The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-10-28
HOBSON DWfLLS
ON BROWN PERI"
Hero of Merrimac Claims to See
Grave Danger of Japanese
Invasion
Criticises Withdrawal of Fleet
From Pacific by President
Roosevelt

Japan landed 100000 men on the
Pacific coast and captured San Fran
cisco. Los Angeles. Portland and Puget
sound between 10 and IL o'clock last
night. Within that same brief space of
time the whole United States arose as
one man, but could do nothing because
il hadn't been organized into army di-
visions. So Japan extended her con-
quest over the whole country and the
white man of America went down be-
fore the little brown chap of Nippon
with Great Britain looking on approx
ingly.
All this would not have happened II
some curious democrat had not inter
rupted Captain Richmond Pearson Hob
son in the peroration of a set political
speech and demanded to hear something
about the navy. Hobson couldn't resist
the chance to ride his hobby and he
tore loose with war and rumors of war
TO the satisfaction of the most blood
thirsty democrat in the audience.
IT was a big audience that damned
Waltons pavilion to hear the Merrimac
hero and in it were many women for
whom the champion kisser seemed to
have a peculiar interest. There was
no kissing. The most Hobson allowed
was a cold handshake after he had fin
ished embroiling America in war with
Japan.
Japan can put 100000 armed Man
churian veterans on the Pacific slope
inside of nine months with easier com
munications than they had in Man
churia." declared Hobson, and it would
take two years to create an army to
cope with them. We are right in the
presence of those eternal causes of war,
defenseless territory and race antagon-
ISM"
Japan has organized an Instruction
in the Philippines" he charged, and
has promised to give the Filipinos in
dependence when they throw the Amer
leans out. We know this. for we have
captured the documents on the bodies
of spies. They are doing the same in
the Hawaiian islands.
THE Japanese military clubs have
10 shooting galleries right over in
Oakland; they are plating your har-
Dor and surveying your roads; they
are buying gun barrels and forging
cannon and cornering the torpedo
supply of the world. If war comes
you may expect to see a Japanese
fleet weigh anchor in Vancouver har-
Dor, because Great Britain is allied
with Japan and would take her part
I'm here to warn YOU continued
the naval congressman, that if the
yellow men get hold of Pearl harbor
they'll not only control the Pacific
coast. but they'll rule the world"
why doesn't the war department do
something's" asked a democrat in shiv-
cry tones.
why don't they?" achoed Hobson.
The. president did his duty when he
sent the fleet here, but why does he
recall it and leave you defenseless just
as he goes out of office and scoots off
to African"
Nobody knew the answer, so Hobson
went on to slIow that the democrats
would solve the whole question. Just
elect Bryan was the burden OF his ar
gument, and the war will be called off
and the Pacific coast will be safe.
What Bryan would do to stem the
Japanese invasion Hobson did no
make clear, but the crowd was salts
fed, even if the Merrimac hero failed
to mention Bryan once by name. They
eheered him when he paused to take
breath between naval engagements,
and showered him with flowers. when
he had surrendered the country to
Nippon. If it had been in their power
they would have made him rear adj
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