The Washington herald., 1911-08-03
Chief of Naval Staff of the
japanese Empire and Vic
tor of Battle of Sea of
Japan viii Spend Seven
teen Days in America.

A government cutter will meet the
Cunarder Lusitania when she steams up
New York Harbor late this afternoon.
and when the great ship lays to at Quar-
antine. Chandler Hale. Third Assistant
Secretary of State, and Capt Templin
NJ. Potts. L. S. n, will spring aboard
TO extend the greeting of President Taft
10 Admiral Count Heihachiro Togo. chief
Of the naval staff of the japanese en-
pire and victor of the battle of the Sea
of Japan, who will spend seventeen busy
days in doing America.
A series of receptions and entertain
ments 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 a welcome as
will be extended to the Japanese patriot.
For weeks official Washington has
been astir in anticipation of his coming.
Dinners, luncheons, sightseeing tours,
visits to military and naval stations,
and entertainments by prominent bodies
of japanese. will claim his time. Wher-
ever he may elect to go, a courteous
Washington official will be at his elbow
TO see that his every want is satisfied.
To BE Met by Gen. Grant.
Immediately after he is comfortably
located in a hotel Maj. Gen. Grant, in
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 salute when he
calls upon Rear Admiral E. H. c.
Leutze. the commandant of the New
York Navy Yard, as we'll as from the
warships that may happen to be in port
at the time and are visited by the jap
anese delegation.
The programme for Admiral Togo's
entertainment while in America has not
as yet been made fully public, but it is
known that he will be the guest of honor
at many notable functions, among them
dinner at the White House and a
luncheon given by Secretary of State
Knox. The Nippon Club, 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
foreign visitors is regarded
as criterion for judging the efforts
that will be made to entertain. amuse
ana instruct the representative of Japan.
VIII Inspect Navy Yards.
These restrictive orders were put in
effect to prevent any foreign visitor from,
gaining too much knowledge of American
navy yards and their equipment, and for
a time 1t was feared that the rule would
be applied to the admiral. This rule also
applies to our armored war vessels
Togo, however, will have every oppor-
tunity to see all that is interesting in our
navy yards. and he will be welcomed
aboard any battle ships or armored
cruisers that happen to be in the vicinity.
One of the most interesting of his visits
Of inspection will be paid to the New
York Navy Yard, where the new battle
ship Florida lies nearly completed. ia
pan has no battle ship in commission or
that compares with this giant
fighter.
Other points of interest In the admi-
rails intinerary viii be the navy and
army schools at Annapolis and West
Point, respectively. Here the summer
cadet camps viii be paraded before him