The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-11
German People Multiplying Fast
and Elnigratil1g in Large sg,
Numbers. d s3S sa5S
THE IMPORTANCE OF NJ II
THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Nation W'arlF7in With I. the United
States Would Attempt First
to Capture Them, Strain 4.
Upon the Monroe Y Doc sss
trine Will Result in ss s
Great Struggle u
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E(By. Associated aPress.)

FtS (Bys Associa ted Press ,5{
i. HONOLULU I'D Dec. Il 10.---Much interest," ',A VI
has been aroused here by a report zoo
Colonel Jones, Of the Hawaiian rniliItt y H.
to Governor Carter, OF tho territory of n
ia wall, in which Colonel Jones, In com-S
menting In the strategic imppr tances of
the Hawaiian Islands and he need &ofssS
strong defense, quoted ~ Ma tor General a
Macarthur, United states army /. as pres rss.s3
dieting a. war in, the Immediate future
between the United States ands Germany.
and that the principal scene OF the ~ ght -
Ing would be In the Pacific Ocean8w q
tho Hawaiian Islands as an objec tive
sroint General Ma cArthur, who is sill
in Honolulu. having been here t he pa
two weeks, studying he military situats3
ton OF the territory, stat ito q report.s
Ser Of the United States to-day that the
report of Colonel Jones ices not correct-Ss
~ represent his views IN Il any spaE lcullar
md utterly epresent In some
Colonel Jones' .said dahisi report TO GoY,S
ernor Garter was based solely upon Ssp.
cial VI conlversat ton. ~ he had II itli 1enSs
eral acArthur. and tha { Slie Il on y :lrs S%
ported his expressions ins S ubsllnc CO with
a view OF impressIng Governor Car Ter
With the need OF strangt gthentng the itso-sSss
lated islands i from military & stands nd 5
point Sss : iss 81 & q 81 III 5s sts s
\ Colonel Jones said he took no notes
fif his conversation with General Mac
Arthur and that his report wus m adeSss
from his memory. The onVersatt ton oc-
Cured during a social call which he saHd #
Colonel Roper, Of the National Guard
made on General Macarthur. Colonel 81
Jones was very m1cll snrprise tlats NJ
report tc Governor rter \ va 8 4 m ade8g
public. ssss s VI III VI
Pan Gernanic Doctrine Spread.
Colonel Jones, report quotes General
Macarthur MS saying that tho Pan Ger
manic doctrine Which Is y being spread
throughout the world Is being fostered NJ
and propngated by the imperial goverr ~
8ment in every possible way. It is strong-
est and getting stronger where Ger-i8
man people settle, oven among Germans t5
y who have been tizsns Of the United ~
States for years.
In connection Herewith, one fact.can.If
not be overlooked -wlt:sthere were feW
Germans In tho American, army durln6
tn, war with Spain. so, indeed y that the
presence OF a German was noted a 81 pert5
Ing IL rare occurrence.
Il The theatre OF operations Is cl1anginx ~
gradually into the Pacific rho German g5
people are multiplying very rapidly q nd 81:
r,smlgrating in largo numbers, tho tide ot N
emigration being directed by. the Ger
man government toward South America.y,
The manufactured products OF ne e'ar-3, 3,S
man empire overbalance their onsump-s
}tlon, SO that a market has to- be. ordsred
for the surplus. Tho known policy ct
THE Emperor Is to acquire colonies Whlc q lBa
Will provide markets for such overpro.
iuct!on aud places to which the. tide oe sl9
emigration shall be directed for strength Ks
ening tho fatherland, Il ,s55ss = s5s
Germans Are Advancing.
Throughout all South American conll99
tries the Germans are advancing b ~
commercial power and prestige. The con-
clrsion seems Inevitable that the interests
OF Germany In South America, where To- IA
day large colonies, numbering hundreds
Of thousands, presn 81, nnoth testing alia
strainng of the Monroe doctrine, and ~
all probability a contestSof arms between sS
that power and the United States IN the I
near future, In which event none can = ss
now forecast tho attitude, OF England ana,
other European powers. Therefore, z, y
IL the duty Of the federal goyernmen M Ss
to make itself MS strong ns possible 81 81 ";
M to be able to care for itself IN any
emergency. ID NO nn|lON VI llHlNpel ~ tp'Sssfl
tions will be In u position to make qn s
ottack on the Pacific coast without tirst 13
capturing these Islands,
General MacArthur. says tlle port
does not correctly represent his views lntt8s
nny pnrticulnr, and utterly misrepresent
them IN some otherwise lie has nothing %
To say. }
Colonel Jones Is surprised at th., publl-ss5s
cation, and says that General MaeAr-I &s
thurs expressions We're made during q III
social conyersat TON and were Intended tn
emphasize the need OF strength III me
isolated Islands,
REPORT NOT AUTHORIZED,
Governor George Il. Carter, OF Hawaii.
said to-day;
,The publication of Colonel Jones re-
mort was not authorized by me. but It sc. #
cured through misunderstanding. At MY i
request Colonel Jones had written out #
memorandum of sllsi conversation With
General Macarthur two days after It took IA
place for the purpose ofspreserylng Gen-
sral MacArthur's Views regarding TIE IA
National Guard had an interview VIII lsg
General MacArtburayester IN which ~
referred to the strategic Importance OF tse 81
Hawaiian Islands IN the event OF Wal
but ne did not specifically mention any
nation. He gave gratifying support g. .ous
>anorts to Improve the Hawaitass s'as'saes sg s3