Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-03-02
A SECOND GIBRALTAR
Fortress on CorTegidor to Be On,
Of the Greatest in the World.
To lie Nnde Capable of Stnpdip,
SieEe-Wiil lie Well Supplied with
Ammunition and Rations for
Long Time.


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corresnondan,
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the character of the fortifcat,ons which
the United States is building W on tho
island OF 'orregldor. II is confrmatory
or the reports which have for some time
circulated that corregidor whcr fortified
as planEcd would Boz another Gibraltar,
IN fact fortress more powerful than
the historic fortress held by England AT
the mouth or the Mediterranean.
The fort'hcauons on III" Island Of Cor
rogidor and in the region Of Corregidoi
at the mouth OF Manila bay arc rapidly
lands lying close 20 Corret dor are heina
powerfully fortified. When Admira' Dew
ey entered the bay OF Manin IN iSeS tae
'paniards mad made some pretense OF
fortfying and had attempted to mine
the entrance or the harhor. Put theit
mines were worthless and the guns Of tbs
fortlhcations We're mostly obsolete. The
result was that Dewey ana his feet rar
into the harhor at nigh' In little danger
from the enemy. But when the fortifica-
lions now being rapidly completed Mt tie
entrance Of Manila bay are finished 80
hattleship fleet in the world VIII venture
to run past them. 1t would Ne suicidal
to DO SO.
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cessful in taking that city. Corregidor
could be approached from behind, 1t IS
irtended. however as the mainstay Of
the United States in the Far Fast, and
army officers consider 1t will be when
completed one Of the worlds greatest
fortresses, as Judge Smith pointed out 70
the House,
1t was brought out in discussion OK
the fortiticatons bill that the United
states mas gone long way IN the dlrec-
ton OF 'or'ityins the strategic points 81
the PACING The appropriations Tor t"e
Hawaiian ISLANDS are pfacuca'E Close d.
ana IN the fhl'ippines theE nave '''
nearly all made. Alaska mas not ''''
fortified and no provision Is maze ''
Its fertilization. though many Del
something should he done in mat 'Te '
ton. II was brought out IN 'h' ' -
cussion In the House on the fortIhoati".7
bill that neither the Endicott board ..r
the Taft board made any provisions r
the fertilization Of Alaska. spite q
fact that In the event Of war an enemy
would be pretty apt to swoop down ."
that valuable possession. Mr. StJrnrl
called attention in the House to -. am.
ple harhor for the feet at Controller bay.
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