Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-17
PEOPLE Of JAPAN
WELCOME FLEET
Visit Regarded as Additional To-
ken ofsUnbroken Friendship
Between Countries.
PRINCE ITO WROTE MESSAGE
Wrotelt With Own Hand and Ex-
pressed Sentiment Of
Entire Nation.
Greatest Men Of Country Vic Win
l5acl. Other. in Saving Most
Pleasant Things

i HesSiis rtln SaSlng Most
Pleasant Things.
Toxic. Oct. 17.-'.The whole peop,e OF
Japan unite in extending most warm
and sincere Welcome to the guests Of
the American battleship fleet, now APP
preaching the ha rbor OF Yokohama.
The visit of these good ships and men
toRour empire is$ sincerely regarded as
All additional token of the unbrokcn
friendship which has existed between
the two nations since the coming to
Japan of Commodore Perry in 1859.
Such a round -thc-world cruise UNDER
taken by the magnificent navy of our
friendly neighbour breaks the record in
naval annals. and it will be watched
until Its completion with the most in
tense interest because of its bearing
upon sthe naval relations and achieves
nents in sthe future of all naval pow
ers.
hope our friendship and CONNER
cial relations with the United States
VIII be more closely ccmented by this
suspicious event.
The foregoing are the words of vel
come to the American battleship fleet
penned by Prince Ito, the foremost man
OF japan today. and above all the
statesman who represents the entire
fully with his hand and affixed his
SIGNATURE In the foreign Office today.
this message OF welcome the prince
Undoubtedly voiced the popular santt-t
Tient Of the. people, from the highest
TO the lowest. The Associated Press
has secured the following signed state
ments on the coming Of the American
battleships from the greatest men liv-s
ing IN Japan today
PRINCE Y.AArAGATA.
Prince Yamagata says: "The5 cruise
Of this great American fleet, an&unpre-
ceden ted undertaking, affords us an OPP
Z fffsndsfi lip and giving orr guests a sim.
gcere welcome. The occasion undoubt-
edly VIII make Il possible for the naval
men SofS y apan to learnsf1,tiCh from the
experiences i, sofs theii: senior colleagues
and 7 he visit a.ssuredly viii result In
further cementing, the friendly rela-
tons between the two countries which
Willsweicome the American fleet as an
evidence Of friendship and also as
guarantee Of the peace of the whole
world.|
MARQUIS MATsukATA. 4
Marquis Matsukata premier and
minister OF finance. writes
Fifty years ago. Commodore Perry.
brought about tho opening of our
country to foreign intercourse; today
Admiral Sperry brings glad tfdings OF
rtacf and good will The friendly re-
latlons ]. between America and Japan
decoIate the pages of the worlds his
tory of civilization. Ny sincere homes
and expectations are that these same
relations will 90 on for ever Conse-
aiiently. welcome the American fleet
with my whole heart"
MARQUIS KATsuRA.
Marquis Katsura. premier and min
tAtefSof finance, one of the elder states
nicn and member of the military
council of empire, writes as follows:
" welcome the American warships
Will, the most profound appreciation
ofhtile important results which are ex-
Dected to follow the coming of this
MaeEificent. fleet in such II hearty spirit
i, Of good VIII. The visit will give op-
1,crtcrity to cement tle friendly rela-
tiops already existing between the two
countries
OFFICIAL RECEPTION COMMIT
TEE
The official reception committee,
headed by Vice Admiral Saitn, who is
VICE minister of the navy department.
Will leave early tomorrow morning,
dhe lSth).Sfo y oliohama and the party
hvill assemble aboard the batteshiI
Sflkasa. Upon the arrival of the Amer.
lean battleships at 20 clock in the
morning the committee win board the
flagship Connecticut and present the
address of welcome TO Admiral Sperry.
Attersthe exchange Of official calls it
has been arranged that the American
officers shall attend q garden party,
followed by a dinner, at which the
mayor of Yokohama will be host. In
the evening there will be ball given
In tl.Iir honor! by Kiinahira Sufu, pre-
feftura' governor of Kanagawa.
The scene III Yokohama on the eve
Of the fleets arrival Is of the liveliest.
The city is crowded with Japanese and
foreigners and every house, however
Americans with crossed flags and Ian
terms.
In sclne instances the display on the
more pretentious buildings is little
short OF magnificent.
ENTHUSIASM UNBouNDED.
The spontaneous enthusiasm of the
poruiacc Is unbonnded and unprece-
denied, even on the occasion of the
celebration that followed the close of
the war with Russia a. Few years ago.
On every hand are Indications that the
Ieople Of every rank in life Will CO.
operate heartily In the reception to be
directed by the official representatives
of The nation,
TWO BURNED TO DEATH.