The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-11
Army Officials Do Not Believe
the General Guilty of In
discretion
IS COMING FROM HONOLULU
And It Is Believed His ExpIana-
ton Of the Affair Will Be En-
tirely Satisfactory

San Francisco, Dec. 10.-Major Gen
eral Macarthur, who is quoted in a
cable dispatch from Honolulu as pre-
dieting war between the United States
and Germany, has not yet returned to
this city.
At army headquarters it was stated
today that he was not expected back
from Honolulu until about Christmas,
though he may come on the Sherman
due in a few days.
Referring to the statement attributed
to General Macarthur, which it ap-
pears was transmitted to Governor
Carter by Colonel Jones of the Ha-
waiian militia, high military officer,
said today:
Il cannot believe that General Mac
Arthur made the prediction attributed
to him. 1t is quite possible that in
eonferring with the fertilization board,
which recently met in Honolulu, ne
may have incidentally referred to the
possibility of war with some foreign
power as an argument in favor of
properly defending the Hawaiian Is
lands, which, as everybody knows, arc
very important stragetically. BY way
of Illustration, he might have men
toned Germany as a growing sea and
commercial power but he is too ex-
peuenced an officer and diplomat to
make the statement with which he is
credlted."
Otuer army officers expressed similal
YltMs alI wele connuvaI tnaI Slen-
eral sIacAltnui wouIu maze a prompt
anu en,neIy satisfactory explanation.
THE REPORTED INTERVIEW.
hOnOiu4u, Dcc. IJ.-N.encIssI mac
Artnur IS reported as saying in tne
Course OF Il conversation regarding
the Ioruncallon or the hawanan is
ianus, IIfe 1olowing:
me Pan-uelmanIc doctrine whicn
is beng sp. throughout tne world
Is Deins Iostered anu plopagaled py
sIUle way. II is strong ana gellng
stronger everywhere German people
se'ue, even among Germans who nave
been cluZens OF the Unlted states Tor
years.
in connection Herewith, one fact
cannot be overlooked, to-wit: There
were tew Germans In the American
army during the war with SPAN, SO
lew, indeed, tnat the presence or a
German was noted as beng a rare oc-
curIence.
ne tneater of operations is chang
ing gradually into the Pacific. the
German people are multiplying very
fapluiy and emigrating in la ge num-
oers, the tide OF emigration being d.
Fected Dy the German government to-
ward South America. The manufac-
tured products OF the German empire
over balance their consumption, so
That a market has to be obtained for
the surplus.
The known policy of the emperor
Is to acquire colonies which will pro-
vide markets for such over-produc
uon and places to which the tide of
emigration snail be directed for siren
oNASAiiiS lue IdluSIldnu. ul ulOu6uout
all South American countries the Ger
mans are advancing in commercial
power and prestige. The conclusion
seems inevitable tnat the interests OF
Germany in South America, where to-
day large colonies numbering hun
dreds of thousands presage another
testing and straining of the Monroe
uectrine and in all probability con-
test of arms between that power and
The United States in the near future,
In which event no one can now forecast
the attitude of England and other
European powers.
Therefore 1t is the duty of the fed
eral 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
De in position to make an attack on
the Pacific coast without first captur-
ing these islands"