Show navy assembles in atlantic for huge battle maneuvers rs this week a steady parade of uncle sam s battlewagons begins moving eastward through the pana ma canal bound for the fleet s first atlantic maneuvers since 1934 and the second largest gathering of ships and men ever held under the amer lean ican flag brom irom now until next spring combatant ships plus auxiliary ves sels accommodating a total of 60 men will work on fleet rob lem no 20 directed by admiral claude 0 bloch commander in chief of naval forces ships will range up and down the coast from cuba to brazil divided into two units the problem will find a black fleet defending the coast against a white fleet which is attempting to establish a base on that coast the combatant ships include battleships cruisers aircraft car rie ners rs destroyers submarines and airplanes including all types of fighting scouting and observation planes following maneuvers the fleet will meet in the vicinity of guata fuata namo to practice gunnery later ships will be sent north to visit the new york world s fair though no public pronouncement has been made it is quite obvious that the atlantic maneuvers are des tined as protection for uncle sam against any possible invasion from europe in accordance with dent roosevelt s proposal for united states initiative in a program to pro hect the entire western hemisphere r A admiral claude bloch command er in chief of the united states naval forces who is in direct charge of the atlantic maneuvers coming immediately after the pan american conference at lima when european attention is focused on new world solidarity efforts the maneuvers will serve as a warning that the united states will tolerate no european aggression in sa south uth america |