New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-16
By John Elfreth Watkins.

NE official game Of come TO see" is
always delightfully."- picturesque
and now it is the great Japanese
hero. Admiral Togo. who will come
-oss the great deep TO play It with Uncle
sam.
~. vii arrive here August 4, on his way
- from the coronation of King George,
- during the seventeen days that he is
-,,nip our boundaries he will be. officially,
-. nations guest. which means that out
= ,ts secret fund" OF $4,000 the state
,l.,a~+-,ent will pay tn hotel bills and
.-.,ellirg expenses Of himself and suite;
III also send along with him wherever he
IS an official guide ana chaperon. who
ri show him all the sights worth seeing
- introduce him 10 all l>ersonages who
= ,be official view-are worth knowing.
vo- this delicate and delightful task the
r-.s,sent has designated Captain Templin
=, po,-s T.. : y. chief naval intelligence
scr who Will know what to DO with
,,s hands when in the presence of distin-
--,sbad men. for he has made quite a
..-,r5 a. elbow rubbing even with royal
rs-sorages. not excepting the Kaiser
s,-osalf. who despite his belief that he
LES by divine righr condescended on one
Vas during the time when Captain Potts
,ras near The Berlin court as naval attache,
81, which capacity seful ard ornamental
10 has served us also al Vienna and Rome.
When the great Japanese war hero ar
-,ves IN New York some of our naval
.sssers will go down the hav and fire 4
relcorline salute. Captain Potts Will then
20 aboard the here's ship at Quarantine
and extend inc official glad hand. The
.5r,ira will then complete his American
,rarl Journey on board the flagship OF
,,,r s1uaa~on. whose band VIII play see.
,be ConQuering Hero Comes, while the
slard batteries boom and the harbor craft
din their colors And after giving the ad-
.7riraI "a glimpse Cf the metropolis Captain
Potts Will steer HIM through Washington
.. and Philadelphia. show him the majesty
zof Niagara, and conduct him by special
rar 10 The Pacific Coast. whence-embark-
eng N Varcouvcr-hc viii sail for Japan on
Angus, d.
Both By way Of amusing the famed war
nor and Of letting him see for himself how
Well we were prepared for war. Uncle Sam
will give him the open sesame TO the prl-
yate gates Of the navy yards on both
coasts and will entertain him aboard the
Florida. the new DreadnOugEt. now on
the stocks of the Brooklyn Navy Yard
Wherever he goes the admiral will be
wined and dined. serenaded ana feteo. And
thar prince Of good jolliers, Captain Potts,
cooked hat and all. with a generous share
OF Uncle Sans plethoric purse tucked
away IN his gold braided coat will do all
n his mower 70 send the old sea dog back
10 the AI!kado in a high good humor and
IN some little awe of Yankee naval prowess
and preparedness.
The admiral. in his turn-if he plays the
psre according TO Hoyle-will go down 10
Mount Vernon and place a wreath on
Wasninctou's tomb. will present some
costly gifts along his line Of travel. and
vii see 10 it that Captain Potts receives
from the 1Iikado a decoration, which under
our strict and democratic laws may adorn
his biography, but not his breast.
Yes. as we said this official game of
come 70 see is picturesque. We first
played 10 back in 1874. when Lafayette
zane 10 view the republic which he had
Helped 20 build. As he Journeyed in his
coach ana four from New York 10 Wash
ington every stage Of that triumphal tour
was marked by Ovations.
Escorts Of mounted troopers accompanied
lin from town 10 town, where gayly
dressed Lafayette maidens" Joined in the
welcome accorded him BY boys in 'Lafay-
cite caps or vaistcOats and men decked
With badges bearing his portrait. Even
the ginger cakes in the cent shop windows
bore MS name in white icing.