Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-23
ALL TOXIC TURNS OUT IN
LANTERN PARADE
WAR CELEBRATIONS NOTHING
LIKE DEMONSTRATION
Climax of Enthusiasm Reached at the
American Embassy, Where Many
Thousands Take Part IN
Wild Ovation
[By Associated Press

Il extraordinary. evidence of the
spirit of the new Japan. -
After his audience with the officers
of the American battleship heet on
Tuesday the emperor issued an order
directing the people to increase IA
every way possible the enjoyment COIL
fort and pleasure of the AIieIlodi IC'a,n
visitors who came, ne SAID as hls' ~ ~
friends of the Japanese nation. @ Ine
response to this imperlal hnei""'0
seen and heard tonlgnt. %
originally a torchlight procession OF
II O0O people was planned as part oI
+he nrogram, but this feature WeHI
far beyond expectations and deVelope"
one of the greatest popular oeHiohs.l" . {"
tions and outpourings or an emu emu 'a'1
tic people ever witnessed IN any ooun -.
try Japan's war celepratlone go
neace with Russia. London's Mare
i,ino night" and even New York's elec-
zion night revel would seem almost IN
sio-nificant compared with Tokios cele-
bration tonight 1t would De impossl-
ble to estimate the numper OF peoPle
VINO took part in the parade anu tile
myriads of spectators. Mile atter Hii,e,
through madly cheering people, lie
great procession wound its way.
Sea of Lanterns
penresentativ. of various guilds,
universities schools of every CLASS Lor
boys and other organizations TOOK part
in the parade each individual carryIns
a lighted lantern held high on ions
pole with American ana Japanese haSs %
intertwined. Admiral Sperry ana tne
other chief officers of the American
feet viewed the procession from spe-
cial stand. standing with bared heahs
above the sea of waving 'anterhs' lie
deafening roar of cheers and the CLASH
of the music from scores OF n7 nanuS
which played the American natioIial
hymn continuously. so dense pec'f,le
the crowds around the stand where the
American officers stood that the entire
procession was blocked until Admirai
Sperry was forced to leave in order To-
keen an engagement at the dinner
given by Minister OF ForSig1 Affairs
Komura Again at the American en-
bassy the great procession matted ana
the climax of enthusiasm was ~ reaeisnu, stN.
| although Ambassador O'Brien was NOT
at the embassy at the time. He, too,
had left to attend the function at the
residence of the foreign minister. Wnen
the head of the procession arrived at
the embassy and halted. Mrs. " Brleh
and the other women of the embassy
appeared upon the veraada and re-
ceived a prolonged ovation from the
crowds, every man and boy among the
paraderS lifting his hat TO the women,
while there were continuous snoutS Tor
the American ambassador. The entire
grounds surrounding the embassy We're
lighted with a sea of lanterns and the
demonstration at this poini lasted for
two hours, the women of the embassy
viewing it until they were forced to
leave to keep a dinner engagement.
Even then the parade was not resumed
for more than an hour.
nE,1, AyoariNan Aire
Every band in Toxic turned out for
the parade and their favoritef airs
were Yankee Doodle" Dixie" and
John Brown" Thousands Of the pa
raiders wore fantastic costumes char
acteristic of Japanese celebrations.
Every foreigner in Toxic was deeply
impressed by tonight's remarkable
demonstration. coming as it did from
an ordinarily undemonstratiye people.
The entire day was taken up by
series of elaborate entertainments to
Admiral Sperry and the other admirals
of the American fleet and their aides.
The American fleet commander, to-
gether with the other admiralS and
their aides, will leave Toxic at 3 p. M,
October 23, when the scene of celebra-
tions will change from this city to
Yokohama and will close with recep-
tion on board the flagship Connecticut
on next Saturday.
At the dinner given by Minister of
Foreign Affairs Komura tonight. the
minister in proposing the health of
Rear Admiral Sperry said he was bid
ding him a reluctant good by. He
only asked the admiral to take back
to the people of the United States the
message of good will and kindly feel
ing seen on every face and heard in
every voice of tens of thousands,
which was sure reflection of the
sentiments of the loyal subjects of
the emperor Japan never forgot, said
Minister Komura, that in her hour
of stress she had not looked in vain
to the great republic for sympathy,
while in her forward struggles she
had had the example and encourage
ment of the American people.
Rear Admiral Sperry in replying
earnestly said that the character of
the welcome given the fleet by Japan
could not be mistaken and it must
be perpetuated for generations, fot no
better gauge of lasting friendship
could be given than the banzais of
the tens of thousands of children
massed in the streets.
Hands Across the Sea
"No two countries,' said the adj
miral, fever clasped hands across the
sea closer than ON this occasion. Both
countries may rest content tnaL lnLel1-
gent, friendly sympathy has drawn
the ancient friendly ties closer than
ever before"
During an interlude of the magni-
flcent theatrical entertainment given
tonight by the Bankers club Rear Ad-
iniral Sperry, the other rear admrals
and their aides appeared on the stage
together with a committee of bankers
on behalf of whom Baron Shibusawa
presented the Americans with an elo-
quent address of welcome which was
engrossed and illuminated and en-
closed in a handsome box. On receiv-
ing the address Rear Admiral Sperry
gracefully expressed his thanks
AT Yokohama .oday three hundred
girls. all pupils of music school,
visited the flagship Connecticut and
sang American national airs in Eng
lish. The Japanese girls all carried
American flags and on leaving the ship
in lighters sang Hail Columbia" all
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