The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-03
CAPTAIN HOBSON IS
IN BIRMINGHAM
Arrived With Mrs. Hobson
from East Last Night
.RUSS0-J JAPANESE BATTLE
Naval officer Talks Interestingly OF
Affairs in Far East-Has But
Little to Say Concerning
Alabama Politics.
SSO-JAPANESE BATTLE

Bright of eye. clear of complexion and
in excellent spirits, Capt. Richmond Pear
son Hobson, accompanied by Mrs. Hob
son. arrived in Birmingham last night
at 1920, and they were driven at once
to the Hillman. Captain Hobson talks
Interestingly of his trip, the recent naval
RIssian-Japanese naval battle and the
prospects for the future, but it is evident
that he has greater questions on his mind
just now than politics.
Mrs. Hobson." said the captain stood
the trip excelently. She is simply over
joyed on getting back to Alabama, where
she has 80 many relatives and loved ones,
BY the way, she is connected with General
Wheeler on her fathers side. and with
the Houstons and Jones on her mothers
side. In Greensboro she has thirty-two
cousins"
Captain Hobson seems greatly interested
in the political developments In Alabama
during his absence. you know we have
been in the mountains for the past two
weeks, and have heard little news from
AlaDdihd- what are tHe ldlsst happen
ings?"
When questioned about his congressional
and gubernatorial aspirations, he quickly
turned the subject to the war.
Captain Hobson seemed to be intensely
interested on the latest developments over
in the Sixth district, and as was evidenced
from his questions and his talk of the
conditions in his congressional district,
he evidently intends crossing swords with
Colonel Bankhead again for congressional
honors. When pressed on the question
he said: 81 have always felt that my
work lies in national and international
affairs and then again when one makes
a beginning he likes to see the ending"
Again continued the captain, ''the
Eusso-Japanese war has demonstrated
the fact that all international wars must
he fought out on the seas. Where would
Japan have been had it not been for her
strong navy. II the japanese had not be-
gun building ships ten years ago they
could not have lanaded a single soldier
in Manachuria nor obtained any credit
from other nations. The time is not far
distant when the United States will have
the strongest navy in the world and we
can then have position as a peace-mak-
ing power and extend our commerce to
the corners of the earth.
THE condition in the east In my opin-
ion. is very grave. The marvellous VIC
tory of the Japanese appears unexplain-
able. The Russians seem to have gone
into the very jaws of defeat Rojestven-
cl- biS rfoht into channel
where Togo was prepared to cope with
any emergency. 1t was certain defeat.
Russia, I think, is anxious to let ia
pan take Manchhria. BY this they hope
to arouse China and other nations, so
as to have Japan declared menace. In
this way they hope to see that nation
crushed
Captain and Mrs. Hobson will leave
over the Alabama Great Southern for
Akron this afternoon, and from there
they will drive through the country to
Greensboro.
I'VE will arrive at tire Magnolias." said
Captain Hobson, Just as the sun is set
ting. After a rest of a week we will
start north agan, where | have an en-
gagement to deliver a number of COM
mencement addresses. Mrs. Hobson will
accompany me on my trip. She bravely
says that she doesn't care for the dust or
einders or the poor hotels the lecturer is
compelled to encounter.
I'VE speak of the valor and bravery
of men, but the mighty deeds of men
cannot surpass the goodness and bravery
of woman.