The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-05
SCARE
AIDS THE
COAST
MUCH MONEY GIVEN
FOR DEFENSES ON
THE PACIFIC.
Alaska and Washington
State Secured Several
Appropriations.
BY SAMUEL Nj. EVANS
Member Of the United Press staff
az Washington.

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the il panese war" at Sacramento.
California. AZ II has come 10 be
Ieaiied here. failed 60 secure exclusion
~ Ahintics. IL served 20 prevent q
decrease In the appropriations fer
coast uefenAeF. and although no now
coast legislation II note was passed
81 the session Just closed, diplomatic
circles today regard tie agitation as
the beat thing that could have hap
pened for the entire coast.
Not only did increase In coast
armament result from. the agitation,
bat fun appropriations were made
by congress for Hawaii and the Phil
lpplne Islands, while the estimates
for other parts Of the country suf-
fered.
War Scare Was Good.
The war scare served 70 attract
increasing attention TO the Pacific
coast, and probably viii result soon
Z Ia an exclusion law and better regu-
iation u immigration.
The coast discussion and agitation
I divided honors IN public attention
with the differences between this
president and congress a. the most
Z talked of event OF the session.
! The naval bill carries an appropri-
alton ~ more than $1,000 600 for ths
Pearl Harbor base at Hawaii. the
Nundfy civil bin carries ttN0.e0V more
7 Tor the construction 81 barracks for
Z the artillery corps. while the fortifl-
cations bin carries t2.st1.fst for in
suiar prosecutions. TO be divided be-
tween Hawaii and the Philippines.
This includes new guns, fnlnes, sta
lions and other paraphernaiia for
coast defense.
For the Pacific Coast.
The Qualifications act carries $780,
fOa0 for the purchase ~ land az san
{ Pedro harb0r for defense. and more
than 4JQe 0o6 Tor searchiights for all
I hafb0fs on the Pacific coast More
than $1,000. 600 provided for in these
acts. according 10 the war depart
mans. win be spent in fortifying tho
I Pacific coast.
The sundry civil bin carries $780,
Gee for new barracks in the Philip
pines, and $3.50. 900 for buildings on
CarreKidor island, ~ the harbor az
Manila. which will become the Obj
ralfar OF the Pacific.
Navy Yard Appropriations.
The navy act gives Puget Sound
I Navy Yard 1890 $50. Mare Island
$780, 600. cavito $4,000 aud Tntuila
E $500
The army act provides for q
! new cable between Washington
ard Alaska. at a cost Of 500. 900.
The Mare Island appropriation in
cludas 500. 600 for dredging chan
mel and several new buildings. The
Puget Sound yard viii get new
buildings and a marine garrison az
I Bremerton-
The coast lost the senate amend
ments 20 the naval act for a survey
I FOR a new naval base south OF San
Z Francisco. for statiouing half tho
fleet IN the Pacific and for building
golfers al Mare Island.
No new work was provided for by
Z tho rivers and hArbors bill. but con-
siderable sums were provided for tho
continuance OF work already under
way. The appropriations are;
Rivers and Harbors.
San Diego harbor $4,000. WIZ
mington harbor 10000. Oakland
harbor $4,000, Sacramento and
Feather rivers $4,000, Puget sound
Sg5.O00. Lake Washington canal
5000 SWinomish slough $4,000,
Grays harbor $4,000. Columbia river
and Willamette river above Portland
$4,000 Tillamook bay $4,000. and
Snake river $4,000.
New surveys were provided for as
follows.
Oakland harbor. Monterey bay.
I Wilmington harhor. Sacramento riv-
err "a Red Bluff. Feather river 70
Marysyiile. Redwood creek. Hum
boldt harbor TO Arcata and Eel river,
Wood river. Columbia river al Hood
river, CoQuille river. Willamette riv-
er 20 Eugene. Clatskanie river. falls
al Oregon city, Yaquina river 20 Elk
I City UmpQua river, Columbia ana
Willamette rivers below Portland for
q foot depth. Columbia river TO
Wenatcheo from Snake river Okla
hogan river. Lewis river, Tacoma
harbor for the purpose Of extending
the Puyallup waterway, and Willapa
harbor.
Alaska Appeal Cases.
OF separate legislation. the most
important follows: Refusal 10 pass
the Hetch- Hetchey legislation; new
federal judges for oregon and WASH
ington; failure 10 give Hartman
81 coo 600 for work at Salton Sink;
Improvement OF Hawaiian land laws;
failure 10 pass a law settling the
Tacoma tide lands dispute out Of
court, failure 70 create new judi
oial district in southern Californian
provision for trial Of Alaskan caseP
IN Portland and Seattle. as we'll az
In San Francisco. two new fish ca
tural stations on Puget sound. many
new light houses on Puget sound and
IN Alaskan waters. new survey az
all public lands, Sl,0o0.000 for the
detection OF land frauds. extension
or completion of most OF the rail-
roads in Alaska; failure 20 pass q
Statehood bill