Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-05

and dispatch to San Francisco by way
of the Panama Canal of the great in
ternational feet which has been in
vited by Act of Congress to partici-
pate in the celebration of the com
pletion of the Panama Canal and the
opening OF the Panama-Pacific Inter
national Exposition. Copies OF this
program have just been completed
and dispatched to the various powers
: for presentation to the governments
to which they are accredited.
| Subject to slight changes, this is
the official program:
February 10-15, 1915 - Foreign
ships rendezvous at Hampton Roads.
February 20.-Foreign naval repre-
sentatives to be received by the pres.
ident in Washington. :
February 22.-The president will
proceed TO Hampton Roads and there
review the combined feet, after which
the fleet will proceed to the Isthmus
of Panama.
March 5-The president, on bat
tleship, will depart for the Panama
Canal. .,....- -
March 10.-The president arrives
at Colon. .@..: .....
March 1.-THE president and feet
pass through the canal. ....... -:
March 13.--Ceremonies at Balboa,
or Panama. sr. -. - .. -
March 13.-The president sails for
San Francisco on q battleship.
7 March 1.-THE feet leaves Balboa,
proceeding to San Francisco. r.. e.
March 23.-4The president arrives at
San Francisco. t..,.s. 5 ~.
1 The original invitations to the ma.
! rhine powers to send vessels to par
| ticipate in these great events = the
opening of the Panama Canal and the
/ San Francisco exposition-were sent
| in September last. So far, favorable
| responses have been received from
| twelve countries, viz: Argentine Re-
public. Austria t Hungary, Cuba,
4 France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy,
Japan, PORTUGAL, Russia, Sweden and
Spain II Is .certain that this does
not by any means represent the total
number OF naval participants for 1t is
known that other governments are
simply awaiting the further develop
msnt of plans for these celebrations
top signify their inttehtioil 70 spartiet
kutn 49,. - - - ~ gOGgGEE y ri Z,
, pTheir decision with, be hastened by
another sctrculaF note which the state
department has Just dispatched to
American Il embassies, and legations
abroad. This circular asks f6rya re-
ply st6althres e9uest ions . First, the
tidi1ber ofJhhipsf which the country
&iilq send3l second their size, land
thlifd their Hsteaming radius. Much
HepSnds upon the answers to- these
dHestionsJl Regarding the firsts ut. is
neither expected nor desired that
tlfefeIcshall 5 be IA Wholesale gathering
6fbIheinayiesrof the world IN Hamp-
ton Roads, idea IS rather TO
have small but representative show
fling from each nation. II Is expected
thatfthe greater naval powers will be
I.more 9numerously represented than
7 flle smaller states : italy already has
unoficially signihed AMI intention Ito
send q complete squadron Of three
fine cruisers under command of an
admiral, and it may be that this offer
will mark the proportion of represen-
tation of the other navies. The speed
requirements of the long cruise from
Hampton Roads to the Golden Gate
will be rather severe, so much SO in.
deed as to bar from participation In
the great voyage any of the little gun
boats which form the only strength
of some of the small states.
The second question relating to the
size Of the vessels is important as
indicating the possibility Of passing
them In pairs or even triplets through
the great locks of. the Panama Canal
and thereby saving valuable time.
Also It will assist the naval comman-
der Of the international fleet in ar.
ranging his itinerary by informing
him Of the probable, ability of the
units to meet heavy weather eondi-
lions. ~. -
No less important Is the third ques.
! ton relating to the coal endurance
of the vessels; the navy department
must be advised of the maximum dis
lance which each ship can make with
! full bunkers of coal in order to plan
Tor fresh supplies at the proper point.
/ Il is believed that If the navies rep
! resented comprise only modern large.
| sized ships, 1t will be possible to make
I TIC run vi 1VUO LuIcS IIOIH I1oLupCOu
/ roads to Colon without stop. In the
canal fresh supplies of coal will be
/, taken but even then it may impose a
severe strain upon the small vessels
to make the run from Balboa to San
Francisco, 2,1S9 miles, and some of
them may be obliged to put in for coal
at Pichilinque, the American coaling
station in Lower California, or to take
| fuel from golfers in Magdelena Bay
on the west coast of Mexico. Some of
the naval vessels of even the larger
European powers are very deficient,
according to American standards, in
this matter of coal endurance, princip-
ally because they are designed for
home defense and short cruises.
Because floating ice on Chesapeake
Bay sometimes makes it impossible
for days at time to take on coal and
other supplies, and in order to guard
against DELAY in the execution of the