Williams news., 1914-10-01
LANCE GIVES SIDE
 OF JAPANESE WAR

UT UHI HNLUL WHII Statement of Captain John
 Hance, in regard to the
 Trouble Between he and
 Several other White Elm
 ployees, and the Manage
 ment of the El Tovar.
 Continued from last week.
 I said; "Hold on Mrs. Brant, under the promises and terms of this affair, they must go with me tonight"
 She told me in very emphatic words that they were not going down then, and I told her in equal ly emphatic words that they were going to go right then. She asked me how I was going to do it, and I told her to wait about five minutes and I would show her. I then walked out to where my men were standing and they asked me about what success I had had. I told them that I was afraid they were up against it, and told them that Brant had refused to let the Japan ese go that night. I told them I wanted them to go up with me, with no demonstration of any kind, just as tho they were attending a funeral, and to let me do all the talking there was to be done, and that if they did not give up these two Japanese to go with me and I would e2deavor to find them, and take them down and remove the emblem, and for them to be quiet unless there was some foul means upon me by them. Just as we were about to goI and get them, chief clerk Kellog came up and said theys were willing to let the Japanese go with us if we would stand to our agreement to see that they were not harmed. I told him l was man of my word, I would see that they were not harmed or insulted. He said they would be down in just few minutes, and in short while here came the two Japanese, and I told Kellog that we would escort them to the head of the trail, that nobody would in- terrupt or molest them in anyway, and when the Japanese came we walked down the walk arm in arm to the head of the trail, with my men following me. The Japanese said that they wanted to be friend ly, and that they had done wrong, and were willing to go and take the flag down and deliver it to me, and l replied that I wanted to be Friendly for all times to come, and would hold TO hard feeling toward Phem. When we got to the Bright Angel Hotel it was then about 50 yards from the head of the trail told my boys that I would not need them any more and for them St' go and go to bed. Kellog, the Special Officer and myself went with the Japanese to the head of the trail or down a little way. One of the Japanese had a large flash light, and 1 had one of a smaller dimension with new bat teries in it. I gave them the light, and with the aid of the lights they could travel just as well as-by day light. Just as they were ready to start l told them to take all the time they needed, and not to hur- " and to be careful, and assured them that would be right there when they came back, and that I would see that no persons went down the trail until they got back. l told them would not allow any person to go down the trail unless 1t be some of the Japanese who might be worried about them and would want to go and see what was the matter with them, and that l would notify any Japanese that l let go down to call you in your own language, so that you would not be afraid.
 l was there about an hour and a