The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-10
OUR MILITARY VALUE.

General Macarthur a very high opinion strategca value
Oahu. key OF the Pacific. two
harbors Honolulu Pearl Locs No island the group
possesses these natural advantages Maui has harbo Hawaii has
habor has Kauai All have fine oadseads and there are
bays Ho Kaiua Wamea Kahuu Maalaea, but Of
them harbors in the that Honolulu and Pearl Lohs
General Macarthur has not quite completed his study OF the island
but he do detail with the object fixing
position for camp for such shall be stationed
here 1t seems odd to regard ourselves from military point OF view
but the General has views value from this point He looks
the island for its National Guard and further force emergency
winch would combined reach 2ooo men, while the regulars would
thus giving for defence of need
With good orcatons and such force General Macarthur considers
that it would be almost impossible to take the island.
OF course the General views the matter from purely military point
of and indeed from the OF view of the commanding officer
handling the marching force There IS the engineering side and the
ava side we'll The engineering side has been reported upon and
carried out according to report will give us perfect system OF o
according methods Naturally Notifications
will be concentrated about Pearl Locs though Honolulu harbor
mouth will be most efficiently guarded The Spanish taught
that ships really do little against the best notifications
land Of course old style Notifications knocked
pieces but modern Notifications defy bombdmen
1t possible then ory the habors make them practically
mpregnabe against any might be brought against
Looking the subject from the naval SIDE the position immense
y We shall always have ships stationed here for the protection
of the naval and these will accumulate in time and become
valuable No attacking of could sweeping down
upon If such force leave the China station for
instance even Oahu denuded OF ships of
ports mainland long
any squadron from China could reach Hawaiian
OF any position weak the maintaining weak
That the Manila when Dewey attacked
the Spanish fleet looking towards making Pearl Habor i'm
pgnab only the
vessels but must have the best OF and that certainly have
The United States produces the best fighting stock
to fight
Thus from military the engineering naval racial
standpon the mpgnab position Of Oahu be gasad but
there weakness which be overlooked That ques-
ton OF supplies The island support its population with food
of its raising OF with the command of the supplies
could always from the mainland pinch great deal
foodtu might be raised here but from military point Of there
will always have be considerable magazines Of oodstus hand
1t the one difficulty which will have to be guarded against this
ton OF supply.
That the great drama OF the Pacific whose prologue
will be played peacefully think There will be
struggles struggles and the Territory OF Hawaii will always be
The United States Government has thoroughly
allied this and evidently going to be completely prepared for all
evenuate 1t all well to have key but the key be kept
bright and working order will fail work when needed
The United intends that there should be