Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-27
J. $. ID SHOW
 NAVAL STRENGTH Will Be Warning To For eign Nations After FCot- holds in Western Hem
 isphere.
THREE BIG REVIEWS
Entire Fleet of United States Will As. SembIe at Three POints-Will
 Extend Invitations to Rep
 resentatives of All Nations. .5
(By JONATHAN WINFIELD.)

Washington, Aug 26-'The Navy De- partment has decided to hold pro- digious review of all the ships of the United States on October IA and 15 of this year. The maneuvers will be held in New York, San Francisco and Manila. Officials here state that there is no international significance at tendant upon these maneuvers.'
 The Senate today passed, by a large majority, the Lodge resolution extending the domain of the Monroe Doctrine and warning foreign nations to keep out of the Western Hemis- phare, especially with respect to coal ing stations.
 These dispatches were sent out of Washington a few days ago by all the press associations and coEre- spondents in the national capital. The first dispatch followed the second by some forty-eight hours. And the joke of the matter was that comparatively few of those who sent out the two stories saw any connection between them If they had, the final sen- tence of the item concerning the fleet review woule have been changed to 'ead. The .caGeuvers are planned to back uI the extension of the Mon roe Doetr:ne recently adopted 5y Con- grass and tt. slow foreign nations that the United States declaration of hands off ia +he western hemisphere is not mere, bluff and buster. but tht,t she ltas the men and the ships to defenL hev position"
 For that is the real reason for the Jig fleet review. That is the cause Of the sudden determination of Sec re'ary of the Navy Meyer Supposed iy) to hring together all of Uncle Sam'a fighting ships at three points at the same time. That, and that alone, is the motive of the mobiliza- tion of the big grey ships near the three principal points of attack of the United States-the desire to apprise Europe and Asia that we mean what We say and that we have the force to back our words.
 When President Roosevelt sent the Atlantic Fleet on it's historic trip around the world it was freely an- hounced at that time that the trip had 'no international significance. " It was said governmental officials, merely for the purpose of cementing the friendly relations between the United States and her neighbors to the eastward and the visit was pro- longed merely because Europe might feel neglected if the fleet went to Japan and failed to visit France, Eng land, Germany and the other conti- mental world-powers. This story was prilted all over the country and at least large number of those who read it did so with firm belief in it's truth.
 But not diplomat in capital throughout the world was deceived for moment. They say that the presidents reason for the spectacular move was desire to impress the world with the fighting prowess of the United States, her ability to pro- tect herself and her willingness to shelter her colonial llossessions. Japan, inclined to be proud after her practical defeat of Russia, was feeling her way toward the Philippines and Hawaii. Germany was casting cove tous glances toward certain islands on this side of the Atlantic and even Great Britain was not averse to ex- tending her colonial domain in the Western Hemisphere.
 After taking a good look at the huge gray emissaries of Uncle Sam, flying flag of peace but prepared at all lnstants notice to Srip for ac- ton and, manned by the best gunners Tn the world, to pour devastating ire into any opposing fleet, foreign nations, reconsidercd their half-form- ed notion of encroachment upon a nation unprepared and shelved their schemes for national aggrandizement in the direction of America
 History, after a five years lapse, is repeating itself.
 Japan. having built the largest and fastest war vessels in the world, is covertly attempting 5tok gain a foot hold. not in the Philippines or in Ha- vail, but in Magdalena Bay--a few hundred miles soutb of the most fer tile and least protected coast of the