The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-05
W|LLBEPREPARED
TO RESIST ATTACK
Whole Pacific Fleet Will
Proceed to Hawaiian
Islands.
NOT TO Be CAUGHT MAPPING
Government, 10 Re on Guard
Against irresponsible
Enemy.
NOT TO BE CAUGHT MAPPING
Special TO Tic Times-Dispa e,h. ]

Washington. -. G., March 1.-THE
whole Pacific fleet. by agreement with
tic stratcSists Of the War Depart
ment. Will proceed to the Hawaiian
Islands. This is to-day's additional
Development. showing that The MAR
department and Navy Department do
not propose 10 he caught napping III
ease Of an attack on the Hawaiian isl-
amos Whcrc sudden onslaught. IN
Tie opinion % all officials would 10.
inst directed By .iapan. IN cas-. she
declared OF entered upon war with the
United states
The fact that the whole Pacihc Meet
In the near future viii be stationed
at Honolulu Is explained as having
two objects, both OF which are mari.
festiy important and OF International.
significance
First. -Four OF Ave cruisers OF the
l'acinc fleet Viii attempt to maxi.
landings in places from which the de-
rartment has reports from The hydro
fraphic officers that landings might
he made by vessels or hcavy displacc.
mont,
Second In addition to ihis practical
experiment, and under tic guisc oc
experiment. the war and iiav$ cii-
sials will succeed III having ncces-
sarily at Honolulu four OF ive arm
ornd cruisers
Tscrc Is no ofrcial Or tho govern.
ment wlio Will say for publication that
these movements arc aimed al any
particular naval power. friendly Or
hostile. 'rhe fact remains. however.
that all the moves which have been
described bear directly on Tie alarm
ing report current, in Congress- ana
elsewhere tina, the United states
iniEht as well be on guard against /,
lradiUonaiiy Irresponsible enemy
For Defense or Hawaii
Oflcsls % the War Department said
fo-day ,iiat 8, Would bc criminal neg
ligcncc II the Cni,ed states ala not
make all IN" preparation possible To
defend Hawaii both as an educational
exercise for this country. end to plac,
In a position the hest force oi1tainabie.
without e%eitins the irritable tom
perament OF Japan
1t IS stated frankly by ofieiaIs ma,
Inc caoeos Tor preparation lave existed
Tor some tine but that bills carrrin..
money have been held M in Congress
and that as soon rs money for dcfcn
FIVE purposes was Yailabic plans were
made 10 spend II FOR the defense ~
the country. and TO checknatc a move
in the Pacific which all the authorities
RSreed might nc expected at any time
before the completion or the Panama
Canal
Nj the officers. naval and army
Rsrce that tho combined co-operation
OF the Pacific fleet and the forces now
In Hawaii. and about o be sen, 10 the
Islands, was the bcat possible com
bination for a least foui- months
It's Importance, or course. .yiil he
obvious a, once internationaliy. and
the orders are or si!ci1 n cha.; ina,
no umbras" can be taken a, the naval
and military demonstration" BY the
United states against its oyyn terri
tory--Iia Waii
Captain Clinton Garter. WHO has hean
designated by the army 10 make .nves-
LEGATIONS along the Hawaiian ccas,
line. left here last nigh. on this i'm
portant mission
Component. Of Fleet.
The six armorcd cruiser compcrents
OF the Pacific feet a prcsent arc
California flagship OF Rear admiral
Thomas: Captain Charles Ii. Harlow
II San Pedro Cal.
Maryland. Captain James c. Gilmore
~ the navy YARD, Brcmcrton, Wash
South Dakota Captain Frank NJ Ben
nett, At San Pedro. Cal
Second division - Rear-A dm!ral MIL
lam H. RI Switzerland ordered TO com
7land
West Virginia. Captain John N. or
ehard a t the navy yard, Bremefton
Colorado, Captain William A. Gill 81
the navy yard. Bremcrton; Pennsyl.
vanis, Captain Charles F. Pond at San
Pedo, Cal.
These do not constitute hrst-ciass
Meet but they arc an aggregation OF
F frst-class pawns in tho game which
1t is proposed to play.
It is admitted that II would De a
very reckless enemy VINO would launch
fleet of transports for distant scr
vice. not knowing where on tho line.