Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20
JAPANESE MOST
CORDIAL OF ALL
HOSTS TO FLEET
FL0WERY KINGDOM WELCOME
ExCELS THEM ALL
AMERICAN OFFICERS AWE-IN-
sPlRED BY RECEPTION
Every Detail of Program of Entertain
ment Long and Carefully Planned
and Enthusiastically
Executed
TBy Associated Press.l

fF1 OKIO. Oct. 20.-The reception ac-
corded the American Atlantlc
Il fleet by the government and the
neonle of Japan is conceded by the
American naval officers to pe lne
heartiest and the most perfectly car
ried out of the many receptionse 80,
ceived by the fleet since it sailed from
Hampton Roads. 4lo As-
sociated Press today that he was Ut
ferIv unable to say how it had peeh
accomplished, but that the welcome
given the fleet and its olilcers any any
men here has been so caretully plaIllleo
and carried out to the most IIiiiu.e ,I.S
detail that a lasting impression nas
been stamped on the MIND OF eFeiS
American who witnessed 1t.
All Are Fraternizing
The men of the American and jap
anese fleets are fraternizing every
where throughout Toxic and HoKo-
hama. ..., soi1ors
&c onticinated and each bluejacket nnus
an English speaking guide among the
Japanese sailors. 49,. .orar
The American uniform is the open
seear rne'' everywhere, the cordlallty ol
the Japanese extending even TO tne
inhabitants of the most remote WI
lagos. .4 Tho elm
Tt is impossible to DOUBT the SIN
cerity of the japanese. -.,o.,. ore
The American officers and sailors are
already beginning to understands tiIe rlie
fact that the evident desire on IiIe
part of the japanese for the irieiu ,,
shin of America is not founoeo upon
onnortunism, but finds its source IN a
Siy1oo,o desire TO show tfat such
friendship at least of the part or Japan
has existed always, and that this VISIT
of The fleet merely affords the Japanese
an onportunity for the expression OF
that feeling.
Plan to DspeI Doubt
rhere can be no doubt that the
sir,uItaneous visits of the American
exposition commissioners, the racine
coast business men and the Atldntlc
fleet are a part of an organized plan
of the Japanese to finally wipe out an
Misunderstanding between Japan ana
America and to give the visiting
Americans an insight into the real at
titude of Japan toward the united
States. " ,s,,
II is absolutely certain that already
the desired effect upon the Americans
has been produced. Since the arrlVai
of the fleet not a single unpleasant
incident has occurred, though tne san
ors@ of both fleets are swarmlhg
through the towns about Yokohama
Sneaking at the dinner given by Am
basrador O'Brien last night, Admlral
Sperry said he was unable TO account
for the perfect way in --hlch the re-
cention TO himself and his men had
heen CARRIED out. but that it certainly
surpassed anything of the KIND ne hao
ever seen.
To Visit Emperor
E,or1,, Tuesday morning Admiral
Sperry will be received at the 1mperlal
palace and on the morning of Wednes-
dav the admirals and captains VIII pc
the guests of the emperor at the pal-
ace. IL,
Admiral Sperry will convey to the
emperor a message from President
Roosevelt. Ahe words of TINS message
have not been given out, but there is
reason to believe that it breathes
spirit of friendship and sympathy ana
expresses keen appreciation of the IRA
ditional friendship between the Two ma
tions, and an earnest wish for the
strengthening and continuance Oh the
friendly relations of the past.
1t is uncertain what reply the en-
pero. will make when this message is
presented by Admiral Sperry, but IL
is considered possible he may preak
his rule and make some statement IN
terms similar to those used by Presl-
dent Roosevelt.
Sailors All Orderly
Three thousand sailors from the
American fleet are granted shore lid
erty and it is remarkable that, not
withstanding their long confinement
aboard ship, not a single difficulty has
been reported, bearing out the state
ment of Admiral Sperry, made in one
of his speeches here that the American
sailor of today is the result of that
development and education which
Japan is seeking in every department
of her national life.
Americans throughout Japan are en-
thusiastic regarding the visit of the
fleet and the cordiality of the recep-
tipn accorded their fellow countrymen,
though the program is so elaborate and
so fully carried out that at times 1t
becomes almost monotonous.
Still the visiting Americans are given
the opportunity to see more of Japan
than any ordinary tourist could pos
sibly accomplish in the same time.