The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-04-22
SPEECHES
ON PEARL HARBOR

Following are moro NJ The speeches
In NE House NJ Representatives, wash.
ineign. IN the Naval blll, continued
fr0uf yesterdays star
Mf sulzor w. Speaker, this IN n
most important matter ~ the people Ut
me country, and ! hope lbo bin VIII
pnF8 IN 1888 ! wnH one NJ me few De-
m0unis that advocated On the floor NJ
this House me annexation ~ the Ia
wallan Islands ! then pointed out
their strategic importance ana suggest
ID That W. should own them aud 49,
tablish n strong naval base NJ Pearl
/ liarbOr Tho situation NJ the Islands
make them the boy ~ ihe Pacific tho
/ dOOr ~ tbo orient ana the establish.
mont ~ "a strong naval bnso there viii
accomplish moro IN the interest NJ the
| peace auhlhe commerce ~ The United
| states tbnn any other single thing
/ tbai can be- devised lodny, IN my OPT.
MON
We ~ not want war We want
Deaeo. And the best way ~ command
Doaco ana lasting peace " by being
/ prepared for war We need strong
military fOrilncatOns ana naval bases
for protection on the Pacific hs well
rs on the Atlantic. deDfecaio tho
narrow view some Of my friends take
IN regard ~ This great question ~ cOast
Fdpfense. I believe IN 10 far ~ possible
all " our great coast line should be-
protected ana IL Is just as important
~ me whether n Is on the Atlantic or
on The paeihc We need n strong mill
iafy ana naval base I'm the neighbOfs
hood ~ san Francisco We need n
naval and military base on Puget
sour And We should have n strong
bayM base IN the nelghb0rn001 0i COR
d0ya Ijay IN southeastern Alaska,
THOSE wb0 are familiar with our Rroni
Interests on the Pacific coast know TINS
aDd Know whereof ! speak The 70.
cine vii be- The tbealer Of the wOrld'p
, eybels for this century as The Atlantic
, was during The last century II any
1 thing should happen W our North IN.
, enc Geel, n would have 10 gO for safe
! " ana repair W the Hawaiian Islands
y or ~ san Francisco, or ~ puget Sound
, ~ ~ some place IN southeastern Alas.
, ka n the American battle ships were
, pfDDled IN The NOHh phGnC ihoro ~
no place NJ present whore they could
R0 fGr shelter and protection ANA re-
pair unless lbey c0uld mako Penl llar
b0r ~ puget Sound " BaD Francisco,
me lOss N tbey rOHld not make On'
N these pores would b. lncalcunblo A
decisive defeal IN the p0cllc might set
\ tie our destiny for yoArs ~ como w
HAed n naval bhse IN southeastern Ans
kh, n has every advantage, IN cor
d0ya my our entire fleet could ride n
anchor aDd defy The squndrOnB Ot IN
w0rld n N u NATURAL harbOr wei
suited fGr N naval base, ana sooner .
inter We viii be compelled ~ establlBl
one there. IN northern Pacific wator
there II no place now whore our fec
IN Case NJ necessity could g0 hnd'b
protected, IN southeastern Alash
there are seyeml places that would b
advantageous for the building ~
great naval bhse, and the government
should build one there ms we'll as II
The Hawaiian lslands. (ApDausoJ
+ Mr. Campbell hr, BDoaker n hn
been n long time since this CODgros
I. has considered II more important mat
ler lhan lle one nOw before iho House
n II great navy Is important ~ the PEG
pie N This liepubic The improvement
N pearl llarbOr Is NJ great importance
N W. shall have need FOR n navy or ~
important naval bnBG WITHIN tho llfo
time ~ those nov wing II VIII b. !
the waters N the Padnc. me onom
lbal shall come against the Unite
states shall come from tbo Orient, w
are M peace with tho world t0dnj
There II no probability thal W. shn
ever have war win any nation on on
Atlantic side
" We sustain commercial relations VII
all European countries That mako
mighty improbable that these relation
"a shall b. broken by war ~ Bni
therefore, That n n navy ls lmp0rlni
h w the United states, n naval static
1900 miles ont from The Pacific Con-
rs important ~ The people " the mali
4 land as we'll as 10 That part " the PEI
pie " the United Blales who I've q
the Hawaiian lsandB No people
This country are more loyal or patriot
than those citizens who i've under M
stars ana stripes IN the islands NJ ~
wbll (Applhuse.
Mr. llOb50D Mr. speaker, ! expe'
IA see Pearl llarb0E II I i've 10 N
average span " human Me- not on
The greatest naval station IN the ~
cine Ocean, bat llo greatest naval sil
lion In tho world not only the create
station N today, bat the greatest sli