The San Francisco call., 1909-06-06
Ambassadors Promise to Join
With President Taft in
Toast to This City
All the World Will Aid in Max
ing POrtOIa Festival Mag
niicent Success
Representatives of Foreign Gov
ernments Promise Support TO
Further Carnival
TSpeeiol Dispoich 10 The CALI

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w TASHINGTON- D. C. June 5.-Tlle
M ambassadors Of Great Britain.
w italy. Germany and Japan and
the minister from Spain have promised
TO drink TO President Tafts toast to
san francisco Portola day, October 10
next they have promised to ask their
governments TO send warships to San
Francisco 10 participate in the festival
They may 90 in person TO join in the
celebration.
This was part Of the work accom-
plished for the Portola festival today by
Robert A Roos Of san Francisco. a
member Of the Portola committee, and
Representative Kahn, acting for the
California delegation in congress. They
visited the embassies today and will
continue the work Monday. until every
one OF the Is representatives Of for
e.gn countries has been interviewed
Italian Ambassador
Baron Mayor Des PlancIres. the Ital-
ian ambassador, was called on first, as
the dean OF the diplomatic corps. He
was most cordial in his reception TO
the san Franciscans. and spoke of his
pleasant experiences when in Califor-
MA. Rest assured" he said, that 1
q shall do ali in my power to secure from
my government such action as viii
prove 10 san Franciseo the friendship
and sympathy OF italy in the recovery
of that city from q disaster similar TO
that which overwhelmed Messina.
Il hope several Italian battIeships
viii be ordered to san Francisco am
going TO Rome in few days. and viii
personally press this matter with my
government Italy and California have
much in common. Califorpis. in fact.
is the Italy or America as Italy is the
California Of Europe. l may not be
able to accept the kind invitation to
visit san Francisco. but wherever am
shall drink the toast to San Fran
cisco October Is
Ambassador Des Planches invited
Messrs. Roos and Kahn TO dinner Mon
DAY evening. when the subject viii be
discussed further
Bryce May Come Here
The Californians found the British
ambassador upon the point of leaving
Washington for the summer Bryce
postponed his departure. however and
talked with his visitors with keen in
terest regarding the PortoIa festival.
he disclosed the fact that he was well
acquainted with the history Of the Por-
tola expedition and spoke with full
knowledge Of California conditions on
account Of his recent visit
When invited to attend the festival
he replied: 4 am greatly honored by
this kind invitation. and while it might
appear that much Of my time is to be
occupied in crossing this enormous con
tinent. il is possible that may be able
10 see the coast again in October.
promised the people Of Vancouver and
Victoria TO visit them on my next trip
and if ] should 60 next fall I would
visit the Seattle exposition and the
British Columbia cities.
EngIand's Warships
7 have forwarded to London the
communication from the state depart
rnent inviting Great Britain to send
h1LrA-Ac u t-dL EAdnEl6tN. our re-
lations are so happy that We are no
longer maintaining a naval base at
Esquimalt. but we have vessels on the
China station I hope two or more
battIeships viii be ordered to San
Francisco"
Ambassador Bryce said he would be
glad TO joint in President Tafrs toast
to -<san Francisco and added that the
achievement of San Francisco deserved
toast from the whole world.
German Ambassador Cordial
Count Won vernstorff. the German
ambassador. told the CaIifornians that
he had no idea when he would leave
washington on account Of tariff legis-
lstion affecting his country. He said
he would go 10 Berlin after the ad-
journment OF congress. and therefore
did not expect 10 visit San Francisco
However. he promised to lift his
glass TO the Taft toast. wherever he
might be.
he said he would certainly visit Cali
fornia next spring. if not in October.
He spoke Of the forthcoming visit of
President Wheeler of the University
Of California to Berlin. where Wheeler
will deliver the Roosevelt scholarship
lectures, and added that the rehabilita-
ton Of San Francisco was matter
4 which had attracted great interest in
Germany
He expressed the opinion that Ger
many would send several ships to San
Francisco. and promised TO call the in
vitation 70 the attention of the for
eiEn ofice upon his return to Berlin.