The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-10-04
SECRETARY KNOX
Gets SURFBOARD
Cabinet officer is Back From
Japan-Issues Formal
Statement.
lFrom wendnesday AdvertIsetl


With the arrival yesterday on Amer.
ican soil of Philander c. Knox. sec.
retary Of state of the United states,
and his party, his ceremonial visit TO
Japan, bearing America 3 regrets and
sympathy to nation mourning an EN-.
peror, became a closed incident. As
such he treated it and will continue to
treat it ON his arrival on the main.
land. Only formal statement was is.
sued by the Secretary regarding his
trip: that he was received by the Jap
anese in the same spirit with which
America sent him as its representa-
tive to the funeral of the Mikado is
his only report, to the people, at least,
of his mission.
Incidently this is the first time when
two officers of the American cabinet
have been in Honolulu together and
while they are on different business,
both will leave on the cruiser Mary.
land, which brought Mr.. Knox and his
party here yesterday.
Ransford S. Miller, chief of the di-
vision of Far Eastern Affairs, and Ad.
miral Reynolds are returning with the
secretary and his party. The cruiser
docked shortly after one and in few
minutes the entire party was at the
Moana Hotel where they will stay un-
til leaving the city. They were re-
ceived by Secretary of the Territory
| Mott Smith.
The social program arranged for Mr..
| and Mrs. Knox win not be extensive.
| owing to the short stay to be made by
them. This evening the Princess Ka-
wananakoa entertains them at dinner.
This is the only affair which they will
attend. Both Secretary and Mrs. Knox
spent much time surfing in the waters
in front of the Moana yesterday with
Il surfboard.
Mr.. Knox will visit Pearl Harbor
today accompanied by his own party,
Admiral Cowles, w. +. Dillingham; and
others on the naval tug Navajo. This
will occupy the greater part of the
day and tomorrow morning prepara-
tions to leave will forbid any other ar.
rangements being made. The Mary.
land, with the two Secretaries and their
parties and under command of CAPTAIN
hlllcott, expects to steam for Seattle
tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.. Knox will go East at once from
Seattle and may stop. he stated yester.
day, at his home in Valley Forge He
VII! be on his way to Washington, how.
ever, If he does not go directly there
and any stay outside of it will be a
short one.
Wireless messages were received by
the Secretary before arriving in Homo.
lulu requesting him to address the bust
ness men of the city at the Commercial
Club and If possible to arrange to speak
IN fhn -
audience. Both of these requests Mr.
Knox has declined owing to the short
ness of his stay.
"This is Mr.. Fishers bailiwick, :
Mr.. Knox laughed yesterday, 'Iet
him do the speaking"
In the statement issued by Mr.. Kno,
yesterday he said:
Gas publicly announced before L lef
Washington and repeated on my arriva
in Japan, the purpose of my recent mis-
sion was, ON behalf of the President an,
the people of the United States, to pa,
, tribute of respect to the memory o
the late Emperor; to manifest the ap
probation of the American people o
/. the wonderful achievements under Hi
T. Majesty's benign reign, and TO expires
the sympathetic American interest i
= the new Japan.
"In fulfilling that high mission / wa
: received on all sides by the court, tn
. officials and the people of Japan in tn
3 spirit in which | came. l have tn
pleasantest recollections of the kindl
reception that was everywhere accord
;. ed me in Japan, both personally and a
! representative of the American people
at time of profound national mourn
ing"