Show MEN V EXAMINE VESSELS a aRear Rear Admiral Henry HenlY Glass Investigates In Investigates Investigates In- In Transports and Colliers REGULAR NAVAL POLICY I i t Official of Steamship Company Says Work Is Highly Important San Francisco Feb 13 For 13 For the first time since the days daj s preceding tha th Spanish American war agents of the tire government are actively engaged in examining the large merchant vessels trading upon the Pacific coast with a aview aview view to a ascertaining their value as transports or colliers comers in the event of the government finding fin it necessary at any time to enlist their services It was learned le today that for tor some weeks Rear Admiral Henry Glass has been engaged enS In an nn examination of ot the vessels of the tire Pacific Coast Steamship Steamship Steam Steam- ship hip comp company ny with a a. special view Mew to their a n as ns transports and colliers T It Tt tun was learned also i 1 at n u fn Uw x-uin x list Hat t of all American v vessels l upon p th tin h Pacific coast which might be utilize by the government will soon bo In th the thc possession of ot the officials of the nav navy department at Washington Admirals Admiral's When asked tonight whether the tire ex ex- ex he was making had any significance In view vie of recent rumors rumors ru ru- ru- ru mors more affecting the relations of or this country and Japan Rear Admiral Glass Glas made tho the assertion that tho work worl he was doing doing- had no special of any sort but was merely merel a part of the regular policy of tire the navy department department depart depart- ment to keep In touch with all vessels flying the American fia flag both upon the Pacific and the tire Atlantic which might be used by the tire government s at any time An official high in the councils of the Pad lie Coast Steamship Stcl lp company how however ver made the tho admission that tire the york work being beIn done dono by Ly Rear Bear Admiral Glass ua ita was of rat a n. n private and i j im Im- a t nt nature u-r u n and that t ft it was n not t Intended intended in intended In- In tended that it Jt should become public at nt this time This official S' S gave ve a n Republican Republican Re Re- publican representative an Impression that there thoro might be a 0 good deal of ot Attached to tho the Inspection or tho of tho of ot the tha Pacific Coast St e e |