The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-09-27
arships Of the World Must
Pass This Way 10 Big
Display in 1915.
FIGHTING BOB" ON wARPATH
leaks for BattIeships and Mer-
chant Marine and Tells of
Coming Exposition.

The year nineteen hundred and fifteen
,ms large for Honolulu, as well as for
n Francisco, in which year the grea'
|nama,Pacifc international exposition
|Il probably be held.
Fighting Boil" Evans of the United
ates Navy is working to make San
ancisco Harbor the rendezvous of the
cts of the world in 1915, when the
satest international show Of floating
hting force will take place, and Ho-
lulu, by nature of her geographical
sition and importance from the stand
int of then completed Notifications
a drydock, is bound to enjoy the
tits of men-of-war of many nations,
route to the big meet and on return
Tefrom.
Says the San Francisco Call of Sep
nber IA, received in the mail brought
t night by the Matson s. s. Ne
Ian:
Admiral Robley D. Evans, who will
chairman of the naval committee of
Panama-Pacifc international expo
ion, was the guest of honor at a
cheon yesterday noon of the direct
of the exposition, the men with
ON he will be associated in the great
rk of making San Francisco Harbor
rendezvous of the fleets of the
rid.
Fighting Bob" thus referred to the
gal demonstration of which he will
re charge:
'One of the principal attractions at
exposition which you are to hold
;e in 1915 is to be the great interna-
nal fleet-the greatest naval demon
alton in the history of the world. y
The luncheon was given at the St
lncis Hotel, r. B. Hale of the Pana.
Pacific international Exposition
npany presiding. Governor James
Gillett was present and spoke briefly
the affection with which Admiral
ans is regarded in California. The
,ernor said that California loved the
md old sailor and would like to put
es on him and keep him here always
B. Hale introduced Admiral Evans
n his speech Admiral Evans said il
t:
Il have all my life been bit fond
the American flag, and it makes mt
d as hell to see a national Legislature
ich won't do all it should to bring
t flag back where it belongs.
r. You are as helpless as jellyish on
e. You should not only have first
IS merchant marine, but first-clasi
.tleship feet, ready to fight at thu
,p of the hat. The nations are a
zee now, but it would not take then
weeks to change their mind.
Nature has been good to you in tn,
st, in California. You have the at
ctions here-everything. All yo'
e to do is to touch the button ant
the rest.
One of the principal attractions a
exposition which you are to holt
in 1915 is to be the great interna
lal feet-the greatest naval demon
alton in the history of the world
nope that when this great feet as
lbles here I shall not see singl
elk column of smoke 60 up from an.
the tunnels in this great bay. The.
all be burning oil, and that oil vii
ne from the great reservoirs here i
ifornia."
,an Francisco's latest triumph wa
.ieved in Cincinnati, Ohio, about
ak ago, when the booster day 70
W Orleans was turned into a bool
the San Francisco 1915 Panami
,ifc exposition. Three weeks ag
tcinnati was hostile to this city. Tt
=, through the efforts of the Cal
MIA development board, the sentimer
the municipality has been turned
I the newspapers and populace al
'orable.