New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25
,.;.oin,s Home Fleet, 167
, Strong, Inspected by King
George at Spithead.
|oelsWARE REPRESENTS U. S.
:, ,u;vation Proves Conclusively
mat Only Four of the Powers
Are in the Race for Big
Arm&mentS.
~, cab,s TO The Tribune.l

~ beautiful coast beyond the en-
-,ce to southampton water has been
.r.sd into a holiday theatre for the
- of the resources of sea power for
sssence Of the empire.
~ first sailor-King since William "
,,snected the most formidable fleet
ard the special coronation en-
the regular diplomatic corps and
:. soreIgn princes have been afforded a
.s,cine demonstration that Britannia
~ r,,les the waves Ranged in a par
'~.,osram six miles in length and two
las broad foated 167 British warships
a s,shteen foreign vessels, represent
- seventeen nations.
r,cb vessel had a rainbow circuit of
,.,,ng for Frightening the steel gray
....bes Of tranquil water. and after
..,h,fau the battleships and armored
.,ss-s were girdled with incandescent
~mns and transfgured with colored
ssrchlishts
profound impression Produced.
The colonial premiers and visitors must
Rave been thrilled with pride by the ex-
sbi-on Of the mechanical resources for
,ss,rctive warfare and impregnable de-
,,ee an exhibition which produced a
-,foupd impression Of the orderly and
..sntifc development Of sea power.
Naval reviews at Spithead are alike in
-sthods of inspection and royal vista
IN The Admiralty invariably sends
rssts By special trains TO southampton
] non after dawn. and there is a full day
= tie water at remote anchorage
tfer long lane between lines of tor
MO craft. battleships. cruisers and
cher vessels has been traversed with
tsabera,ion. This was the experience Of
tbrge company Of newspaper men and
rsicrs
The private craft and the number of
/ psasure seekers would have been greater
athe shipping strike had not caused un-
oralnty. The morning was uneventful,
igt the firing Of guns began when the
Kings Yacht. the Victoria and Albert.
With the coronation guests. convoy Of
four torpedo boats and flotilla Of half a
6ozfn other vessels for the accOmmoda-
ton 0f other hOnored visitors, started
from the anchorage for passage along
he lines. The salutes soon became con-
talaus. and snatchcs Of music were
hard from bands and cheers from the
slors aad marines massed on the decks
The Trims, Yacht Irene preceded the
Victoria and Alhs-t. md his majesty's
yacht Alexandra. the Admiralty yacht
Eachantress and the commander in
chefs yacht Fire Queen followed it.
Reception on Yacht.
Ceremonious visits were received on
te royal Yacht from the admirals and
captains Of the British navy and from
the commanding and flag officers Of the
foreign ships. The visiting officers were
Introduced 20 the King by Sir Arthur
Moore. and were also presented to the
Queen and the Prince Of Wales. who
stood beside his majesty on the quarter
deck
Such details are unimportant What
really matters is the evidence of evolu
ton o. sea power and the survival Of
the httest supplied by these holiday re-
views. The tonnage of the British
feet In service and ready for an emer-
gency has increased from $4,000 to l.
o0000 since the Diamond Jubilee re-
View I'm 1891
II there are no more ships i'm actual
Plumbers there has been an immense
scvarce in defensive armaments. gun
Ire sea speed and offensive -esources.
There were when the last coronation
ftview was planned no Dreadnoughts
tnoat. and the newest ships We're
modelled after the Formidable. Eight
o these battloships are in the present
Rect but they have been hopelessly out
oassed by Drcadnoughts and super
"esonoughts. just as bclted cruisers of
Moderate speed have heen supplanted
O those ~ the Invinci5le class. steam
Ns = 20 - knots and mounting Pinch
guns
Through Dreadnoueht Avenue.
me cruise through DreadnOught Ave-
nue. as to-day's watery lane was called.
'-ght % convince possimists that the
empire IS fairly safe from foreign ag-
s"ssion and that the Declaration Of
london IS more rational sea law for
s1'anced civilization than the quarter
'tek regulations # the Napoleonic wars.
HE feet reviewed to-day has cost
more than S3)0.OODC10 Among its
if'y-twO ba,ucships there is a whole
rFislon Of eight Dreadnoughts, with
We Neptune IS the most formidable one
ana with four battlcship cruisers Of an
a1' aneed type among the thirty-hve
S'nored cruisers.
sever before has there been 50 for
: -''-ahis an assenblage Of armorclads
'0' holiday arade. Both the King
eNa tae nadon have cause for PRIDE IN
'"'s "ondefsll armada
column OF 81, ,een foreign vessels
'"1stfsted the destructive nature or
'''hi et.toa IN naval construction among
MARTINI nations. The American bat
'iship Delaware. which had the fourth
pace In the line. was the largest IN dis
t'scemen, and had the best bdttery' anu
u'e German arnlored cruiser Won ue'
-ann with Inferior gunhre. had a speed
O; p knots
These unit. compared well with 'He
D''liah warships but all the other ioi
tsn saips were hope,essly outciaSS'u.
4He best among them were the Jap""'