Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-08-13
GRAND NAVAL SHOW
Will Eclipse Anything
the World Has Seen.
ALL NATIONS ARE INVITED
To Send Their Finest Vessels to Take
Part in the Pageant.

WAsHINGToS. Aug. la-Uuder tho act
OF congress authorizing tho president TO
invite foreign naval powers TO participate
in the naval review to he hold ia New
York harbor next April the state depart
ment has issued invitations IN tho name
OF the president 10 tho naval powers of
tho world. The following Is tho form Of
notification OF the action taken by tho
department sent to our ministers fh tho
countries which have been Invited TO send
ships u take part IN tho review:
by an act of congress-. approved April ..
lssn IL Is provided that tho president 10 hereby
empowered and directed 20 hold naval ro-
Wow In New York harbor IN April. lSod ana p
extend 10 foreign nations Invitations 70 send
ships Of war 10 join tho United States navy In
rendezvous In Hampton Roads. and proceed
thonce To said review.
Tho government OF tho United States, IN
pursuance OF tho above law. win assemble It's
loet at tho prescribed rendezvous al Hamp-
ton Roads IN tho month u April next, with In
structions 20 proceed thence 70 New Yorh
harbor. there 20 take part 10 paval revfen
In connection with the International elposi-
tion at Chicago, commemorative OF tho tO0th
ann iversary OF the discovery OF America by
Columbus.
II Is tho sincere and earnest wisp OF .ths
president that this proposed celebration shall
DO commensurate with tho importance OF tho
historical event which IL commentaries, and
shall illustrate tho extraordinary advance In
tho progress OF naval architecture NJ tho pres-
ent timo. To this end tho 1eet ~ tho United
Btotcs will 10 composed of vessels u Tho mos
modern types which shall bavo boon cop-
ploted at tho dato namod. and tho demonstfa-
ton viii further include roproduotops Y sho
earavels which composed the floct Of Oo3um-
bus upon HIS voyage ~ discovery.
Non arc hcreby directed 70 carlm unioato 10
tho government 10 which you arc Q6oredito4
tho purpose OF tho government Of the United
States thus solcmnly declared by an act of tho
national congress- and approved by tho preAi-
dent. and It's cordial invitation 20 send o
squadron u vossels which may flttingly rep
resent ite power ana dignity. 10 Join tho
United States fleet IN rendezvous al uamp-
ton Roads, VaA April ~. 1913. and proceed
thonco tO tho revtew ih tho hnrbos Of New
yorh.
This invitation has. In hko method. been CT
tended TO all naval powers. You will tako oc-
casion, IN presenting 10, to assure tho goverh-
mont OF tho sincere pleasure n viii ufford tho
president 10 learn " its acceptance by that
government.
The navy department will soon take up
the plan and scope ofthe proposed feView
and begin preparations 60 make the
rendezvous tho most imposing che country
has ever witnessed It Is expected promps
acceptance by foreign powers Will be 70
ceivod, and that tho finest aud fhGt moo
ern ships OF war will bo sent TO take part
I'm tho pageant II IL quite certaio thPt
every ship Of modern construction IN or
navy TINT eau possibly DO spared from
service abroad will no ordered homo 10
rendezvous ia Hampton Roads prepare
tory to proceeding TO New York. aud Il Is
fully expected that tho review will equal.
II not exceed, any naval concentration of
war vessels the world has even seen.