The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-02
Both Officials Of State and
POpulace in General Join i'm
Hearty Greetings.
ADMIRAL IJICHI TELLS
OF A FORMER VISIT
Commander Scouts Idea of Pos
sible Hostility Between the
Two Nations.

| squadron. commanded by Rear Admiral
| II. 1jichi, anchored within cable s
| length of Rear Admiral Swiuburne S
Pacific feet in San Francisco bay to.
day. Distinguished representatives of
the city, state aud federal governments
werc on hand 10 welcome the japanese
commander and his men when the two
cruisers. Aso and Soya, entered thc
| Golden Gate with an escort of revenue
! cutters and excursion boats. The col
Icctor of the port, representing Prest.
dent Taft. the lieutenant governor OF
| the state and the mayor of tho city,
! gave the japanese admiral n cordial
( assurance of q hospitahla reception
awaiting his officers and men and the
visitors returned thanks for tic ola laho.
rate preparations made IN behalf Of the
Japanese squadron.
| Japs Join Ill Welcome.
Thousands of japanese, residents ct
San Francisco and nearby cities, united
with Il committee representing Jhe I'M
portant commercial organizations of
visitors Admiral Ijichi, was Informed
of the particular appreciation of his
action in adding two days to the
| length Of his stay IN San Francisco
bay and in return. expressed his grail
fication on account of the programme
of entertainment arranged IN the
! squadron s honor.
! After he had received his Official
! callers, Admiral I.iichi, sitting in his
cabin under the quarter deck or the
| Aso. made d statement to the Asso-
| ciated Press
81 do rot consider myself stranger
either to the United States or to San
Francisco, he said, "f3r / was here
on similar training cruise twenty
nine years ago, when [ was n cadet at
the Japanese naval college instead Of
the admiral of squadcon, | have
! very pleasant recolectIons Of that
early visit to the Golden Gate, although
| there is little here now that was here
! then to remind one of the approach
to San Francisco except the natural
| beauty OF the harbor and some Of the
early fortifcations.
Thanks to Americans.
S'I wish. through tho press of the
country, to convey TO the American
people my sincere thanks for the hearty
reception that has been extended TO
my officers, my midshipmen, my enlisted
men and myself ever since my squadron
touched the shores of the United
States. y
Admiral Tiichi secuted the idea of
possible hostilities between the United
CldGcS anu DdpIu dS SulbclhluS pullC
out of the question.
"The United States and Japan,
said he. care anchored Oh as firm a
basis Of friendship today as they have
ever been III the past, and / cannot
foresec any probability of an inter
ruption or breach of these friendly re-
lations. These two great nations of
the Pacific are not going to war with
each other for any cause that we OF
today can predict.
Admiral Iiichi and his officers came
ashore this afternoon and taking au
automobile returned the calls made on
them this morning by Major General
Weston. Lieutenant Governor Porter
Mayor Taylor and the representatives
of various commercial bodies. Tomor
row the cadets and sailors of the
squadron Will visit the beach on spe'
cial cars and return TO Golden Gate
park where they will attend band
concert Later in the day the landing
party will be entertained in the tea
gardens by the japanese Association
Of America.
Swinburne's Greeting.
After reaching the flagship. Admira
Swinburnc, IN a few brief sailor-hkr
remarks, welcomed the japanese ad
miral 10 American waters. Scarcely
had the launch bearing him 10 the Asc
arrived alongside the Japanese flagship
when the government tug Golden Gate
with Collector of the Port Stratton
| Lieutenant Governor Warren Porter
Japanese Consul General Nagai ant
representatives. Of the Japanese com
mercial interests Of San Francisco
aboard. came alongside. Mr., Stratton
representing the president of the United
StatesN welcomed the visitors in tht
: name of the chief executive Of the ua
> iiou while Lieutenant Governor Porter
speak ing for the California executive
added a few brief words of greeting
from the state authorities. Mr.. Naga
, welcomed Admiral Iiichi in behalf D
the japanese consul general and wa
accorded salute of nipe guns rs h
went over the side AT tho conclusion
of his call. Before the Japanese con
sui general left the Aso, the ieutenan
! governor Of California was pipcd Owe
= The side while seventeen guns from th
= Japanese ships doomed out the rcgula
tion salute due to the governor, or gov
crnor S representative, of an American
state.
Oficia! Calls Made,
J Official calls were then made on tn
! Japanesc admiral by Captain A. Nc
Cracken of the West Virginia, Captai
e V, l.. Cottmau Of the California, Cay
d tain r. A. Fiskc Of the Tennessee an
e Captain f. A. Wilmer of the Pennsy
e yania. all of which were returned late
Q in the afternoon after Admiral Iiich
d had paid his official respects to Rea
Admiral Swiuburue. AS the visitin
e admiral left each of the four America
o cruisers he received the prescribed 81
# lntc Of thirteen guns, Official call
c were also made TO the Aso by Capital
Thomas s. Phelps. commandant of tin
4 Mare Island navy yard, and by reT
r. resentativo of Captain Eberley, con
/. mnndaut Of the United Statcs nays
{. training station on Goat Island,