The San Francisco call., 1910-04-23
PRINCE LEAVES
HIS EAGER HOSTS
Royalty Vanishes and Reception
Committee Has Two LOv=
ing Cups on Its Hands
White Women Want to Clasp
Palm of Oriental Nobleman,
but Edict Says ''NO"
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around. He spoke seldom. and then
briefly. For the greater part he
wrapped himself in absolute silence,
steadfastly gazing at nothing. The
crowds through which he passed were
silent also. Chinatown chartered at
the approach of the armed escort, but
the buzz of excitement died down as
the carriage containing the prince
passed. In the other sections of the
city through which the parade passed
there was an almost dead silence,
broken alone by the strains of the
military bands
There were two or three jarring
notes during the parade. The most
serious was in Dupont street, when
some joker, leaning from the upper
windows of a Chinese residence, flung
giant firecracker at the carriage in
which the prince was riding. The mis-
sive struck the shoulder of a news
paperman walking by the side of the
carriage and there was little furry
among the spectators, who at first
thought 1t to be some deadly machine
1t was ripped open instantly and found
to be harmless.
At the beginning of the parade one
of the horses of the royal carriage,
frightened by the music of fife and
drum corps, reared and broke its har-
ness. At California and Kearny streets
a motorman of a California street car
came near colliding with the princes
carriage All the mishaps were f1eeting,
however. and, to all appearances, un-
noticed by the royal visitor
With the prince are Is of the most
prominent civil and military men of
China.
To Meet Taft
The ostensible purpose of the visit is
TO examine the military conditions of
the United States, but, inasmuch as less
than two weeks is to be spent in the
country, there is current belief that
the visit has another and deeper mean
ing, one dealing with the diplomatic
situation In China. The prince will hold
a conference with President Taft April
2S The subject of the conference is
unknown, but 1t is presumed that the
Hangkow railroad matter will be taken
up a that time. OF this Thea prince
said nothing
Yung Kwai, secretary of the Chinese
legation at Washington, and recognized
as the leading oriental diplomat at the
capital, acted as spokesman for his
imperial master and conveyed the usual
statements of pleasure as coming from
the prince.
His imperial highness refuses to dis
cuss the political situation in any way"
said the secretary of the legation. HE
is greatly pleased at his reception and
particularly at the number of Chinese
who come out to welcome him. He was
deeply interested in San Francisco
wishing to see for himself how the city
has been rebuilt and he has commented
on the achievement OF its citizens more
than once.
THE purpose OF the visit is to OBJ
tain general view of army conditions
in this country and in Europe. The
entire trip will not last three months"
Await Princes Coming
Long before the Chiyo Maru poked its
nose through the Golden Gate the COM
mittees of welcome and the armed and
civil escorts were lined UP along the
wharves awaiting the prince. The gov
ernment was represented by William
B. Hamilton. deputy collector of the
port, and Chief oBarding Officer Stew
ems; the city by Mayor Mccarthy; the
merchants of San Francisco by James
Rolph Jr.. Otto F. Schiller and A. w
Scott Jr.. the state by Lieutenant Gov
ernor Warren r. Porter; the navy by
Admiral Milton; the army by General
Thomas III. Barry, and the Chinese res
idents by a reception committee of
about 100 business and professional
men. AS the party was an army one
In the main, its members were the
guests of the army here, and the first
official welcome was made by General
Thomas Fl. Barry He was followed
by Admiral Milton commanding the ma
val station, and Captain Brown of the
Pensacola.
The prince received the officials on
board the Chiyo Maru, being fianked
on one side by the Chinese minister to
Washington, Chang Yin Tang, and on
the other by Lord Nj. Unable to speak
English he merely bowed to the Gus
tomary words of greeting, the minister
making the presentations and Lord Ii
Interpreting
MARVELs NOT AT ALL
The prince was politeness personi-.
fed during these social amenities. He
made no distinction of rank or stand
ing, giving TO each conner the same
bow and the same placid. far away
glance. There were presented to him
in turn the members of the press,
businessmen and officials of varying
degree. He posed for the newspaper
photographers without trace of en-
barrassment, waiting patiently until
they had snapped him, and then bowed
to them with undiminished dignity
as he turned to depart He did not
utter two words during the entire re-
CepLlOn InlS is MS HTSL Trip away
from his home in Peking, and he ac-
cepted every strange thing without
murmur.
He and his party were taken off
the Chiyo Maru by General Barry, who
placed him on the Slocum, away from
the throng of curious ones. The land
ing was made at the Folsom street
wharf, where there were drawn up a
battalion of bluejackets from Mare
island, battalion of the Thirtieth in
fantry, Troop M Of the First cavalry,
a battery of the First field artillery,
the Chinese native son cadet corps and
the Columbia park boys club band,
which during the reception on the
steamer had added to the general ac-
claim by going out to the Chiyo Maru
on the revenue cutter Golden Gate and
serenading him.
TROOPS PRESENT ARMS
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