The San Francisco call., 1909-05-23
ADMIRAL URIU
ANNAPOLIS
CLASSMEN HERE
High Rank Japanese Naval Of
ficer Dimes With His For
mer Instructor
Power OF the Navy for Peace
Theme at Banquet OF Con-
sui General

Baron SOtokichi Criu, vice admiral OF
the japanese navy, yesterday at the
Fairmont hotel by acting Consul Cen
eral NJ. Nagai of Japan. The OCCASION
was an interesting reunion of naval
men who. 80 years ago at Annapolis.
held the relationship OF instructor and
student Now the instructor. Rear
Admiral Merrill Miller. U. S. ". ire
tired) of Berkeley, has been through
the grades under his flag and is living
/ a quiet suburban life. while the stu
dent of three decades ago has been
! through one of the most terrible naval
wars of modern history and has risen
to. high rank in his country's service.
The student of so years ago is Rear
/ Admiral UJrfu lie and Admiral Miller
sat together at the consul generals
luncheon yesterday and in their
speeches referred TO the relationship
that existed long ago.
There was large gathering Of pub
lie and commercial men in the grill
room of the hotel. The single decora-
ton of the room was a cluster Of two
American flags hanking a red sun Hasr
of Japan.
Peace and the power of the navies to
make peace was the theme OF tine sd-
dresses and the feeling of international
comfy which exists between the Jara-
nese and American nations was touched
upon by the men who spoke.
At the table of honor sat Vice Ad-
miraI Uriu. Consul General Nagai Rear
tain E. W. Eberle, eommandant YerDs
Buena training station; Captain Moore,
L. S. s. Colorado: Colonel simpson. ad-
jutant general department. of Califor-
mia; United States Circuit Judge W. W.
Morrow. F. w. Dohrmann. James Me-
Nab. president of the chamber of COM
meree. and-J. B. Stetson.
Consul General Nagai presided. In
referring to the achievements of Baron
Uriu he said: Recently there were two
warships here. At one time they be-
Ionged 10 another nation. but they were
fred upon by order of a vice admiral
and their flag was changed The thing
is now complete-the other day we saw
the vessels; today We see the vice ad-
miraL"
JAPAN'S AMERICAN DEBT
The consul general spoke OF the debt
that Japan owed to the United States
The vice adE0iral. he said was
once a student at your great naval
academy at Annapolis Later he taught
in Japan and there he impaired TO his
II students the spirit as we'll as the
knowledge which he acquired in
America AS he was a student in
America we can say very truly that he
IS an American product and that the
I hi fS ais a American
product"
In closing the consular official pro-
posed the health of the distinguished
officer and it was drunk standing and
to the accompaniment of three cheers.
In reply the admiral said in part
since our arrival here we have been
SO cordially received. not only by our
friends. but by the government. that 1
II have not words to thank you for your
kindness
Il was a student in New York for
three wears before / went TO the naval
academy. Admiral Miller was my. in
kstructor at Annapolis and no one
knows better than he what mischief I
did there. During the so years since
7 left Annapolis 1 have been in cor
respondence with my classmates, and
they have been so Kind that feel
almost like an American. | assure you
that as I feel toward America our
nation. feels In the twentieth century
there should be peace everywhere.
Vice Admiral Uriu proposed the
health of the consul general. which
was drunk by the company
.uANIY MIDsHIPMAN JRIU"
Captain EberIe Of the Yerba Buena
training school told OF entering An
napoIis the year after Admiral IriU
had graduated. when he had heard of
the .ananly upright character OF Mid
sbtnnan I7riu." He declared that all
graduates of Annapolis followed with
: pride the honorable career or Mid
shiprnan Uriu.
Rear Admiral Miller spoke OF the
young japanese who had been STU
dent under him at Annapolis"
Judge " W. Morrow of the United
states circuit court spoke OF the in
huence Of American and European
: ;udiciaI procedure on the Japanese
courts. In Illustrating how the Japan
ese gathered what was best from other
civilizations in the development OF
theirs. He also spoke Win sursty OF
" Dohrmann and J. B. Stetson.
who We're members OF the commercial
. bodies excursion to Japan last year.
. spoke gratefully of the welcome given
. | them bv Japan. They touched on the
work of Commodore Perry OF the
American navy in opening up the ports
! Of Japan to the world. and how that
|, deed Is still honored in Japan Justice
Melvin of the supreme court OF Cali
. fornia concluded the after luncheon
! addresses
} Guest in Berkeley
BERKELEY. May 22.--viee Admiral
: I7riu OF the Japanese fleet. who arrived
with his wife in San Francisco yester-
day on the Nippon Maru, was a guest
of honor at a banquet given this even
: ing By II. 'Tsuda. a Japanese merchant
of san Francisco. at his home at $50
Cedar street. A large number OF
friends OF Tsuda, including George
Shfma the potato king. were amouS
the guests who greeted their distia-
: s,,Ish ed dkcountryman