The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-19
SAM WILL
BE REPRESENTED
kisl Mariners Will Not Be Over.
looked.
WAS NOT FORMAL
NEVERTHELESS THE AMERICAN
SQUADRON WILL BE THERE.

TT4ASHINGTON, April lS.-From the
w highest official quarters it is
learned that the criticisms i'm "a
few German newspapers directed
against a supposed declination Of the
navy department here to send an
American naval squadron to Kiel this
summer are based upon a complete
misunderstanding of the situation. The
facts are explained as follows;
no set and formal invitation from
me German government 10 send an
American squadron to Kiei was ever
onered. but through semi-Oficial chan
nels limitations did reach Washington
lhat The German emperor viii be
pleased % have the North Atlantic
squadron stop at kiel during the naval
demonstration. Failing that IL was IN
inc same Informal way suggested that
when Admiral Evans retired from his
command in Asia and started to return
20 the United States on the battleship
Kentucky, the emperor who was well
acquainted with him. would be glad 10
have him touch at some German sea-
port.
Secretary Moody is extremely desiT-
ous OF doing anything within reason To
which he cherishes toward Germany,
and the president and Secretary Hay
have the same disposition. They We're
resolved 20 miss no opportunity 60 re-
clprocate the many kindly expressions
OF respect for America that had come
directly from Emperor William
But circumstances cOnspired to make
/ it impossible to meet either of the hints
thrown out from Germany. First, as
TO the North Atlantic squadron. the
general board here had planned an eX-
tensiYe scheme Of maneuvers and drill
I work. which had advanced so far
toward execution that the results of
the failure 20 complete the work would
have been disastrous TO discipline.
As % Admiral Evans invitation. 10
was decided that the Kentucky. hav-
ing been in semi-trOpical waters for a
/ long time and having before her voy-
age of nearly $4,000 miles. would be i'm
condition when she arrived at Gibraltar.
going westward. to be diverted from
| her straight course to northern Europe.
I She would certainly not have been an
attractive ship TO inspect at that stage.
BuJ the United States navy is not 20
/ be unrepresented at Kiel Following
the usual custom, when the warm
weather begins In the Mediterranean
/ the European squadron will begin slow
/ ~ 10 work its way nOrIhward. and 10 Is
calculated that it viii arrive az Eiel
I in time 20 take its proper place In the
/ celebration.
This can be done and viii be done
without undue Interference with the
I routine movements Of the European
squadron. and attention is directed 20
/ the TACT that this is the same squadron
/ which is under orders to be AT Mar
| settles when President LOubet returns
/ from Africa While the navy depart
mcut is DESTROYS of showing the great
/ est courtesy toward President LOuhet
and the power he represents. il is only
I fair iu view of the German conception
. on the subject TO point out. that being
/ only "a few hours sail distant from
/ Marseilles. a failure on the part of the
/ American squadron 90 greet the re-
turning president would have been lit
lie less than a gross disCOurtesy.