Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-05-07
JAP SAILORS
.SANFRANCTSCO DOES HERSELF
PROUD AGAIN.
Grand Entertainment and Feed in Gold
en- Gate Park for the Hundreds of
Fighters From Japanese Warships
Visiting in Bay City-Their Admiral
Makes Speech on Peace Preservation.

San Francisco, May 3.-The Japanese
colony of San Francisco, under the aus.
pices of the japanese Association OF
America, wed with the official civic en-
tertainment committee Sunday in pro-
viding outdoor pleasure for 600 enlisted
men and more than 90 midshipmen of
the japanese training cruisers Also and
Soya, now at anchor in the harbOr. The
men came ashore from the war vessels
early in the morning and did not return
to their ships until nearly nightfall,
when every form of open air festivity
that their hosts could devise had been
enjoyed by the Nipponese guests. The
entertainment included band concert
and substantial luncheon in Golden Gate
park, followed by program of ad-
dresses and vaudeville specialties by
Americans and japanese at an open air
theater at the Japanese tea garden just
outside the park gates;
Music, Dinner and the Play.
Coming ashore at 9 O'Clock in the
morning the Japanese visitors were
first conveyed to the beach in front of
the Cliff house, the midshipmen in au-
tomobiles and the jackies in a number
of special trolley cars. For a while
they rambled about on the beach, en-
.ioying the beauties Of the world famed
harbor entrance, after which they
marched in columns of four to the
Ig4o Eotn vi
which the entertainment committee had
spread a generous luncheon on the
long tables. Here, while the guests
from over the sea refreshed the inner
man, the city band rendered a musical
program of which the American and
Japanese anthems were conspicuous
and appreciated features. After the
concert was finished, the visitors were
escorted to the tea garden, where spe-
cial seats were reserved for them in
front of the stage.
The entire garden was draped with
the japanese and American colors, with
Old Glory and the white and scarlet
Nipponese ensign flung to the breeze
ments were served here.
DR.. K. Ushijima, a prominent Japa-
nest resident, acted as master of cere-
monies. A marine band from the flag
ship Also supplied music. Brief ad-
dresses were made by japanese Con-
sui General Nagai, Rear Admiral
Ijichi, Midshipman R. Sawamoto and
others.
Pacific Speech by Admiral Ijichi.
Admiral Ijichi, after expressing his
thanks to the American and Japanese
hosts for the reception accorded him
and the members of his command,
dwelt briefly on the best means of
peace between the great ma
tions of the world.
A navy" said the admiral, "is not
for fighting, as many sup
pose, but for the preservation of peace
among the nations. I know that the
Japanese as whole realize this and |
feel confident that the Japanese here
realize, too, that the responsibility of
keeping the peace rests as much with
the mass of the japanese colonists in
the United States as it does with the
men of the ships now lying in these
After the vaudeville program, which
comprised several lively sparring
bouts by local talent, which the visiting |
'eamen seemed particularly to enjoy, |
The guests returned to their vessels