The Washington times., 1908-03-14
CRUISE AROUND THE WORLD
GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH,
BESIDES AIDING CAMPAIGN
Uncle SAM in Entertaining Nations incidentally Gives a
Snub to Japan, Shows His Friendship for Britain.
and Helps Republican Party,

the announcement that the fleet would
make the trip 10 the Pacific. the gov
eminent OF the federation or austria ia
has been pressing invitations that the
feet come there. The Australians feel
very close TO the United States. They
are, like Americans, pioneers ia a new
world They have an immense conf
meree with the United States They are
concerned most sincerely about tho
Oriental peril. The problem of a white
Australa'' Is the most live problem In
Australasia todty.
The neW-founded federal government
is busy organizing a federal army and
navy; II proposes TO have an estab-
lishment large and powerful enough 70
assure that a white Australia may be
maintained. Australia has recognized
in the fleets trip to the Pacific a serv-
ice OF notice, by a great white nation
on the rest OF the world, that the con-
tinents now held by the Caueasians are
TO continue in that possession. SO Aus
tralia has seen that her own cause has
been, in large way, taken up by the
United States.
For the fleet to 20 TO Australia, and
not 10 Japan. means that the world will
recognize that, despite the alliance on
paper between Japan and Britain, there
IS something yet closer between the
United States and Britain-the tie OF
kinship.
Snub TO Japanese.
MS HAlA AC IA AE4AAAN al intern
tional event Of the greatest magnitude.
It will be accepted. diplomats say, as
the quiet bunch 20 Japan that she must
not count too far on her alliance with
England when that alliance might be-
cCme involved in relations between the
great EUglish-speaking countries. IL
will be understood at Tokyo as a snub
whose elegance would not justify out
ward resentment, Vet whose significance
is not 10 be overlooked.
The feet will go from the Australian
cities 20 the Philippines, thence through
the Streits, past Ceylon, Alden, the
Suez canal, and through the Mediterra-
mean. All along the line OF progress IL
Will touch at great British gateways.
and each will vie with tie earlier
ones 1T tho enthusiasm OF the reception.
Then ,sill come Italy, Spain, France.
and Britain-all with their tributes 20
the armada OF the new power from out
OF the west
Cruise a Campaign Help.
Political significance OF the visit is
not to be overlooked significance as re-
lated to domestic politics in this coun-
try alone. The fleet viii be touring
from one splendid ovation 70 another
all summer The United States. its
navy, its commanding power. lis Presi-
dent. win be toasted Ia the ports Of
the world. The party IN power, the Ad-
ministration which conceived the mag
nihCent idea OF such a tour. viii heldly
be overlooked IN the consideration %
the effects of such q spectacle
BY the time the feet returns 10 the
United States IL will have steamed
something like %. 600 miles I'll records
at all comparable with this tour VIII
have been broken. More than this. the
feet will then return, the most expert
enced and seasoned in the world II
will have seen all weatheTs, chimes and
seasons It viii know the harbOrs ana
the gateWays or the seven seas II viii
be the one great, seasoned veteran,
tried and tested navy.