ADMIRAL TOGO'S FLAGSHIP
A REASONABLE REQUEST. RETENTION AS NAVAL MONUMENT Association— By Telegraph—Copyright TOKIO, Maxell 17(Received March 18, at 9.35 p.nf.) A group of Japanese visited the Axnerican Ambassador, Mr Woods, and asked him to use his influence to save from destruction the Mikasa, Admiral Togo’s flagship in the Russo-Japanese war, which must be scrapped under the Washington Treaty. They desire to retain the vessel as a monument. Mr Woods promised fco transmit the petition to the State Department, but he stressed the fact that the United States was only one of the Powers which signed the treaty. Tie visitors declared that they would present the petition to the other signatories. , Admiral Togo said to a correspondent;' “ We must conform to the treaty, but we would like to see the vessel preserved, although she is useless and was seriously damaged by the earthquake.”—A. and N.Z. Cable.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19124, 19 March 1924, Page 7
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