The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-07
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Norts; Atlantic Squadron to Patrol
Pacific After Expo.

Washington, July I. - The United
States does not propose to permit ia
pan to force it To order California TO
repeal the anti-alien land law passed
last year. This is indicated by
statement by Secretary of War DAN
iels.
MIR. Daniels declared that after tho
North Atlantic fleet of twenty battle
ships and many smaller craft pass
through the Panama canal next March
on its way to the Panama exposition
it will remain in Pacific waters for
long time. While the present plans
are more or less vague, it is known
that the fleet is expected to maneuver
i'm Puget sound and cruise generally up
and down the coast of California,
Washington and oregon.
1t has not yet been decided to send
the fleet as far west as the Hawaiian
islands, though the navy department
does not say positively that such
cruise will not be taken. In the mean
time the fleet will be kept in Mexican
waters and can he rushed to the canal
i'm case of need.
U. S. To Remain Firm.
The announcement of Mr. Daniels is
particularly interesting just now for
two reasons. The fighting fleet in the
Pacific is already far stronger than
ever before. Its enforcement is
given publicity ut a time when the cor
respondence between the United States
and Japan shows a deadlock existing
between the two nations.
1t is hoped that the California con-
troversy will not reach a point where
the presence of the fleet i'm the Pacific
will be a necessity. But it is believed
that Mr.. Daniels announcement of his
plans on the day following the publ
cation of the Japanese correspondence
may he intended rs a gentle hint of
the firmness of the United States in
the correspondence. 1t is known that
news of Mr.. Daniels announcement has
already been unoflicially cabled to
Japan.
Forces Now in Pacific.
The American naval forces i'm the
Pacific ocean now consist OF the Pa
ciflc fleet, the Pacific reserve fleet and
the Asiatic fleet. The Pacific fleet con-
sists of three armored cruisers, tor
pedo flotilla, "A submarine division and
auxiliares. The Pacific reserve fleet
consists of the battleship Oregon, the
armored cruisers West Virginia, Colo
RADIO and South Dakota. the cruisers
Albany, Chattanooga, Milwaukee and
81. Louis submarines and auxiliarics.
The Asiatic fleet consists of, the cruis-
ers SARATOGA, Cincinnati and Galveston,
with several gunboats, a torpedo flo
tilla and auxiliaries.
secretary Bryan said the Japanese
note of July 10 last on the California
controversy would be made public with
the American reply within a few days.
one phase Of the negotiations sdis-
closed i'm the correspondence which at
tracted particular interest in official
circles was said to suggest the possi-
bility of an issue entirely new in the
history of the United States. In italics
In connection with the promise by the
Japanese government to grant, land
ownership to Americans appeared the
words, Preserving for the future. how
ever, the right of maintaining the con-
dition of reciprocity with respect to
the separate states"
THIS 1t was pointed out, appeared to
he distinct reservation by the Japa-
nese government. OF the right to retail
ate directly upon the Californlans by
singing citizens for exclusion from the
right to own real estate and property
in Japan. s-.-. as--.