Show navy assembles in A atlantic alantic for ka hue battle mane maneuvers icv airs this week a steady parade of uncle sams battlewagons battle wagons begins moving eastward through the panama canal bound for the fleets fleet s first atlantic maneuvers since 1934 and the second largest gathering of ships and men ever held under the th american A mere flag from now until next cpr spring ing combatant ships plus auxiliary biary vessels accommodating a total of men will work on fleet problem no 20 directed by admiral claude 0 bloch commander in chief of naval forces ships will range up and down the c coast from cuba to brazil br azil divided into two units the problem will find a black fleet defending the coast against a I 1 white fleet which is attempting to establish a base on that coast 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 worlds fair though no public pronouncement has been made it is quite obvious that the atlantic maneuvers are destined as protection for uncle U acle sam against any possible invasion from europe in accordance with president pre s Roosevel ts proposal for united unit ed states initiative in in a program to protect the entire western hemisphere C coming 0 ming immediately after the pan american conference at lima when european attention is focus focused ed on og r i affife nt 1 aw admiral claude bloch command er in chief of the united st states ates naval f forces orce S who is in direct charge of the atlantic maneuvers new world solidarity efforts the maneuvers will serve as a warning that the united states will hlll tolerate no america european aggression in south sout h |