The Washington times., 1911-08-06
TOGO PAYS TRIBUTE
TO FATHER Of THE
AMERICAN NATION
Places Wreath On Tomb Of
Washington At Mt. Ver- =
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night this morning, and so the start for
Mt. Vernon, where the admiral expect
ed to spend most of the day, was not
made until shortly after the noon hour.
Today was day of relaxation for the
foreign visitor, who was well nigh Ia
igued by hurry changes from dress uni
forms to fun dress uniforms, back
again into formal garb, and lastly into
the glittering regalia in which he ap-
peared at the White House state dinner
and state reception.
Dinner at White House.
Sixty-five of the most prominent state
and Government officials were at table
when President Taft extended to Japan
an official invitation to join the nations
with whom the United States now has
treaties of peace. The invitation was
pleasantly )couched in a toast to the
Emperor of Japan, given by Mr.. Taft,
and Admiral Togo responded, thanking
Taft for his words of amitN, and de-
ciaring that he would convey-to the
ruler of his country the most kind
. words you have just said for him.
Because of the action of President
Taft, in inviting formal peace between
Japan and this nation, the dinner in
honor of the Japanese naval leader last
night takes on an especial international
significance.
President Taft received his guests un-
assisted when the reception followed the
state dinner, for Mrs. Taft and his
daughter are in Beverly.
For brillianCy and color the reception
outshone any that has been held in the
White House in years. Every officer
of the army and navy now il. the city
were present, and in theira full dress
uniforms made a striking picture.
The formality which International
usage DEGREES must attend the visit of
a distinguished foreigner had been dis
pensed with long before. The rigid for
mality of greeting was laid aside after
Admiral Togo met President Taft in
audience for a few formal moments at
2:3 o'clock.
AS soon as he had been presented to
the President, Admiral Togo was escort
ed by Major Butt, the Presidents mill
tary aide, on a sightseeing trip, and
after he had returned to the hotel Ad
miral Togo, who had Deen absolutely
unapprOachable by newspapermen, con-
sented TO be interviewed.
Against Disarmament.
He is not in favor of disarmament
Each nation. while laboring tor peace
and arbitration, he said, should at the
same time maintain her army and navy
in the highest state of efficiency.
Admiral Togo does not believe that
the full! value of the aerorianes in
warfare has yet been demonstrated, |
and he believes they will be of more |
ties on land
OF battleships, he declared ne believed |
that the dreadnOughts of Britain and |
the United States nearly approach the |
maximum in the size a sea-hghting ma
chine should be.
One thing Admiral Togo would not |
comment lpon-the military aspect OF !
the Panama canal. He dCCla. cd how |
ever, that his nation realized fully the |
commercial importance of the big Pan
anna ditch
Those who attended the White House
dinner included:
The President
The Vice President.
The Japanese Ambassador
Admiral Count Togo.
Commander TaniguChi.
Mr.. MaSanao Hanihara.
Commander TokutarO Hiraga.
Lieut.. Col. kaZutsugu lnouye.
The Secretary of State.
The Secretary of the Treasury.
The Attorney General
The Postmaster General
The Acting Secretary of the Navy.
The Secretary of Agriculture.
The Secretary of Commerce and La
Dor.
TIE Secretary to the President
The Speaker of the House.
Senators Shelby NJ. Cullum, George c.
Perkins, Augustus o. Bacon, Thomas
Bailey, William J. Stone, Isidor Rayner,
William Alden Smith. George p. Wet
more, Theodore E. Burton, Elihu Root,
Claude A Swanson. and Gilbert Hitch
cock.
Representatives John Dalzell, Joseph
G. Cannon, Richard Bartholdt, Henry
A. Cooper, William Sulzer, Oscar w.
Underwood. George f. Foss, James R.
Mann. Thomas S. Butler. Albert s.
BurIeson, John J. Fitzgerald. Henry D
Flood, David J. Foster, Lemuel P.
Padgett, Nicholas Longworth, George
A Loud. Albert Estopinal, and Jeffer-
son NJ. Levy.
The Chief Of Staff of the Army.
MAI. Gen. Arthur Murray.
Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright.
ldmirals William P. Potter. Giles B.
Harber, Charles f. Vreeland, Reginald
F Nicholson.
The Third Assistant Secretary OF
State, Capt. Temrlin NJ. Potts. William
Heron, F. D. Millet. Col Spencer Cos
by, Lieut.. Com. Leigh c. Palmer, Major
Archibald W Putt