Salt Lake Tribune | 1900-07-25 | Page 1 | Providing a Naval Base

PROVIDING A NAVAL BASE Wavy Department Preparing for Eventualities in Far East Washington July 21The Navy department de-partment Is preparing for possible eventualities arising out of the situation situa-tion In China Orie of the great difficulties diffi-culties which would confront the United States In the event of naval warfare in Chinese waters is the lack of a naval base close to the scene of operations Manila Is 2000 miles from Taku while sonic of the other powers J have bases within striking distance A fleet of colliers will have to be utilized to take out coal for our ships and to ply back and forth between our squadron squad-ron and Manila and as a precautionary precaution-ary measure the colliers purchased during the Spanish war which had gone out of commission are being fitted fit-ted out for service