The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-08
BIG STICK WILL
Be BRANDISHEO
No Time Like the Present for
Great Naval DemonStra-
ton on Pacific.
VIEWS OF OTHER NATIONS
GERMANY BELIEVES WAR is
SURE TO COME.

Oyster Bay, y. V. July THE signifi-
canoe of Rear Admiral Brownson's addi-
ton to the somewhat meagre information
which has come from President Roosevelt
regarding the contemplated two ocean
maneuvers of the Atlantic battleship fleet,
Is regarded here as having been over
looked in the comment expert and other
wise. which has since been INDUCED in
on both continents. Admiral BroWusOn
came to Oyster Bay Friday to take lunch
with the president, protesting entire ig-
noTance OF the maneuver plans. When he
left Sycamore Hill to take the train for
Washington, the admiral had one thought
which he wished emphasiZed-that it was
deslTa bic and important to demonstrate to
the world how quickly the American navy
could transfer its fighting strength from
one ocean to the other
This was distinctly an addition to the
PRESIDENTS previous statement issued
through Secretary Loeb wherein the OBJ
Ject OF the maneuVerS was said TO be an
exercise movement for the benefit of the
navy, to perfect its training in fleet ex-
eTCise on an extended scale. the PURPOSE
and effect of the plan being for the bene-
lit OF the navy alone. What came from
President Roosevelt through Admiral
much broader design. President ROose-
Welt 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 point of view
of the number of ships, their tonnage, ar
NOR, guns and fighting capacity. With
TINS lqea the American navy has grown
steadily snip by ship
Time fer Demonstration.
To the somewhat uninteresting array of
ships and tonnage President Roosevelt
now proposes to give the world a some
what startling demonstration of what the
American navy is capable of doing to pro-
tect either both of the extended shores
of the United States. As Admiral Brown
son said. there is no time like the pres
ent for such demOnstra ton q time
when the United States is at peace with
every nation.
In everything that has come from the
president resaIding the movement it has
been indicated that the fleet wherever II
may go is to be brought back TO the At
iantic, and that the return Is to be as
great demonstration OF speed as the out
ward journey.
While il is asserted with all possible
emphasis that there is no foundation for
apprehension of immediate or fu-
ture difficulty between the United
States and Japan. the proposed
demonstration with the fleet can
be locked upon in no~other light than that
President Roosevelt intends to use the
American navy for exactly that purpose
for which he has advocated its augmenta-
tion-a guarantee of international peace
1t was stated here TODAY that Ambassador
o Brien, who has been invited to Saga
more Hill the latter part of the present
week. will rot be able to confer with the
president before going to his new post in
Toxic The ambassador finds il necessary
to devote some time to his personal affairs
in Michigan, and will not find it convent
ent to return to the east before depart
ing by the way of San Francisco for ia
pan. II was remarked that there was no
occasion for a conference between the
president and Ambassador OBrien other
than the fOrmality of official etiquette.