The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-12-05
WlH Fortliy All Vulnerable Places
Along Coast to the
q, .e Limit IT,, 81
NO MANEUvERs FOR FLEET
Ships win Coal and Go One by
s4 One to Hilo-IntO Pearl
Harbor7
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81 ssTwo years ago l recommended tho
statIopihg Of 10000 troops on Oahu. At
that time there was here but one bat.
TALON of infantry, stationed at Fort
shafter, and the troops which have beon
sonti since are along lines of my re-
port,n said General Arthur Murray, at
the Moana last evening, after the re-
turn Of the three cruisers from their
trip around the island. I'd
,'we are going to have this place
fortified 50 strongly that there win DO
no question as to our holding it, and we
are not going to leave any unfortifed
and vulnerable places ON the coasts of
this island, = he continued
AS to whether General Murray still
believes that twenty thousand men are
adequate to hold Oahu against any in
vadefs, or whether this force should be
increased he failed to say, but from his
general attitude in discussing Oahu It
is not thought that there win be any
reduction from this figure. -.s 81
The three ships of the fleet which
went around the island returned, yester'
day afternoon, the California coming in
frst and docking at the naval wharf
preparatory TO starting coaling today.
In speaking of the tripl they made
and the steps aud Investigations on the
way, General Murray said that they
merely confirmed what was already be.
heved to be facts, but the opinion of
che naval mon was now available to
back up that Of the military men.
Naval Opinions Given. -,
"On the trip around Oahu the weak
points of the defenses were brought out,
She naval men being asked for expert
upnions as to where landings could be
made and damage done by an enemy
coming in here outside of the range
of our present guns. This opinion of
~ tho naval men will help US insd etermin-
siinerthe locations, for, putting in new de-
fepses, az they can tell more about the
iahding possibilities than can the mfh'
. stary AnSan alone,,'t continhedr General
" Moray.
I'm uAs to what we are going to do first,
1 am not going to tell you, for two
REASONS. First, that it would be unwise
to lot the work We are contemplating
get to the ears of any enemy, and sec
ondly because nv first report must be
mado to the chief of staff and through
him to congress, rather than, that either
SEQ the ideas embodied in newspaper
sThere is no money available for fur.
ther Notifications at present, but You
may rest assured that this. island is go
ing to be made impregnable, and, as
I said, recommended the stationing OF
twenty thousand troops here on my last
visit.
al don I know that this extra forti.
ficntion will be done in the near future
the next year for instance, but 1t will
be done ultimately. and the garrisons
for this island will be the number
have recommended in the past.
Land Trip Today.
= 'tTomorrow / am going around the
island by automobile and with me will
be Admirals Thomas and Southerland
We are going over some of the ground
I have been over already, but I want
their opinions of the matter Of defenses
in certain places" he concluded,
General Murray is, bluff officer with
snow.white hair and beard closG
trimmed, and although he looks much
of'a martinez he has n merry twinkle in
his deep grey eyes as if he had some
good joke which he was not going. Il
;. tell just vet. !.
~ To Be No Maneuvers.
1--WE are not going in for any man
euvers," said Rear Admiral Thomhl
upon hissreturn from the trip aronnd
2 the island yesterday. tThat wa
planned when the torpedo boats vert
ordered herei but with the taking o.
r them OF this cruise the plans have beer
changed.
AsThere Is nothing new for me to saJ
AZ 10 what is to be done here, the pub
slic knows everything. We are going
70 coal ship now and then each yesBe
in turn 10 to go to Hilo so that the .Iiier
can make visit to the Volcano, /" b.
said.
With each ship going over to HiiG
3 separately il means more than two
weeks for them all to make the trip
nearer three weeks, in fact, for fOnl
~ days is about what 1t viii take ON thu
average from the time Of leaving Homo
lulu until returning here. +,
Heiping General Murray. 30
Asked about his trip around the isI
and, Admiral Thomas had little to saJ
as TO the objects and-results from a mill
tdry BtAnupOing, throwing tho quebbfOi
of with q Btatemeht that the. navy wal
just helping out General Murray and
cooperating with him on this survey Of
the other side. t
"It was a most beautiful trip 10 TAX,
though" lie said. ~ never Jaw any
thing like the eolorings OF the hill
and mountaina, the deep greens and
blues and the contrast 10 the brown oi
some Of the barren hills u was mos
hehnfifui and vas scenery that shall
nsyor forget
"Wo may 60 ont Tor another trip, bu'
the hrst thing 20 10 nov 10 70 sosl ehiI
sud then send fhe ghips 20 Hilo dnRil
20 that al the men and officers eaI
snake me trip 70 the Volcano. Alta
fhft ! loa knos what We shall %, "a
aslIy"
10 hapsat Psah nalbor.