Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-07-13
DISCUSS PROSPECT
OF WAR WITH JAPAN
Shifting Battleships TO Pacific May
Bring On a Crisis
ARMY AND NAVY ALERT
Severe Test To be Put on Japan's
Alleged Friendship For the
United tates-Can Show It
Now by Attitude "A
TO Movement
ARMY AND NAVY ALERT

WASHINGTON. d. C.-Specisi--l
The war spirit r. growing. Naval and
army officers are using the japanese
situation as almost the sole topic OF
social discussion Opinion IN divided
as 20 the outcome OF sending the fleet
OF battieships 20 the Pacific.
~ Japan thinks that she can whip
the United States" remarked prom
inent naval officer today. 4 should
not be surprised X she were 10 regard
the projected movement OF the battle
ship fleet 10 the Pacific as a hostile
act and declare war.
III. after measuring her own
strength. financial and physioal. she
decides that she might set the worst
OF - she viii accept the movement
as Il Is intended BY the United States
and viii make no fuss over II.
But the traditional friendship be-
tween the two Governments has been
broken. They will never again. IN
\ my opinion. De on the same close
\ terms as heretofore The incident
will rankie. And some day. especially
! AZ the United states should become
invotved with any other power. the
feeling aroused now may burst out
II, + ridicuioSs.~ continued this Of
acer. who. Ike al others In service.
Is prohibited By resolutions from
lmSaniag OF naval movements. especial
~ when they may have a diplomatic
bearing. "fOr Japan 10 see any over
act IN this transfer Of the aeet Just
make a grave internStionaI question
out OF the riotous acts OF MOB IN
San Francisco. Japan can take eN-
ception 10 this disposition OF the
American ships. only IN case she her,
really friendly. as Z believe she IL. heI
susceptibluties will not be aroused
In Our own Domain
Il see that Toxic dispatch recalls
that when. IN January Japan propose
. SEND cruiser sSSaeron7 70 S ,..
direct hint from the United states rha'
- might not be opportune, on acco IN
q the recent excitement over th'
- school question, caused them 20 chanS'
their plans The Inference Is that
similar feeling ought 90 prevent IA
= Pac!fc. II is hardly necessary 20 poin
out that there Is no parallel IN tn
. 20 our own waters, Japan was intend
Ing 20 visit Is
Gated the sensational publications Pre-
l. dieting the possibility % war Wit
e Japan. first. because they might p
. taken too seriously as represents
e the real sentiment % this country
j. and. second. because they were liabl
TO strengthen the 5lngoes % Japa,
% and weaken the existing friendly az
e ministration q the empire.
IL appears that the famous trip %
e the Oregon during the spanish Ana or
- lean war. when she sailed from Sa
90 Francisco 20 Key West In sixty re
b., Gays, - 20 ne olbl .caleA N1 NDc "A
Il teship ieet The sixteen ships are (
- make a denomination 60 tae world e.
, the speed with which tse America
navy can transfer its dEEtiu- streus-
l. from one ocean 20 She other WIZ
!. this point in view there Vs.. Dee feu
u any. stops 20 pay fisits 20 courtes
az the capitals u the South America
- states What stops are made VIA b
Be- for thc business of coallr-.
"a II is understood that the ships WI
m san ia -FOUR divisions % four eac.
II with a dag or two u intertal hctvy ee
each division. The rendezvous wi
pr probably be ia Nlgdaleua Eay.