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CRUISE IS FOR PRACTICE ONLY
1t Has No Connection with Alleged
Friction with Japan.
STAY IN WEST NOT PERMANENT
No Excuse for Attempt to Create
War Scare.
CoURTEs1ES TO JAP OFFICIAL
Admiral YamRmota, who VIII Reach
New York soon, VIII Inspect Navy
Yards and Call ON President
at oyster Bay.

Yards and Call ON President
at Oyster Bay.
/ OAKLAND, Cal, July s.-secretary OF
! War Metcalt deprecates the warlike aspect
that has been given the order for the
cruise of the great battleship squadron from
the Atlantic TO the Pacific coast The
secretary said last night that :he proposed
movement was that of a practice cruise
4 and that the fleet would not be kept In the
Pacific permanently. He declared that the
length of time that the fleet would remain
on the western side of the continent had
not been decided.
with considerable emphasis the secre-
tary voiced his opinion that the warlike
| Interpretation that had been made IN con-
nection with the fleets movement was not
justified by the facts. In fact, the widely
published reports suggesting hostile pre-
parations seem to be source of irritation
| for the head of the navy lie said;
The heet which was moved from tho
Atlantic to the Pacific this winter Is COM
| lns TO this side merely on a practice
cruise The fleet will consist of sixteen or
more vessels, not more than twenty and its
stay stay ON this side will not be permanent.
turn around and go right back again How
long 1t will remain In the Pacific will be
determined at the proper time
! There is no sound reason for excuse, for
all this talk by the public and through the
press of an attempt to overawe the Japa-
/ neso by warlke naval display / do not
/ believe that the newspapers are justified
or right IN so constituting and coloring the
Every year the Atlantic fleet has been
sent on cruise. Last year 1t was sent TO
! Guantanamo. This year II will go to the
Pacific. The long cruise will give the men
and the vessels a thorough tost and improve
the efficiency Of both.
COurtesics to Jnp Admiral.
WASHINGTON, July o. Viscount Aoki,
the Japanese ambassador, has been de-
ferring his departure from this city for his
summer vacation in anticipation OF the ar
rival of Admiral Yamamota, who is ex-
pected to reach New York soon from Eu-
! rope. The admiral. who is one of the four
officers of the Japanese navy holding that
rank. is on his way home TO Japan, but
will spend some time in the United States
before sailing from San Francisco or Sc
attic. His visit TO this country, however,
is an entirely unofficial one, although it is
visit to the president at Oyster Bay. Ho
expected he will be shown some courtesies
by the government authorities. including
Is expected also to go to Washington for a
brief period. The ADMIRAL is accompanied
by several Japanese officers. An oppor-
tunity will be afforded the visitors to go
through some OF the big manufacturing
and shipbuilding establishments II they
care to do So It has been unof1cially
stated this was one Of the purposes Of the
brief stay in the United States. Admiral
Yamamota was one of the suite of Prince
Fushimi on his visit to King Edward.
NO Need of Criticism.
WASHINGTON, July 9-Although pretty
well satisfied that the Japanese admiral,
Sakamoto, was not accurately reported in
- ~. -
the American navy the officials here have
concluded that even If the case were other
wise. the incident would call for no Of
fcial representations on their part. As
one of the officials put II. the matter would
be for the Japanese naval authorities
to deal with, and they undoubtedly would
do so without any prompting from the
United States. Our own government at
Washington has taken the initiative in ad-
monishing and even reprimanding American
military or naval officers who are guilty
of indiscreet public comments upon for
eign institutions
1t has done so upon the theory that the
offense of the officer Is against his own
government and It is not doubted that
the Japanese view will be the same.
Work On Boilers Pushed.
AKRON o., July s.-The Stirling COM
pany at Barberton has an urgent request
from Washington TO push the boilers for
the battleships of the navy 10 completion
as fast as possible and Engineer Gay OF
the navy has arrived to that the work
is rushed The plant will be run day and
night until the boilers are completed.
No Nation Wants War.
DIES MONIES, July e-'Neither Japan
nor the United States want a war at this
time" said Congressman J. A. T. Hull,
chairman Of the house committee on mill
tary affairs. this morning.
There is a big element in Japan who
would welcome war. but the ruling classes
are too wise to pick q quarrel with the
United States. II there is war we will
at first lose the Philippines and the
Hawaiian island, but we would triumph In
the end for the United States would build
warships and fight out a victory. We
are the only nation which can conduct
war and get rich at the same time"
France Opposes AIaFmist Views.
PARIS July 9-The French government
greatly deprecates the alarmist view OF
the Japanese American situation taken by
a section Of the Paris press and It's In
spired statement based presumably on the
Foreign ohice's adyiees. placing the most
, optimistic construction upon the plans to
dispatch the American battleship feet TO
the Pacific, was given out this afternoon
as follows:
Much surprise Is manifested In diplo-
matte circles over the excitement caused
by the plan TO send the American battle
ship fleet 10 Pacific waters Instead or
the step causing alarm. there Is reason -
believe that tho doc'-
government implies that the negotiations
proceeding between tue =, .sat...e.-.. --.--
Toxic cabinets are making tavOi AYE .. q =
reBs. The American government beyond
doubt would not order this naval movement
II II was likely 20 embarrass the neBota-
tions which have been going on tor some
time between the two governments.
Egyptian Prince in California.
OAKLAND, Cal, July 9.-The descendant
NJ an unbroken line OF kings and rulers rK-