Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-05
More Interest In This PaTi Of
Visit Than In Any Other.
GIavenE Expression Unchanged as
Photographer Shoves Head.
Interview Abruptly Ended When Re-
p0ftefs Persist In Politics.

Washington. Aug Admiral Togo
and his party reached the National
Capital al as O'Clock tonight. owing
10 an incessant drizzle the crowd when
greeted The japanese naval here was
small. but he was enthusiastically
cheered as he passed through Union
station to a waiting automobile
President Taft had sent one of the
White House automobiles and Admiral
Togo went Immediately to hotel and
retired for the night Major Archi-
bald Butt and Lieut.. Commander
Palmer, military and naval aides to
the President met the japanese at the
station Lieut. Commander Palmer
formally welcomed the visitor and his
party on behalf OF the President Ad-
miral Togo briefly acknowledged the
greeting through an Interpreter and
left the train, escorted by Maj, Butt
and Lieut. Commander Palmer.
The admiral viii call GA President
Taft tomorrow and will be entertained
here almost continuously until his de
parture on Wednesday next.
New York. Aug. admiral Togo
left New York late today for Wash
ington His departure was quite as
unusual as his midnight arrival and
welcome IN New York hay last night,
for he left the city in the cab of a big
electric engine drawing a heavy Penn
sylYania train. Although the luxurious
private car OIiyette. which the gov
eminent has provided for the guest
while in this country was attached to
the train. the naval hero elected to sit
by the engineers side and watch him
operate the 1000 horsepower motor.
Il am intensely interested in your
world pre- eminence in electric en-
gineering and railroading," the little
admiral said through his interpreter.
"and / wish to avail myself of this
opportunity closely to observe both.
Therefore, | will ride with the en-
gineer.'
The admiral rode in the cab to the
limit of the electric zone at Harrison,
N j., and there entered his car. He
asked many questions of the engineer
concerning the electric equipment. In
fact, II was remarked that he display
ed more interest in this incident OF
his visit than in anything previously.
During his four hours stay in the
city, Admiral Togo had many conflict
ing experiences, but there was not che
least change in his almost blank coun-
tenance. He was not seen to smile,
nor to frown, although he had much
occasion to do the latter He was en-
tirely impressive so far as his coun
tenance might reveal his emotions.
Once, when an over Jealous photog-
rapher for whom he had graciously
consented to pose roughly showed his
head to one side with a. don't hold
your head so stiffiy," he evinced no
displeasure. Again. when three
photographers became involved in
quarrel in his presence as TO prefer
ence for camera position, he looked on
without changing his expression, even
while Chandler Hale. third assistant
secretary of state, and official repre-
sentative of the government in enter
tanning the admiral elected the
photogra piers.
1t has been agreed by Commander
Tanaguchi and Mr.. Hale that the
newspaper reporters would be permit
ted to briefly interview the admiral on
his visit here but not on politics But
as soon as they had reached the
Ang French American arbitration
treaties the reporters-at least some of
them-branched oft in questions con-
corning Japan's attitude toward Rus
sia and the Moroccan affair. Admiral
Togo replied briefly that he would not
discuss politics, but the reporters per-
sisted and Mr.. Hale and Mr. Tana-
euichi emphatically terminated the in
terview The admiral's face, thoweSerI
did not change its placid, even craven,
expression-or lack of expression.
When Admiral Togo boarded the
electric locomotive in the Pennsylvania
station. he told his aid that in riding
under the Hudson river in a fast and
powerful motor he hoped to learn much
of value for Japan Before boarding
the train he was shown over the new
sta ton, followed by large crowd lie
was frequently applauded.