New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29
MUSIC HALLS ECL|PS9)
London Sees Two Fine Show,
Given by Government.
TO TEACH THE TAXPAYERS
Military and Naval Tournament
Designed to Show the Need
of Preparedness for War
From The Tribune Corresponds,

London, June 2l.-The Royal Mn,,.-
and Naval Tournament and the Ir,,.-s''
Services Exhibition have this wear o,,'
eclipsed the music halls at time W..
the halls, in turn, have broken an -.
ords in the elaborateness Of their rsvr.y
Even the train and automobile rae. :,
the London Opera House seems crud.
against the naval review and 6gh, .
Earls Court while the Restoration a.
cant Of the tournament makes Han.
Ragtme" and "Eightpence a Mile t,~
and colorless I'm comparison.
II the tournament at the Olymu,. ..
sembled a military circus. Earrs cor-
looks like a military worlds fair. %. a,
gives not only the very latest dsy.o,.
ment in arms and armament, but collie.
tons from the service museums film.
trating their evolution. Besides th,, /,
shows everything pertaining to the co..
vice in the British Empire-uniforn,
armed trains, hospital cars and an \.
trenched camp. as well as the naval ,p.c.
tacle in one OF the exhibition halls.
This hall is considerably wider than IA.
New York Hippodrome. The stage hs,
is an artificial lake with a realistic sc.,,.
backing OF a foreign coast with city and
harbor. The coast is mountainous WITH
sky setting overhead As this cts I,
10 be later bombarded, II Is interesting
10 note that the architecture IL Of A mon.
dcscript kind which carefully avoids sny
resemblance 10 the Teutonic.
II is an enchanting view, as the han I.
lighted up for the spectacle OF Peace"
designed 10 show how the empire make,
use Of It's time 10 drill for war The SEA
is calm and the air clear. Then NINA.
ture aeroplane sails overhead. scouting
II exchanges signals with the feet. Which
rounds the point in single line and pro.
ceeds 70 manpuvre before the harbor.
As 5000 square yards OF floor space
flooded, the ships are large enough 70
contain a man or two within. They are
perfect models OF four dreadnoughts, tvo
cruisers. two destroyers and roya
Yacht. from which tho King is suppose
10 review the feet After stsamng
around in two divisions I'm opposite lines
and going through various maneuyrss
with wonderful precision and naturalnsss
they form for the royal review. firing n.
national salute.
The next act ls war. The sun has SET
and tho ugh,s OF the city are reflected
on the water. Firing Is heard in he d.
lance. and the scout destroyers appear
and discover that the enemy is trying u
break the blockade by running out A
cruiser. This is soon stopped by ''
Queen Mary and the New Zealand Thieh
sink the hostile ship. while the forts keep
up a brisk IRE from the shore. Then he
scene ends ln a grand conflagrstion' th'
city going M I'm flame, from the IRE q
the ships ard the bomb dropping opera
lions Of the aircraft incidentally ts'
British feet passes unscathed.
All Of this Is done by the government
with deeper purpose than merely %
give the public thrill u is cNpahea
I'm the programme that willie the CITY
fought well. It's guns and defcnces "es
Of an obsolete type, and the government
must keen I'D 20 the minute in armaneN
and equipmcnt so the taxpayer COS
away FUN OF patriotism and converted "
Tho heavy war expenditures. WINE w
WACO earning youth fingers before W
recruiting offices.
The American army and navy are V'
scattered and too busy To- eo"-en.'S'
their energies or a tournament su'' =
rordor saos The long enlistment terms
~ the English forces and tho easy u-.
i'm port or AT barracks allow for mo"''
of preparation. Moreover. there 5 ~
spirit OF rivalry Perhaps the oniy ma
likely 10 he clualled or cAceIeo III
states is the monkey riding ana ia'''
driu Of the cavalry although the A'0'
can bllejackcts would poo ooi0t "'NV,
nm International otstac'" race WIKI -
field gun. some ot tho "cracN m'UA
might have the tim" tp practise 10 an.
drill. but snap and precision are 'n,''
i'm which Tommy Atkins rs concsu'u
excel
The value of .he drills in oidums oF
tune and equipment al the olympia
rament lies in tire historical ACCURACY .
the old formations and use OF NeaFVI
Here one can see how the rcd'oa's '0-'
i'm tho colonies. and also what a me ~
shot they made for the patriot i"'""'
rchiud tho fence pests. -,
Eng.and's love 90 royalty comes |"
front in the pageant representing '' =,
turn OF Charles II at th' ena o.
prntectorat, m, comn'uer>. VINO
Der thousands, are MAKING ms''' -.
fair when herald. protected ey KIN.
men announces tho cn'ry OF , Ig csls
into London Tho coWWonerS u6S,,rt,,s
lratc Nth dancing. U'li me mos.
with vegetables and welcome the ~"
arch. vino app,as With a re'in,.e1 Of i sssa
lers Here again. Oh" hlS'u, are
both as to ,ostunIing ana l",
worked ont with elaborate carr t.h Ass
T6e ,go m,li' Ia ,s ,hG E.rs s sa8 Qg.a
been app'andrd n( '" NI.1pIar eysn.A
where an c'ass,s mix and even n.o5iliU.
bleSt have chance to Eale ~