The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-02-22
WAR WITH JAPANESE
HobsOn Says It Will Begin In
Less Than Ten Months.


bama Representative on Floor Of
House When He Urged the Forma
tion Of Huge Standing Army and
Building of a Vast Navy Large
Enough to Maintain Peace-We Will
Eventually Conquer After Pro.
longed Fight.
Washington, Feb. 21.-Japan and the
United States will go to war in the
near future. The conflict will begin
in less than ten months. The war will
last five years, perhaps ten. The Pan
anna canal will be destroyed and in
the end this nation will carry the war
to Japan and conquer that kingdom.
These are few of the predictions
made by Representative Richmond
Pearson Hcbson of Alabama, who used
to be an officer in the navy, on the floor
of the house of representatives.
I'VE will be struck" he cried, "and
when we gentlemen may differ
with me as to the time, but firmly be-
lieve 1t can be counted in months on
the fingers of my TWO hands, we will
lind ourselves practically powerless.
Nations Will Ask Us to Give Up.
"The nations of the world will call
on us to give up the war and not con-
tinue to disturb the peace of the
world, just as we did with Russia IN
her war with Japan. Our own finan-
ciers will demand that we end an ap-
parently hopeless struggle
But we will not give up. We will
fight on angered and humiliated until
1t becomes mere question of re-
sources Ever since we went into Ha-
wall, ever since we took possession of
Philippines, declining to let Japan in
there with us, ever since their citizens
came to this country and received the
treatment from our people, that the
difference in race made inevitable, ia
pan has been preparing for war with
us. And the Japanese in this country
are helping her"
Representative Gaines of West Vir-
ginia asked Mr.. Hobson if Japan would
find 1t possible to finance a war with
the United States.
Japan" Mr.. Hobson replied, !is the
only nation today that is clever enough
to finance war before it begins. She
is bankrupt today because she has al
ready financed the war she will wage
against u.s."
Urges Big Navy and Big Army.
The Alabama member urged the Gre
alton of vast standing army and the
building of a great navy as the only
solution of the problem. He contend
ed that the navy of the United States
is at present inadequate. At least
four battleships instead of the two
proposed by the naval committee
should in his opinion be authorized.
Then Mr. Hobson described in detail
the terrible conflict to be waged.
1--WE must not try to strike the ene-
my in the early stages of the war" he
said. 1--WE will never have the use
of the Panama canal. There will be
a long struggle for the control of the
waterway.
"The Philippines, Hawaii, Guam, all
our island possessions in the Pacific,
ALASKA Con Eropoisoo opd tbo Dugot
Sound region will be taken by the
enemy. We will spend at least $780,
100000 for transport service to the
canal zone and millions to increase
our navy.
Having at last driven the enemy
from the canal we will send our fleet
into the Pacific and try to cut the
enemy from his base. There will be
great battle. If we lose we will build |
4 great new navy and the war will be |
prolonged many years. If we win, we
will send an army of our own to the
Pacific coast and drive out the enemy"
United States Will Retake Philippines.
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Japan will take at Hawaii, which he
added, would be taken after a long |
seige and then, after five or six years
If terrific international combat the
United States would retake Guam and |
he Philippines, make dash to Corea,
,ontine the japanese to their own
sland kingdom and then subjugate
hat.
THAT" said Mr. Hobson, "is the fu-
ure that we, as a peace-loving people,
lave in store for us, simply because
We will not spend very small pro
portion of our great wealth in prepara-
ion for war. The war may come on
he Atlantic side. A European power
nay strike us too and if It does, the re.
iult will be practically the same as |
lave described on the Pacific"
Quite a number of members of the
louse heard Mr. Hobson's speech.
'hey did not appear to be alarmed ex-
,ept over the elasticity of Mr.. Hob