The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-11-18
..sslIl pacllEic zHAvAL BASE.

sTTncle Sam.s Pacific naval base IS %
Eif fIawati. An plans for the c1i1nif
ericai ifty nlallion dollar naval pase
Il, ths Philippines have been abando9i
"A his oyernneat is going to RI
t54a4 as gracefully as possible froH
me Drcject which was dsnounsed freW
shs aaN Rgsn ESgH1n 9 3sIs
means that tne detense
Hawaii an IsIands will be maintained
a;vs the Navy and the defense OF ,tge
Pm tEssiiif jbdflettsto tie ARMY
sTiS 81 ~ foe HAT Strikes at eth b
~ t6ei ailippines or Hawaii will tfrg44
sus fiiiiipaped s'outIlf fts Ssqres
TN 81 the NsYy Meyer. Secretary q
war D;ckinson and President s4a \!
s1s eTge4 uI,oa the senerh -nntnp9s
4. the jpiam for the Fertilization OF thS
rScfiie ocean terri tories, and CONGRESS
de, asked, TO, caEry y out. The Pro-,
pcses anal base atl8 GaVite on
tslard lpt Lnzons near9 Maniias is 10 %
ieJoHgapoS in Subig Bay
north 81 &ainiiiSa, Will also 'be abandpsE
I'd as Naval station and used mere
~ az Ia repair station. But the WoEks
81 pfprtafying Corregidor. the "Gsbrat
tai oil the Pacific" goes on apace ane
Congress rs asked to appropriate az
otiieesr. two millions this year fof tn e
bss guns there. 3
the abandonment OF rs
pm frpines as a naval base and 'tnf
;lScision to make Hawaii the base g
oter tons for warships, lies an inter
estfng story of o contest betTs%
ss,tis sr,dssnavys hearts, which was B
q Hlsily settled only the other day. Is
" ne navy aboard wanted olonsa4E
II nav as "a naval Ialse.o,It is sevenH
miles from Manila by water aSd sTas
s REGARDED by army men as a fantast$
tITe am 10 have fortified the pa@
/. .SsoslIda hSrvs cost over fifty aniLeeolnsss
hey cay and in the, end IT .wouldaaaN
serfed mo useful purpose. ManiN
(; would not be any better protecteGtAaFr
s II Is at present. Troops caught q
!, olungapo from behind would be easily
ogefwH e1med, and the water supply g
T; the place Is bad Even with Corregts
. i ar fortified, 1t is recognized thai
h s some sort OF provision will. have e
,ibe made for the fortitication OF: Ma
Mia from the land side. 1t would toe
Is easy !, say srniy men, for a fore'gn fo 1t
4 rs cant1rre Manila from the land side
Win the SUnited( States troops IN up
5isnnted possession Of Corregidor art
the. islands at the entrance to Manila
X rgait "a I Zen c he tdrtrsss at CoreEid#
Id conrpie 1t will be im0ossfpF
IN amp Zoe TO enter Manila Bay RtA
iTis 400 feet sheer from the watarf
8 g forms. a. rock ts'hle guarding
lie tstlE q j eatf at6e t6,tle bay, IS
eress guns will sweep the entity
stretci1 OF water abodt Manila Ind 4
WI be stosea Ask supplies sufieiea!
stb support troops for a siege lastl4S
he create tHeesecy iAiasSbeeg
maj aanesi tnfrdng the construction q
lie tort ffc4tioas there. No japanese
81 Chinese have been allowed inside
\ the rtiffcations. a
me neg naval base at Pearl HaE
bor aawaii, Is to be made complement
tsry to the fortress on Diamond Heao
st the entrance to the harbor and
iShich guards the city OF Honolulu
FIswi;Gi has tae advantage over the
Philippines as q naval base OF being
ilomes and warships THAT use
PEARL as a base OF warliks
4 or iap CAM get 4 to Z. the Factfte
Coast rscoaJ in g short time itgea5s
/. X iidsit I'esid y
III for nv II