The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-08
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GUARANTEE PEACE.
SRoosevelt Wants Nations
to Realize Strength
Of Our Navy.
JAPANESE WAR
NOT FEARED NOW
EAnxious to Give World Startling
Demonstration Of What Navy
Is Capable OF Doing to Pro-
tect American Shores.
New Version Of
Affairs.
/ JAPANESE WAR

/, OYSTER BAY. n. Y, July THE.
fsignincance OF Rear-Admiral Brown
sons addition to the somewhat meagre
Information which has come from
| President Roosevelt regarding the con-
| ltemplated two-ocean manoeuyre of tho !
Atlantic battleship fleet, Is regarded
there as having been overlooked in
the comment, expert and otherwise, |
] which has since been induged in or
/ iboth continents Admiral BroWnsoni
came to Oyster Bay Friday TO take
lunch with the President, processing
entire Ignorance of the manoeuyrei
yplans. When he left Sycamore Hill
ito take the train for Washingt on. the 1
admiral had one thought which he
wished emphasized. that 1t was de.
| strable and important to demonstrate
Ito the world how quickly The Anleri-
| can navy could transfer its fighting
strength from one ocean to the other.
This was distinctly an addition to-
the Presidents previous statement is
(, sued through Secretary Loeb, wherein
!Ethe object nf Inc smano euvre was said
j to be an exercise movement for the
benefit Of the navy, to perfect Its train.
| ing in fleet exercise on an extended
scale, the purpose and effect Of the.
! plan being for the bencfit OF the navy
alone.
To Impress the Nations.
d What came from President Roose-
welt through Admiral Browngon is de-
\ cidedly different and much broader
/ design. President Roosevelt has been
consistent in advocating Large navy
as the surest guarantee OF peace be-
\ tween the United States and all foreign
| powers. Heretofore, large navy has
/ been reckoned solely frtin the point
| of view of the number OF ships. their
n.
,lpacity. With this idea the American
] navy has grown steadily, ship by ship
To the somewllat embarrassing array
of ships and tonnage. President Roose-
! tiyelts now prnposesftoF give the world a
1 somewhat startling demonstration OF
what the American navy is capable OF
! doing to protect either or both Of the
extended shore lines OF the United
States AS Admira, Rrnwnsen ss!d,
I There is no time like the present for
! such demonstrat!on"--a time when
] the United States Is at perfect peace
/ with every nation
| In everything that has come from
I the President nt4rsgarding the movement.
l1t has been indicated that the fleet,
/ wherever II may go, Is to be brought
back to the Atlantic and that the re-
/ turn Is TO be as much n denlnnsfr
! tton Of speed as the outward journey.
No Fear OK War Now. 49,
While It is a saserted with all possible
emphasis that there Is no foundation
FOR apprehension pf trouble, imme-
fdiatc or future. between the United
States and Japan. the proposed demon
j, stration with the feet can be looked
upon in no other light than that Presi-
dent Roosevelt intends to use the
American navy for exactly that pur-
pose for which he advocated It's aug
mentation--a guarantee of internation-
al peace. 1t was reported to-day that
Ambassador O'Brien, who has been In
~ited to Sycamore Hill the latter part
rDf the present week, will not be able
TO confer with the President before
going to his new post In TOXIC. The
ambassador finds 1t necessary to de-
vote some time to his personal at.
.fairs In Michigan. and will not Ind 1,
convenient to return to the East be.
fore departing by the way of sar
Francisco Tor Japan. twas remarked
That there was occasion for a con.
ference between the President and
Ambassador O.Brien other than the
1ormality Of official etiquette.