The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-22
KNOX TO WRITE
NOTE INVITING
FLEETS TO COME
Governments Invitation to For
eign Nayies Will Be
Informal
Our Own WarsIlips Will Be Here
TO welcome Visitors to
POrtOla Fete
Special Diseateh 10 The CeIIl

lSPecidt Dispatch 10 ne (ct
WASHINGTON, May 2l.-The United
States government will call the atten-
ton of certain foreign nations to the
Portola festival at San Francisco and
viii invite them, in behalf of the city,
10 send warships to participate. This
invitation will be extended informally,
probably by letter from SENATOR Knox
to the ambassadors and ministers con
cerned.
The navy department Will immedi-
ately take steps TO alter its plans for
the practice cruise of the Pacific fleet
so as to permit the fleet to remain at
san Francisco during the carnival. in
order to assist in entertaining the for
eign vessels.
ARMY TO BE REPRESENTED
The war department will prepare
plans for an adequate military repre-
sentation at the festival, including ar
ulery. infantry. cavalry and signal
corps. II viii also arrange, if pos
sible. to have army transports, etc,
available for displays on the bay. The
department of commerce and labor
viii have the fish commission steamer
Albatross and the lighthouse tenders
on hand to aid the marine pageant.
The bureau of American republics
is holding back its monthly bulletin
so that full account may be pub
lshed of the Portola festival and its
significance to Latin America, and also
calling the attention of Latin America
to the festival and the opportunity
of bringing the north and
south together. All these separate
endeavors have been started
through the energy and initiative of
Commissioner Charles C. Moore of San
Francisco, heartily assisted by the
the members Of the California delega-
ton in congress. Moore left today for
Network. where he will meet promi-
nent Californians tomorrow and take
steps to have a delegation come to
to interview President
Taft and enlist his sympathies.
Is INTERESTED
Meanwhile the cabinet members in
terested Will see the president and OBJ
tain his consent to the various moves
that have been planned. They feel
sure that he will approve of every
thing thus far suggested, and perhaps
still other important matters may de-
velop of Importance to the celebration.
Moore was greatly elated
over the result of his visit TO Wash
ngton.
ITO say that 1 am delighted is ex-
pressing it mildly" said he, 81 am over
joyed- From the secretary of state
down ! have met with nothing but en-
couragement. The government is as
sisting to make the San Francisco fes-
-ival great national event. I am sorry
that President Taft has been absent
from Washington, but I expect the
from New York will see
him and secure his cooperation. l am
forced to leave today, but perhaps I
shall return next week and see the
president"
Senators Perkins and Flint, Repre-
Kahn and Hayes, and other
members Of the delegation are busily
at work rounding up government Off
Gals and interesting them in the Por-
tola festival Kahn said tonight: 1.-The
people here are enthusiastic over the
celebration of San Francisco's big jubi-
lee. Everybody is anxious to take a
drink with San Francisco next October.
The spirit of California reveIry seems
to have come down on the government
people here and they have promised us
all the assistance in their power to
make the festival a glorious success
NATIONS ON THE LIST
1t is learned that the nations to be
invited to send naval vessels to San
Francisco will be those whose posses
sions border on the Pacific ocean, with
Italy and Spain in addition These
viii include Great Britain, France, Rus
STA, Germany, Holland, Japan, China,
Mexico, Central America and the west
coast of South America. One or more
vessels from each of these powers will
be invited, and IL is quite probable that
the feet assembled at San Francisco
next October will be the largest ana
most varied that has ever gathered in
the Pacific ocean.
There is little doubt that If the for
eign nations accept the invitation of
the United States, as they are expected
to do, the Pacific fleet will remain at
San Francisco to extend hospitality to
the visiting naval vessels. In addi-
ton to this, number of ambassadors
and ministers of foreign nations are
likely to go to San Francisco in person. |