Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-11
IN TIMES OF PEACE
PREPARE FOR WAR WITH GER.
MANY, SAYS MACARTHUR.
General Impresses Value of Hawaii 40
Strategic Point for Operations
for Defense.

A csblegram from Honolulu last night
states that much interest has been aroused
there by report of Col. Jones Of the Ha~
waiian militia to Gov Carter of the terrts
tory of Hawaii, in which Col. Jones, IN
commenting the strategic Importance Of
the Hawiian Islands and the need of strong
defense. quoted Maj. Gen. Macarthur,
United States army, predicting a war in
the immediate future between the United
States and Germany and that the principal
scene of the fighting would be in the Pas
cif1c ocean. with the Hawaiian Islands as
an objective point
Gen. Macarthur. who is still In Honolulu,
having been there the past two weeks,
studying the military situation of the terri-
tory. stated to a reporter of the Associated
Press that the report of Col. Jones does not
correctly represent his views in any partics
ular. and utterly misrepresents in some.
Col. Jones said his report to Gov. Carter
was based solely upon social conversations
he had with Maj. Gen. Macarthur, and
that he only reported his expressions in
substance with view of impressing Gov.
Carter with the need of Strengthening tho
isolated islands from a military standpoint.
COL Jones report quotes Gen. Macarthur
as saying that the Pan-Germanic doctrine,
which is being spread throughout the world,
is being fostered and propagated by the
imperial government in every possible way.
1t is strong and getting stronger
Wherever German people settle. even among
Germans who have been citizens of the
United States for years.
I'm connection Herewith one fact cannot
be overlooked, to wit: There We're few Ger.
mans in the American army during the war
with Spain, so few, indeed. that the pres~
ence of a German was noted as being a
rare occurrence.
The theater of operations Is changing
gradually into the Pacific The German
people are multiplying very rapidly and
emlgrating in large numbers, the tide Of
emigration being directed by the German
government toward South America. The
manufactured products of the German emf
p1re overbalance their consumption, SO that
a market has to be ordered for the surplus.
The known policy of the emperor is to ac-
for such overprOduction, and places to
which the tide of emigration shall be di-
rected for strengthening the fatherland.
Throughout all South American coun.
tries the Germans are advancing in com.
mercial power and prestige. The conclu.
sion seems inevitable that the interests Of
Germany in South America, where today
large colonies numbering hundreds of thou-
SANDS presage another testing and strainine
OF the Monroe doctrine, and in all proba-
bility contest of arms between that power
and the United States in the near future
IN winch event no one can now forecast the
attitude of England and other European
powers.
Therefore 1t is the duty Of the federal
government to make itself as strong as
possible. so as TO be able to care for itself
IN any emergency. No nation or number
of nations will be in position to make an
attack on the Pacific coast without first
capturing these islands,"