The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-11
WAR SOON WITH GERMANY
GENERAL MACARTHUR QUOTED
 AS PREDICTING IT.

Statements Credited to Him in Report
 Of Hawaiian Military Officer to Gov-
 His Views Are Not Properly Repre-
 sented-Drawn from Social conver.
 sation.
 Honolulu, Dec. 10.-Huch interest has been aroused here by a report of Colo nel Jones, of the Hawaiian militia, to Governor Carter, of the territory of Hawaii, in which Colonel Jones, in com menting on the strategic importance of the Hawaiian Islands and the need of strong defense, quoted Major-G General MacAruth, U. s. A., as predicting war in the immediate future between the United States and Germany, and that the principal scene of the fighting would be in the Pacific ocean, with the Hawaiian Islands as an objective point.
 Colonel Jones report quotes General Macarthur as saying that the Pan- Germanic doctrine which is being spread throughout the world is being fostered and propagated by the impe- rial government in every possible way. It is strong and getting stronger Wler- ever German people settle, even among Germans who have been citizens of the United States for years.
 Tn connection herewith General Mac Arthur is reported as saying that one e,, t1c tn xxyif. UN1Yprn were few Germans in the American army during the war with Spain. so fed, indeed, that the presence of Ger man was noted as being a rare occur renee.
 The theater of operation is changing gradually into the Pacific. The Ger man people are multiplying very rap idly and emigrating in large numbers, the tide of emigration being directed by the German government toward South America. The manufactured 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 ac- auire colonies which will provide mar kets for such over-production and places to which the tide of emigration shall be directed for strengthening the Fatherland.
 Throughout all South American coun- tries the Germans are advancing in commercial power and prestige. The conclusion seems inevitable that the in terests of Germany in South America, where there are large colonies number ing hundreds of thousands, presage an y1 ,s1f roe doctrine, and in all probability q contest 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 Eu- ropean powers. Therefore it was 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 a position to make an attack on the Pacific coast without first capturing these islands.
 General Macarthur says the report does not correctly represent his views in any particular, and utterly misrepre- sents them in some. Otherwise he has nothing to say.
 Colonel Jones is surprised at the pulp lication, and says that General Mac Arthur's expressions made during a social conversation, we're intended to emphasize the need of strengthening the isolated islands.
 Governor George R. Carter of Hawaii said to-day:
 'cThe publication of Colonel Jones' re- port was not authorized by me, but it occurred through a misunderstanding At my request Colonel Jones has written out memorandum of his conversation with General Macarthur two days after 1t took place for the purpose of preserve ing General MacArthur's views regard- ing the national guard, and Colonels Soper and Jones had sought to enlist General MacArthur's aid in getting back from the federal government the military barracks, the site near the cap- itol, which was taken during the Span- ish war. It is now wanted by the ter- ritory and armory. I had an interview with General Macarthur yesterday in which he referred to the strategic irn- portance of the Hawaiian islands in the event of war; but he did not specifically mention any nation. He gave gratify- ing support to our efforts to improve the Hawaiian militia. He said in sub stance that Hawaii was the dominant strategic feature of the Pacific.