Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-04-16 | Page 4 | Alarms Quieted

Alarms Quieted v THEN announcement of this summers summer's naval Y maneuvers in Pacific waters was made ob objections objections objections ob- ob were raised from coast to coast over the prospect that Japan would be g given ven good grounds for offense As the fleet operations ap appeared appeared appeared ap- ap to be planned the understanding prevailed prevailed prevailed pre pre- that our warships would steam almost into frito Japanese harbors for their battle practice A flood of protests reached Washington It was stated at the time that ships and planes would participate in the maneuvers which would cover square miles of seaways In response to the protest of the Federal Council of Churches Church s lodged with the president and referred by him to the navy department it is now made clear that the fleet will confine itself to the Puget sound Hawaii triangle tri tn angle and that our ships w will 11 never go nearer than 2000 miles to the tiniest bit of Japanese t territory f 0 The church council feared that Japanese suspicion and antagonism would be increased by the fact that our fleet is t to maneuver in Pacific waters aters Caters The navy departments department's response ought tp Igo far to meet the objection C It all goes to show the peculiar problem that rests upon the naval authorities If lf we maint maintain main main- t tin tain ln a fleet and suspect that we may have to use tise use it some day against a certain power the logical course is to practice the maneuvers we would have to use if it that da day p arrived But i if such practice stirs up will ill ax and thereby helps to bring the unwelcome day nearer nearer well well the answer is pretty clear Avoid the will ill-will by staging staging staging stag stag- ing the maneuvers where no harm will be done to international relations This country is no not eager for even a dress rehearsal of war anywhere anywhere anywhere any any- where w with th any other nation