Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-09
WARNING TO JAPS
IN NAVAL SCHEME
Massing Of Fighting Fleet In,t
tended to Emphasize Amer
ica's Fighting Power
Europe Expects War

Richfleld Springs, N. Y, July So
Admiral Dewey, who Is soiournaneI
mere for the summer, Is quoted IN an
interview as saying in regard to the
transfer Of the battleship fleet to tha
Pacific:
1t Is pity we have not shsns
enough to keep powerful fleets In both
oceans butSsince we have not It seems
tnat IN the interest of peace it is best
at this time that our fleet should be
in the Pacific.
War Unlikely Says Dewey.
This cruiser transfer Is a mission
OF peace. do not think It likely that
this country will be seriously involved
with any power. But II trouble should
come by any chance it Is we'll to he
fully prepared for 1t.
1t is necessary for us to hold tha
balance of sea power on the Pacific.
The defences on that coast are not nm
to the standard of attainance That
the nation that has this power con.
trolls the situation WAS proven in our
war with Spain"
Urges Bigger Fleet.
Dewey said there should he no tror.
BILE in taking the feet around the Horn
| into the Poeif1c. The hnttleships
| should have 10 more difficulty there
than ferry has In crossing to Ho-
| boken. he said, that It was merely q
question of coal and dollars
Admiral Dewey intimated that he
saw two possible effects OF Importance
| IN the transfer Of the fleet. He
| believes 1t will urge the construction
Of another Atlantic fleet with the ships
now building as a neclues and he
hopes 1t will stimulate and hasten the
completion Of the Panama canal.
Il +4 -:o:-
/ Toxic, July 8, 10 a. m.AThe Hochi,
this morning prints an interview with
Admiral Sakamoto in which the ad.'
miral Is quoted as follows.
Should hostilities break out be.i
tween Japan and America the result
would be indec1sive, owing to Il want
Of proper bases Of operations. Such
bases as exist are too distant for prac-
teal purposes. Even the nearest bases, /
namely-The Pescadores. Cayite and
Manila, are at a distance of 600 miles,
from one another.
Even If the Washington government
should decide on war 1t is doubtful If.
the Americans serving in the navy are
sufficiently patriotic to fight. 4
American naval officers are bril-.
liant figures at balls and social gath.
erings, but they are deficient in pro.
fessional training and practice.
ut is too much to expect burning
/ patriotism In the American naval ser.
vice in case Of war with Japan It is
likely that most of the crews would.
desert and leave the ships.'
i Washington, d. O., July S.-Behind
President Roosevelt's action authoriz.
ing concentration of practically the en-
tire navy on the Pacific slope is his
Earnest desire to prevent trouble with
! Japan by showing this country Is pre-.
pared for it.
The fact can no longer be conceal.
ed that the administration has been re-
ceiving advices from Toxic Of the most
disquieting character. Silly as seems
thetalk Of war it nevertheless ID
true that foreign nations emphatical.'
4 ly believe 1t will come Indeed official
information has reached the embassies
I'm Washington that two great powers
srecently instructed their representa-
tives at Toxic to report upon Japan's
attitude especially concerning the
preparations she is making. The opin-.
ion of these representatives may be
all wrong, but at the same time 1t is
worth chronicling They agreed that
japan is getting ready for conflict
with the United States.
Japs to Reject Treaty.
4 Washington. July additional sig.
nif1cance was given to the sending of
J The battleship fleet to the Pacific to-
day, when word was received here that
Japan is preparing to 'ansist that her
citizens, whether coolies or mobiles. be
admitted to the United States when
over they wish to come.
The news that Japan, flushed with
her victory over Russia, was deter.
mined to force the United States to
accede to her demands when 1t comes
time to renew the present treaty,
: which expires in 1911. came from Otto.
TAXI Yamaoka, personal representative
Z of Count Okuma, leader of the pro-
, gressive party. The statement pur.
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