Show THE FLEET COMING The President has has again announced that the fleet 1 of battleships will be sent after awhile to the Pa Pa- Pa-I Pa He explains it is in purs pursuance a ce o of a plan I formed l long ng before the Japanese difficulties took I place in San Soan Francisco We do not see why the President of the United States should t d be he forced to tomake tomake tomake make explanation as to what orders control the Navy department 1 F We thought the ocean was f free e to any man mans man's 1 ship and to the fleets of all nations and still the press of the East Fast i is inveighing very bitterly against having the ships come around to this coast It seems to fe fear r that if that is done it will be stepping on Jap Japans Japan's ns n's coattail although Japan is miles away from San Francisco It l looks to us at though a ana na nat t tion on of the size and wealth of ours ought to be able to handle its own own o fleet without explanation to any other power The ships have been beep on the North Atlantic and went down m to Cuba last fall and had their target practice in a Cuban harbor The last practice ce was in Cape Cod bay and if the authorities authorities' c conclude to send a fighting fleet around Cape Horn to serve as a means of protection should there be war that explanation should b be satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory satis satis- factory to every everyone one and the full policy of th the Government Gov be understood which is to always speak with Of a soft voice but to carry a big stick |