The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-13
JAPAN WELCOMES
ENGLISH PRINCE
Edward, Prince of Wales,
Reaches Toxic Amidst
a Great Ovation
MET BY PRINCE REGENT
Horihito Recalls His Visit 10
England and Pays a Warm
Tribute to Royal Buton

TOXIC. April 1l.--Edwar1, prince
Of WalDs ig tho Euost of Japan.
All eastern Japan in gala attire.
iadc him welcome. Arriving M Nn-
kohoma uu board the hnttlrshlp lto-
uown. the visiting prince landed nu
japanese coil af g.7D o'clock thH
mcru'rr. a special train bore him
to Toxic central station whore
Hirohta. prince regent of Japan. tho
imperial prince" ana .oiiinor,, OF
state greeted HIM Rockets and tho
roar OF welcoming guns announced
his arrival 60 awaiting thousands
VINO lined tho sfror'H.
4 fleet of h1ttlosulpg, headed by
tho Mu'au, pride az tho japanese
navy. met tho Nou0Wn or tho
. southern ronst ~ Japan and escorted
. her 10 tho harbUr OF Nokuhuma.
There tho prince was welcomed 10y
. royal salute from land batteries.
4 Holiday Occasion.
Tho occasion uf the princes nra
rival was made moro or less or O.
holiday. Police and gondarmos with
difficulty restrained tho thousands
who lined the way from tho station
/ 20 the imperial palace. The ovation
/ accorded the visitor was second only
/ I'm the history ~ tho country 20 that
accorded the Japanese crown prince
/ on his return from Europe when for
/ the first time tho Japanese were
/ permitted to welcome member OF
I the imperial family
school children. by arrangement
held tho post Of honor ncNt 90 tho
strect. They held IN ono hand o Brit
ish.flag nnd In tho other tho Jnpn-
nese, shouting their welcome be-
tween sentences In "God Save the
King" which they had been taught
to sing FOR tho occasion,
Seated by the prince OF Wales In
tho carriage tho japanese crown
prince. The carriage passed between
scores OF specially constructed arches
or grCcncry and one elaborate struC-
turc. a replica OF the London
tower.
Received by the Empress.
Arriving at the imperial palace,
the royal visitor was received by the
empress. This ceremony was formal
with all OF the pomp OF court.
Following this reception, his pro-
cesEiOn OF cars roappcnred as he was
taken 20 AlSasaka. detached palace,
the most elaborate foreign style In
the empire, which viii be his home
while In Toxic. Again the crowds
greed him with an ovation OF ban
zaie."
A formal call on the princess Of
the blood and return OF that call
was then made.
Tonight the first visit OF the heir
90 tho British throne was climaNed
by n brilliant banquet at the im-
perlal palace.
Hirohito, prince regent IN toast
Ing his royal guest. reviewed his own
reception In England last yenr--n
visit the prince Of wales is now re-
pnying--hnd paid glowing tribute Ia
Edward.
Comments on Conference.
'In view OF the signature OF the
quadruplo treaty At the epoch
making Washington conference"
said tho prince regent, "it IN not
amiss for me TO dwell upon the high
and honorable role played In the
past by the Anglo-Jnpancse alliance
in the interests of peace In the far
east and the admirable spirit mani
tested by both countries In living up
TO the obligations contained In II.
have every confidence that the Same
loyalty viii be manifested by the
four powers in tho now instrument --
wider In scope-whlch supercedea
the same"
In his speech the prince declared
there should be the closest co-opera'
tion between Japan aud Great Brit
ain In the interests OF peace ana hu'
manity.
From Japan the prince II expected
20 20 TO Canada.