Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-02
TBy Associated Press.f

N AN FRANCISCO, May 1.-For the
first time in many years, San
~ Francisco is extending the hospi-
tality of her harbor TO visiting squad
ron of Japanese warships. Represen-
tatives of the city, state and nation
united today in a memorable greeting
to Admiral Ijichi and the officers and
men of the cruisers Aso and Soya,
which arrived this morning from San
Pedro after an easy cruise of two days.
Exactly on the hour set for their ar
rival the two vessels steamed through
the Golden Gate and, with score or
tugs and launches following in their
wake, proceeded down the bay to Man
o'-War row, where the four gray cruis-
ers of Admiral Swinburne's fleet thun-
dered a salute of welcome to their sis
ter guardians of peace in the Pacific.
Several miles beyond the harbor en-
trance the Japanese training squadron
was met by the revenue cutter McCul-
loch, designated by the federal author
tiles as an escort. Conveying aSSur-
ances of less formal welcome, the cut
ter Golden Gate, with the official re-
ception committees as passengers, met
he Japanese warships in the strait
while the fleet of excursion boats,
many of them gaily dressed with Jap
fanese and American flags, followed the
larger vessels to the anchorage.
val officers are accustomed to observe
the anniversary of Admiral Deweys
victory in Manila bay, the officers and
men of the training squadron were
given a particularly warm welcome by
the soldiers of the Pacific fleet.
Do Honor to Admiral IjichI
Admiral Swinburne and General Wes-
ton, accompanied by their respective
staffs, headed the committee which
made the first official call on Admiral
Ijichi. Mayor e. r. Taylor, with the
presidents of San Francisco's three
greatest commercial organizations,
Lieut. Gov. Warren Porter and Col
lector of the Port Frederick F. STRAIT
ton were conveyed from the flagship
West Virginia on the cutter that car
ried the army and navy delegations.
and by invitation of the federal au-
thorities Consul General Nagai was
made a member fof the same party.
On the deck of the Japanese flagship
Armiral Ijichi received his guests with
all the ceremony that attended their
departure from the West Virginia.
There were warm words of greeting
sIrom half a dozen of the visitors, the
admiral gave his hearty approval to
IAN outline of the entertainment ar
ranged for the ensuing week, and the
party returned to the West Virginia,
where Admiral Swinburne, half an hour
later. had the pleasure of receiving the
Japanese admiral. Naturally enough.
the most enthusiastic greeting to the
squadron was that accorded their
countrymen by the thousands of jap
anese Tho witnessed the entry from
Russian and Telegraph hills and from
all the piers commanding view of the
anchorage.
Several hundred japanese business
men of this city and prominent repre-
sentatives of colonies elsewhere in the
state chartered a steamer, and were
among the earliest visitors after Ad-
miral Ijichi's return to his flagship.
In the Japanese quarter Of the city
Japanese are everywhere in evidence.
and elaborate plans have been devised
for the entertainment of the visiting
sailors.
Warships Easy of Access
BY agreement between Admiral Swim
burne and the harbor authorities the
Aso and the Soya were assigned to
berths to the leeward of the America n
warships, where they will be easv of
access from the San Francisco shore
Even before the West Virginia dis
charged her salute in honor of Admiral
Ijichi, scores of launches had been
filled with sightseers, Americans and
Japanese, and proceeded to the row.
wbLsre they awaited an opportunity of
harding the vessels. Folsom and How
Ird street docks were thronged with
Americans and Japanese who watched
the cruisers proceed to anchorage and
witnessed the exchange of official visits.
After reaching the flagship Admiral
Swinburne in a few brief sailorlike
remarks welcomed the japanese ad-
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