The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-03
Famous Japanese Sea Fighter
Will Arrive Late Today or
Early Friday to Be Guest
Of Uncle Sam.
HIGH HONORS WILL
BE EXTENDED HIM
Order Affecting Foreigners
Inspection of Navy Yards
or War Vessels Will Not
Affect Togo.

NEW YORK. Aug. "a govern
ment cutter will meet the Cunarder
Lusitania when she steams up the bay
late this afternoon or early tomorrow
morning and when the great ship lays
to at Quarantine, Captain Templin
Potts, u. s. N. will spring aboard to
extend the greeting of President Taft
to Admiral Count Heihachire Togo,
chief Of the naval staff of the Japan
ese Empire and victor Of the battle
OF the Sea of Japan, who will spend
seventeen busy days in doing" Amer
lea. A series Of receptions and enter
tainments have been arranged for the
doughty Admiral and his staff by the
most prominent people in the official
life of the country, and but few royal
princes who have visited this country
have been accorded such welcome
as will be extended to the Japanese
patriot.
For weeks official Washington has
been astir in anticipation Of his COM
ing. Dinners. luncheons. sightseeing
tours. visits to the military and naval
stations in the vicinity of New York.
and entertainments by prominent bod
les of Japanese will claim his time.
Wherever he may elect to go a cour-
teous Washington official will be at his
elbow to see that his every want Is
satisfied.
A Round Of Calls.
Immediately after he is comfortably
i located in q hotel or;General Grant
an command at Governors Island, will
wait upon him and on his return visit
will salute him with nineteen guns.
Admiral Togo will receive a like sa-
Lutte when he calls upon Rear Admiral
r. C. G. Leutz, the commandant of the
New York navy yard. as well as from
the warships that may happen to be in
port at the time and are visited by
the Japanese delegation.
The program for Admiral Togo's
entertainment while in America has
not az yet been made fully public, but
II In known that he will be the guest
of honor at many notable functions,
among them a dinner at the White
House and luncheon given by Sec.
of New York and the Japanese Society
of America will also be his hosts.
The Official announcement that Ad.
miral Togo will not be affected by the
order restricting the privileges Of in
spection Of navy yards and shops by
distinguished foreign visitors, Is re.
garded as a criterion for judging the
efforts that will be made to entertain
.amuse and instruct the representative
Of Japan.
Tosa an Exception.
Three restriction orders were put
into effect to prevent any foreign Wis
iitor from gaining too much knowledge
Of American navy yards and their
equipment and for time 1t was fear
ed that the rule would be applied to
the admiral. This rule also applies to
our armored war vessels. Togo. how
ever, will have every opportunity to
see all that Ia interesting in our ma
w yards and he will be welcomed
aboard any battleships armored cruis
ers that happen to be in the vicinity
One Of the most interesting of his Wis
its OF inspection will be paid to the
New York Navy Yard where the new
battleship Florida lies nearly complet
ed. Japan has no battleship in commits
sion or building that compares with
this giant fighter.
Other points of interest in the Ad
.mirars itinerary will be the navy and
army schools at Annapolis and Wes,
Point respectively. Here the summer
cadet camps will be paraded before
him in review and displays of skill anG
prowess arranged for his entertain
ment.
When he leaves New York Admira
Togo will go to Washington where ht
will be entertained by President Taft
Secretary of the Navy Meyer, anG
Secretary of State Knox, among 9th
ers. He will also go to Mount Vernon
to place wreath on the tomb o
Washington and board one of the nav,
yachts for tour of the great Indiar
Head proving grounds. He will be il
Washington about four days.
Returns to New York.
From Washington Admiral Togo viii
return to New York and after a few
days spent in receiving distinguished
visitors, attending banquets and sight
seeing, he will leave for Canada. via
Niagara Falls. After seeing the Fall.
he will proceed to Vancouver. B. c.
where he will board trans-Pacifft
liner on his return to Japan.
Commander Hiraga, the naval at
atche OF the Japanese Embassy IL
Washington will attach himself to tn,
Admiral's staff Immediately upon hi.
arrival and confer with Captain Pott.
Continued on Page Five.)