The naval strength of the principal countries of the world is
shown in the chart and table here given. The total number of
ships credited to Russia includes a disproportionate number of
small and obsolete vessels. The chart gives a forecast of naval
strength reckoned from the known naval progress of the powers. A
comparison of the naval strength of the United States with Japan
in this forecast shows how baseless are the notes of alarm of a
“yellow peril.”
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=Nearness and Distance=--See RETROSPECT.