The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-04
Japanese Famous Admiral Is
Given Ovation Wherever
He Glanced to Go While
in New York Today.
GLAD TO BE WHERE
PEACE is TALKED
In Europe 1t Was War, War,
War, Here Promotion of
Peace-Togo Believes in
Arbitration Treaties.
National News Association

an atmosphere surcharged with war,
Admiral Count Heihachiro Togo, of
the Imperial Japanese navy, today
found himself in an atmosphere of
peace. The great naval hero of the
present generation reached New York
from London where at every hand he
was asked of war, war, war, and
where each daily report, spoke of i'm
pending crises. only to find America
fondling the dove of Peace and proud
ly holding up peace treaties with Eng
land and France for inspection and ap-
proval.
The little man who sent the Russian
fleet to the bottom of the sea of ia
pan on May p, 1905, in the most spec
tacular fight of the age was pleased
with the prospect y. peace, but he
could not be induced to say that the
era of war had passed and that a
great war in the future could not oc-
cur. The farthest that he could be
persuaded to go in discussing the ar
bitration treaties signed yesterday
was this:
Pleased With Arbitration
II am much pleased to hear of the
arbitration treaties. This would not
be a bad thing for Japan to do, but
am not a politician and do not like
to answer political questions.
On the other hand, enthusiastic ov-
er the horo worship of great nation
and impressed by the unusual official
recognition given hin15 5-1e-setg much
store by the trade of fighting and by
pantomine, that was eloquent, plainly
showed to his admiring hosts he did
not by any means esteem war an art
soon to be lost, or the time one fitting
to turn all the visible stock of
swords into plougshares.
Admiral Togo was welcomed to Am.
erican shores by the booming of guns
The revenue cutters Seneca and Cal
umet went down the bay to meet the
Lusitania, upon which the sea-fighter
had crossed the Atlantic. Among
those welcoming the admiral were
many high officials of the navy and
Gov. Dix for the state of New York
| The Admiral was taken up the by
on the Seneca, reaching the Hotel
Knickerbocker early today.
Promised Joy Ride
S. C. Astor of New York, a passen
ger on the Lusitania. told an interest
ing story today of how he had been
promised a joy ride on Togo's flag
ship. On Wednesday Mr.. Castor found
a well stuffed wallet bearing Togo's
personal card, $500 in change and
many private papers on the floor o1
the lavatory. The finder returned i,
to the admiral and the latter told him
that if he ever visited Japan he would
be assured of a nice ride on the flag
ship of the Japanese fleet
The admiral left the Knickerbockel
hotel at 1905 o'clock for his call up
on the mayor, and incidentally for his
first daylight view of the big city
Forty-second street and Broadwa,
jammed with people who caught &
glimpse of the japanese hero. Ths
police had to clear way for the ad
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dred mounted police and ten police
men on motorcycles escorted the dis
tinguished visitor, while Police In
spector McCluskey rode ahead in al
automobile.
Thousands lined Fifth avenue ane
lcheered the admiral as he whizZed by
At the city hall another squad of 1Ot
mounted men was drawn up to handle
i the crowd. Just few minutes aftel
the official hour for his arrival Ad
miral Togo reached the city hal
where he was heartily cheered b,
thousands of spectators. AS the cal
was purely formal it did not take III
much time. Mayor Gaynor greeted
Togo as he stepped from his automo
bile and led him into his private OF
flee. In brief address the mayor pre-
sented his distinguished visitor Will
the freedom OF the city.