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TO FIGHT GERMANY
Ys A PROSPECT 1T is DECLARED
MACARTHUR VIEWS.
AGGRESSION OF THE GERMANS
MEANS THAT THEY MUST SOON BE
FOUGHT.

r,~ Mai. Gen. Macarthur at Honolulu
Il Ascribed an Estimate of the
situation That He Does Not Bear
ont when Asked About It-RepOrt-
od That He Expressed His Views
Ourfng the Military Conference.
pan-Germnnic Doctrine Growing.
Honolulu, Dec. 10.-Much interest
has been aroused here by report of
col Jones of the Hawaiian militia,
n Gov. Carter of the territory of
Hawaii. in which Col. Jones, in COM
menting on the strategic Importance
NJ the Hawaiian islands, and the
need Of strong defense, quoted Maj.
Con. Macarthur, U. S. A, as predict
inc war in the immediate future be-
+o.aen the United States and Ger
many. and that the principal scene of
the fighting would be in the Pacific
ocean. with the Hawaiian Islands as
an objective point.
Cen. Macarthur who is still in Hon
olulu having been here the past
Two weeks studying the military sit
nation of the territory, stated to
reporter of the Associated Press to-
dav that the report Of Col. Jones does
NOT correctly represent his views in
anv particular and utterly misrepres-
ents in some.
Col Jones said his report to Gov.
Carter was based solely upon social
conversations he had with Gen. Mac
Arthur and that he only reported his
EXPRESSIONS in substance, with view
of impressing Gov. Carter with the
need of strengthening the isolated is
lands from a military standpoint.
Col. Jones said he took no notes of
his conversation with Gen. Macarthur
and that his report was made from
his memory. The conversation occur
red during a social call which he and
Col. Soper of the National Guard made
on Gen. Macarthur Col Jones was
very much surprised that his report
to Gov. Carter was made public,
Maj Gen. Macarthur, during
the military conference, said
that in all probability war will
take place between the United States
and Germany in the near future, which
makes the Hawaiian National Guard
of national Importance. The Pan
Germanic doctrine is growing among
German-A Americans, few of whom vol
unteered in the war with Spain.
He believes that German interests
are growing to such an extent in South
America that the strain upon the Mon
roe doctrine will eventually result in
conflict Hawaii being a strategic
point, no nation, he says, will make
any attempt upon the shore line of
the Pacific states until the capture
of the Hawaiian Islands had been eff
fected.
Col. Jones' report quotes Gen.
Macarthur as saying that the
pan-Germanic doctrine, which is be-
ing spread throughout the world is
being fostered and propagated by the
imperial government in every possible
way. 1t is strongest and getting strong
er wherever German people settle, even
among Germans who have been citi-
zens of the United States for years.
In connection Herewith one fact
cannot be overlooked, to wit: There
We're few Germans in the American
army during the war with Spain, so
few, indeed, that the presence of
German was noted as being a rare oc-
curence.
Throughout South America.
The theater of operations is chang
ing gradually into the Pacific. The
German people are multiplying very
rapidly, and emigrating in large num-
pers, the tide of emigration being di-
rected by the German government to-
ward South America. The manufac-
tured products of the German empire
over balance their consumption so that
market has to be ordered for the
surplus. The known policy of the
emperor is to acquire colonies, which
VIII provide markets for such over
production, and places to which the
Ude of emigration shall be directed for
strengthening the Fatherland.
throughout all South American
countries, the Germans are advancing
III commercial power, and prestige.
Inc conclusion seems inevitable that
the interests of Germany in South
america, where to-day she has colon
les numbering hundreds of thousands,
pIesage another testing and straining
OF the Monroe Doctrine, and in all
probability a contest of arms between
mat power, and the United States in
the near future, in which event no one
can now forecast the attitude of Eng
iand, and other European powers.
therefore, it is the duty of the federal
government to make itself as strong
as possible, so as to be able to care
Ior itself in any emergency. No ma
uon or number of nations will be in
position to make an attack on the
Facific coast without first capturing
these islands.
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