Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-07-12
Defend THE PACIFIC
ATLANTIC FLEET COMES WEST
TO SHOW'EM.
Nineteen BattIeships, Besides a Num-
her of Armored Cruisers Are to Go
to Pacific Waters From the Allan.
tic-WiII Help Quiet This jap War
TaIk-President to Have Peace.

Atlantic fleet 10 racine waters have
been theoretically worked out by the
naval general board. But these de-
tails are necessarily subject to con-
slant change resulting from the with
drawal of battleships from active COM
mission on account of having been
declared antiquated or in need of re-
pairs and the substitution of other
ships Just going into commission and
fresh from the builders hands.
The opinion of the officers on duty
today is that the route most feasible
for the big ships is by way of the
Straits of Magellan.
1t is Beloved now that the route will
be about as follows:
Leaving New York or Hampton
Roads in the early fall, the fleet would
probably steam straight to Culebra
where coal would be taken on. The
next stop will be Rio de Janeiro, and
from that point the vessels would not
halt until they reached Sand Point
in the Straits of Magellan. Here
again the coal supply would be re-
newed for the run to Callao, Peru. The
next stage would be from Callao to
Panama and from that point the ships
would proceed without a stop to San
Francisco. 1t is belived that after
reaching Peruvian waters the move
ments of the vessels would be much
more deliberate than up to that point
Although the reason for this state
ment is not officially obtainable it is
apparent that the explanation is to
be found in the fact that the battle
ships will be within easy reach of
San Francisco; in other words, they
could in an emergency, arrive at that
port before any other fleet could.
Admiral Evans, it is expected, will
start with 16 battleships, besides as
many GOLFERS. The armored cruisers
Washington and Tennessee, which are
now in French waters, are under or
ders to Immediately refit and proceed
to the Pacific coast to form part of
the armOred cruiser squadron to be
assembled there. 1t is possible that
they will be detained and accompany
the battleships on the cruise
When Admiral Evans arrives off
the coast his fleet will be increased by
the addition of the battleship Ne
braska, newly completed and simply
waiting the rounding out of her skele-
ton crew. The battleships Wisconsin
and Oregon, now at Bremerton navy
yard, Seattle, will probably have COM
pleted their extensive repairs by next
March, so that they too may be added
to the fleet which win comprise 49,
batteships, besides the armored and
protected cruisers of the Pacific fleet.
The Pacific Fleet.
The armored cruiser squadron of
the Pacific fleet. which will have
head quarters in California waters,
Will be composed of the Washington
and the Tennessee, sister ships, 14,500
tons, "a guns, speed % knots, and
the California and South Dakota,
1861 tons each, 22.5 knots, Is guns,
almost complete, with officers yet to
be assigned.
Rear Admiral Charles H. Stockton
Will command the armored cruiser
squadron, the Tennessee being his
flagship.
II Is expected within a few days
President Roosevelt will announce
just what his preferences are in the
carrying out Of the plan of the navy
department for sending a monster bat
ueShlp fleet to the Pacific.
Is said that the president told
MOOT and his other cabinet advisers
Cnat he would not permit a Japanese
" force this government to position
irritable to them both.
Professor Grosvenor Talks.
Professor Edwin A. Grosvenor of
amherst college, an authority on in
.e'naIlonal law, gave out a statement
Ielerence to the sending of the
cifc
Inc United States desires peace
"'In all the nations of the world, yet
nosuing SO endangers peace as UMPIRE
poIeuness for war. Our whole Pacific
to Sao' and our Pacific possessions are
guay practically defenseIess. The
tLSp OF battleships to the Pacific
mIeatens none. There is in it no men
o ote or provocation to Japan or any
oo ,4e' power. 1t is merely a prudent
door. a i0ON OA Jul nm
CIV we have no preference or desire
cou 10 attack Japan. If war ever
cues ueS between us the affront will
H. pie from her, not from ourselves.
6;t, " the present an unfortunate ira
in t3l hobby has conferred our navy
triS vllle OF peace in the Atlantic or it's
tbo racing as we do upon two oceans,
5 Ias navy, the right arm of national
tt ots should be equally at home on
resd,. The strong man, armed and
SHIN SHY, mas little to fear Each battle
gal ell sailing through the straits of Ma
sl'es us a guarantee of peace. +" !
To = tb Is said there are more men buried
the D.. square foot along the line of
part rshama canal than in anv other