The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-03
The Influence Of the Fleet

thrrmorn, they VIII cite some corrobo.
refary Tafts shansiaii speech fhai
speecl, Ind much wider circulation In
As ;,, tim i had IN America.
Korean border. japan is ignoring tho
Jhnese rigts IN soIthern Manehurla
Japanese ships are bringing .japaness
rrny fd,as into Ghna to arm chiness
States rs It's best friend. 1t il the
tnia aa that returns unearned indcmni.
the grent power which prevented
S t,ers fr9m grabbing 5'dns The United
nesc to Mobilization OF the ~ great
t G:GWer Of tho American nation All
accept any tale. The iieet viii give
them concrete mere, material upon which 70
j, In the philippines the fleet will have
u the inflnense Of assuring the ilipinos
.possessions from foreign aggress i
ana ~ Of the ability OF the United states
4Ps WIN The aGmessc nro nsaar
need no additional test i = on upa tl,s
later subject. but. nevertheless, It Is
XXI fleet a 70 ths aG coi,ming OF the power
for the future OF American prestige.
IN. comparison which Will be made
collection OF ships which Dewey s1 COM M
manded in those waters ten years ago.
WILL, VIII be striking object lesson IN pro-
story. Australia IS a long long way sny'1 Off
from the, these United States. There isn't
any any direct &c, communication and the peo-
acquainted The Australianstare Br,tish
colonials. and like their brothers In
.b uery ,S ciime :, they are undoubtedly i'm
America and things American. on tho
otner hand, they are OF the same blood,
nave the same traditions. the same
As a mptter OF fact. Australia copied
american civic forms in organizing its
e ommonwealti, government. Australia
Rritt gone 20 much farther afield from old
e,rnment than America. The only real
difference Is that Australia still sticks
y cricket and tea. while America ha,~
water. N 80
:, a Is fearful of Japanese en-
c crf.a Tsrn is determined not 10 re-
UP the standard OF "a white man.
country" All this in spite OF III the sl'f fact
u .na. A ips a., depends for protection
and Japan are tied fsstt in an otr fs dna
and defensive alliance. Therefore it
m mas q pea Efsat slgnfieanes when Pre-
the coming of the fleet would have In
eementing the ties Of friendship ex.
h ,sling between the American and
word about K aa,o1 Edwar W't a,a meyer ns
niinions Beyond the Seas. Australian
cities VIII welcome the fleet with
n ,ni1I mess. and the influence its visit
pages OF the future.
Inc BRUSH merchant in the East,
inc cornerstone OF English prosperity
ana English empire. has never been an
States. The English in England may
talk about hands across the son :,
but when John Bull ships himself
some somewhere mere, east OF Suez" he is apt to
than water. The American traveller
who has been bullied in the EngIlsi,
ciubs along the shores of the China
sea ana the Indian Ocean can voucl for
that.
But Just now this same British MGR.
chant Is metaphorically up on chair
waving the Stars and Stripes and ve1t
ing for Teddy" Whyy n is hecai,.;,,
ne Is every day coming into contact
WIN the interruptions competition of
me Japanese in business, and lie is
disgusted with the Anglo Japanese al
nance. He sees the cocky Japanese
eoolly relying on the protection of
British guns while he is fiIching Brit
ish guineas. II makes his English
blood boil and he Is mad clean
through. In the great show of
strength the United States is making
by the. cruise of this fleet, these Brit
ons think they see the power that will
CLIP the wings OF the ambitious little
brown man.
Coming home by way of Suez? That's
,ne program. Nobody in the Orient be-
lleves 1t yet, and II one ventures to
suggest that the trip back to the At
lantic Will be made. he forfeits the
respect of his fellows. The Chinese
the Australians. the American ana
British merchants. of the East. tho
Americans of the Philippines. Hawaii
and the Pacific Coast States are ali
praying that the fleet will remain OF,
the Pacific station for keeps" or
all the interests in the Pacific there is
but one which hopes to see the fleet
go back to Hampton Roads on schedule
tinle-and that one is Japan.
Haskin.)
To-morrow-When. America is Grown.
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