precedent" says Washing
ton letter in the Sun, "for the head Of
a government to make the first call on
any person arriving in the country
which he represents, unless the person
be the head of another government
Even in cases where the visiting notable
is the personal representative of for
eign sovereign, the president does not
extend his greeting at any other place
than his official residence. The dis
tinguished visitor must make the first
call This precedent was definitely es-
tablished when the Infanta Eulalie, the
personal and official representative of
the Queen Regent of Spain, visited
America in 1898. on her arrival in
Washington she was met at the rail-
way station by Secretary of State
Gresham. She called first on President
Cleveland, who returned the call i'm
mediately afterward."
This may be the precedent but we
are sure it is not the reason which i'm
pels the president to forego the pleas
ure of being the first to extend the
hand-clasp of greeting to the return
ing admiral. He hinted at this when
he expressed to the committee on in
vitations recently the belief that it
would be best to permit the admiral to
have the first demonstration all to him
self. If the president should partici-
pate, honors would inevitably be di-
vided; and while we have no doubt
that the admiral would be entirely will
ing to share the honors of the occasion
with the commander-in-c chief, it illus
trates the delicacy of the president that
the latter is reluctant to cause such
division. The president will preside over
the Dewey celebration in Washington.
which will include the presentation to
the admiral of the $4,000 sword spe-
cially voted by congress as a token of
it's gratitude
The programme for the Dewey exer-
cises in New York, as now arranged,
is as follows: The admiral will arrive
in the lower bay on Thursday, Sept.
2S, and be welcomed officially by Gov
ernor Roosevelt and Mayor Van Wyck
On Friday the great naval parade will
take place. Admiral Dewey, in COM
mand of the squadron, will leave the
anchorage at Tompkinsville at / o'clock
in the afternoon and steam up the
North river, coming to anchor off
Grants tomb. Here he will fire a
salute; singing societies will give voice
to words of welcome and the entire
fleet of following vessels, including
warships, yachts and excursion steam
ers, will pass around the Olympia, Civ
ing all on board a chance to see the ad-
miral The fireworks display anoat and
ashore occurs that night. The presen-
tation of the city's loving cup TO the
admiral will take place Saturday morn
ing, Sept. so, at $50 o'clock at the city
hall. Admiral Dewey will then be
driven to Claremont, where he will
meet all visiting and local dignitaries
at breakfast He will get into a car
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at l o'clock in the afternoon and es-
corted by Troop c, of Brooklyn, will
ride at the head of the land procession
down Riverside drive through Seventy
second street, down Eighth avenue,
through Fifty-ninth street and down
Fifth avenue. He will leave his car
riage at Twenty fourth street and will
take his position on the reviewing
stand near the Dewey arch, where he
will review the parade. There will be
100 yachts in the naval parade, and
these, with the steamships, excursion
vessels and tugs, will make the parade
seven miles long. There will be at least
10000 men in the land parade, and it
is expected that there will be 1000, 900
visitors in New York city.