The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-19
TROOPS TO THE EAST
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washington. ID. O.. March lS.-Thc
garrison in the Hawaiian Islands is
TO be Increased MATERIALLY Two bat
talions Of the Second Infantry arc be-
| Ing rushed 10 san Francisco, and will
| sail for honolulu at once a third
| battalion Will sail Juno 6. On July
! two batteries Of field artillery Will
! follow.
It is said unoilicaly That within n
| Cow months the force in the hawaiian
and Philippine Islanns Will have been
| Increased by l.,o0O men
| This action, coming on ton OF Tia
| dispatch of troops to tho Mexican from
tier, gives special Significance to tho
| Facts set forth by Count Ernst Won
| Ecventlow on Friday
| Count Won licyentlow, Germany,
| foremost naval expert. made It clear
that Japan mus, have tho Philippines.
| al, before the completion OF the Pan
! anna Canal. four Years hence
| |, is also pointed out that Japan.
! present alliance, offensive and defcn
+; sivc, With Great Britain also exp.ress
IN 12lS Yet even at this early date
! japan Is striving 70 renew this a,li-5
ancc, knowing that whatever rnav fba
the sentiment OF official Great Britajn
tho sympathy OF the mass OF the Brit.
| sish people is with tic United States Il
IN military and naval circles here /,
! Is regarded rs probable that tho san
| Ing OF the troops will BIO followed bv5
an increase in Our naval force. and II
! ~ pointed ont that Tho United States
! has only twcnty-one warships in FAR
i eastern waters. ana many OF these are
negli siblc as far as roal service is con-
! ccrnod. Japan. OH tho contrary, has
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I;ptcrtn'n Same Views. M
Il appears hat the War and Navy
Departments must lavo entertained
views agreeing With Count Won Ron
| cntlow as to the weakness OF the
! United states In the Far East i.;
! Although tho plan for the movement
Of troops TO Honolulu was formulated
| in November. II is admitted that re-
| cent developments have hurried ia
execution.
| These developments include the re-
| ports that japanese ali over the world
arc con ributing 10 a war fund
! That Japan ordered a million and
4 half tons OF coal from the Tien Tsils
mines for immedatc delivery.
That JaPan refused 10 agree to s.
naturalization Of the MatchM..an RAFT.
road
That Japan is tie ono nation which
GAS been Silent on the plan for gen.
oral arbitration treaty
| That troops arc 10 go to Honolulu
- undoubtedly due 70 the information
| regarding the largc number OF Japan
| csc In the Hawaiian Islands, and the
tact. brough out by Won RcnentIow,
| That when the male Japanese inhabi-5
tants become 90 old to bear arms
they arc sent back home and their
places taken by young men.
| Totally InadeIuate.
| 1t Is admitted that the defenses OF
the Philippines are totally inadequats.
There has been no Increase In tile
! forces since General Wood. who Is now
chief OF staff. ana holds the same
Views as he did. in 1907 wrote his re-
| port.
It is estimated by the staff officer.
that to-day there are only $4,000 troaps
or all arms scattered throughout tfen
Philippines, consisting OF eight regi-s
ments of infantry. four regiments Of
cavalry. SIX batteries OF field artillery
ten companies OF coast artillery two
companies OF engineers, two compantegs
Of signal corps and one company OF az
hospital corps III
J Tho Philippines division embraces
three partmcnts--Ttuzon.y isayeE and 1