The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1907-07-13
UNITED STATES
VS.. JAPAN
England Hardly Thinks Wal
Probable, but Other Powers
are not so Optimistic.
Japan's Newspapers Sarcastic

Osyter Bay July 7.-President
Roosevelt has been consistent in
advocating a large navy as the
guarantee of peace between the
United States and all foreign
powers. Heretofore a large navy
has been reckoned solely from
the viewpoint of the number of
ships, their tonnage, armor, guns
and fighting capacity. With
this idea the American navy has
grown steadily, ship by ship.
To the somewhat uninteresting
array of ships and tonnage, Presi-
dent Roosevelt now proposes to
give the world a somewhat start
ling demonstration of what the
American navy is capable of do
ing to protect either or both of
the extended shores of the United
States. As Admiral Brownson
said: There is no time like the
present for demonstration" a
time when the United States is
at perfect peace with the world.
In everything that has come
from the president regarding the
movement it has been indicated
that the fleet, wherever it may
60, is to be brought back to the
Atlantic, and that the return is
to be as great demonstration
of peace as the outward journey.
While it is asserted with all
possible emphasis that there is
no foundation for apprehension of
trouble immediate or future, be-
tween the United States and
Japan, the proposed demonstra-
ton with the fleet can be looked
upon in no other light than that
President Roosevelt intends to
use the navy for exactly the pur-
pose that he has argued its aug
mentatl0n a guarantee of inter
national peace. 1t was stated
here today that Ambassador
OBrien, who has been invited
to Sycamore Hill the latter part
Of the present week, will not be
able to confer with the presi-
dent before going to his new
post in Toxic. The ambassa-
dor finds it necessary to de-
vote some time to his personal
affairs in Michigan and will not
lind it convenient to return tC
the East before departing by the
way of San Francisco for Japan.
ENGLAHD's VIEW.
London, July THE public
tension between the United
States and Japan il; exciting the
keenest interest among all the
European diplomats. None Of
them, however, believes that il
Will reach the stage of warfare
because the heavy burden Of
ueot Japan is carrying as a re.
suit Of her failure to obtain in
uemnlty from Bussia, forbid.
ner embarking on a similar cost
y enterprise in the next decade
II Is recognized, nevertheless
.Aat the United States is acquir
ing the enmity of Japan as onC
VI her national assets which may
prove handicap in the event o
trouble with any other power.
dreat Britain finds herself il
su embarrassing position, also
1eeause she is obliged to stant
petween her colonies and th,
y, matter of anti-Japanese laws
'ae IranSvaal has just put int
UperatlOn q law regulating th,
su'Ey of Asiatics. which apple
" indian subjects as we'll as t,
Me Japanese and Chinese AM
sa'ch compels them to submi
y IN examination aud registr,
.''A thumb prints, like crimin
~ which is irritating to them
a. australia threatens Legislation
% the same lines.
Alfred Deakin, the Australia
!. sisnler, during his recent visi
i England, repeatedly said i
q. ~ speeches that the chief ma
"O,al question with which Aus