Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-14
Secretary Bryan Launches the
Fellowship as the Com
panion to Friendship.
WILL 0vERTAKE WARFARE
BEFORE TROUBLE BEGINS
New Treaty With Japan Likely to
Be Drawn-Suggested Local
Appointment.

Secretary Bryan today launched a
companion vessel of his celebrated
battleshfp Friendship. 1t is to be the
cruiser Fellowship. the fastest cruiser
IN the world and able to overtake war
1are before the struggle begins With
Friendship and Fellowship sailing to-
gether. in his opinion. all vessels OF
destruction will sink out of sight. an
nihilated not by solid shot. but by a
sentiment common throughout the civ
ilized world represented by Mr. Bryan's
two now vessels
The Secretary of State had spent half
an hour talking with Pres dent Wilson
on the subjects he declined to discuss
with the newspaper men who surrounded
him. But when he was conplimented on
his campaign for interna tional peace, his
favorite subject. he was more communi-
cative. and it was in conversation with
the reporters that he sent the Fellowship
out on the broad international waters.
fully equipped with the ammunition of
kindly sentiment and love and bound for
the harbors of concord and amity.
New Treaty With Japan Probable.
Mr.. Bryan said that the japanese ques-
ton will remain status quo until the reply
of Gov. Johnson has been received III
there are to be further steps by the ad
ministration he thought it wiser not to
name them. He believed il best to try
| to accomplish one step before attempting
another. 1t is. however. thought to be
Mr.. Bryans purpose to take up with the
Japanese ambassador. Viscount Chinda.
at the earliest possible moment the draft
| ing OF a new treaty that will set forth
explicitly the future status of the Nip
ponese in this country.
| In explaining how his suggestion of the
| battleshiD Friendship had come into his
| mind Mr.. Bryan gave credit to an idea
obtained from Andrew Carnegie, the ad-
vance agent and financial backer of the
/ movement for worlds permanent cessa.
! ton from warfare. Mr.. Carnegie told
| Mr.. Bryan that the two small gunboats
maintained on the great lakes by this
country and Canada had been a potent
force for friendliness between the two
| countries.
| The thought then occurred to me-
said Mr. Bryan. .that il two such craft
could aid peace there was no reason why
this nation, which is friendly to all others
should not take the lead in a movement
| for genuine friendship which would alb.
| solute;y eliminate all possibilities of war
The enthusiastic reception my words have
met with have greatly encouraged me to
hope that the plan will work out with
success
/ President Wilson Gratified.
| President Wilson has expressed much
pleasure that Secretary Bryan's work for
peace is receiving so much attention in
| this country and abroad. He considers il
an indication that the world is being
awakened more than ever before to the
necessities of widespread effort TO stop
warfare.
The President today received many con-
gressional and other visitors. most OF
them on personal errands concerned
about small matters OF patronage
Representative Pou of North Carolina
personally presented TO Mr.. Wilson a
bound volume of recommendations from
prominent men throughout the city for
the appointment OF Albert 5. J. Atkinson
assistant inspector of buildings in the
District government. as member of the
excise board. Mr.. Pou told the President
that Mr.. Atkinson was high type of a
man and would make a splendid membe,
| of the excise board. The President did
not indicate TO Mr.. Pou when he expects
| to take up the appointments.
John Purroy Mitchell of New York, re-
Gently named to be collector OF the port
| of New York. saw the President. Mr.
| Mitchell said he intended TO assume the
| duties of his office about June !.
Tumulty returns FROM Jersey SlIy.
Secretary Tumaity returned this morn
ing from Jersey City. wnere he went
Yesterday TO cast his vote in the first
urinary election for commissioners TO
govern that city. He was much pleased
today with the results. progressive demo-
Gratis having received the majority OF the
votes cast enabling them TO be in the
second primary which will decide the
choice of :ne city. The outlook is that
| friends of the President will be chosen
without trouble in the last primary.