The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-21

Former Naval Hero All Fucsed Up
over Conflict In Which rs Sees
Uncle Sam Humiiated Before Ma.
tiens Of the World Enemy VIII
Capture Western Coast and Island
Possessions, but viii Be subjugat
cd After Ten Years Of Warfare.
Washington, Feb. o. Japan and
the United States will go to war in
the near future The conflict will
begin in less than 10 months. The
war will last FIVE years, perhaps TO-.
The Panama canal will be destroyed
and in the end this nation Will carry
the war to Japan and conquer that
Kingdom. These are n few of the
predictions made by Representative
Richmond p. IIobson of Alabama.
who used to be an officer in the navy.
on tho floor OF The house.
"We will be struck" he cried. land
when We are-gcntlemen may differ
with me as to the time, but igmly
eVaN'N ~ NNh bN AOhuAtu III luOnNue
on the fingers of my two hands-we
will find ourselves practically pow.
erless. The nations of the world
will call on us to give up the war
and not continue to disturb the peace
OF the world, just as we did with
Russia in her war with Japan. Our
own hnanciers will demand that we
end an apparently hopeless struggle
But We will not give up. We will
fight on, Inundated until IT becomes
q question Of resources. Ever since
We went into Hawaii ever since we
took possession OF the Philippines,
declining to let Japan in there with
US; ever since their citizens came to
this country and received the treat
ment from our people that the differ
ence in the races made inevitable
Japan has been preparing for war
with us. And the Japanese in this
country are helping her"
The Alabama member urged the
creation OF vast standing army and
the building of a great navy as the
only solution of the problem. He
contended that the navy of the Unit.
cd States is at present inadequate.
At least four battleships instead OF
che two proposed by the naval com.
mittee should, in his opinion, be au-
thorised. Then Mr.. Hobson described
In detail the terrible conflict that is
to be waged.
I'VE must not try TO strike the
enemy in the early stages Of the
war" he said. I'VE will never have |
the use OF the Panama canal There |
will bs long struggle for the con
troll Of the waterway. The Philip |
pines, Hawaii, Guam, all our island |
possessions in the Pacific, Alaska. |
San Francisco and the Puget sound |
region will be taken by the enemy |
We will spend at least S6,O00.OO0 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
neet into the Pacific and try to cut |
the enemy from his base. There will |
be a great battle. II we lose we will |
build ? great new navy and the wal
will be prolonged many years. II we |
win, We will send our army TO oul |
own Pacific coast and drive out the !
enemy"
Mr.. IIobson then depicted the |
stand Japan will make at Hawaii |
which, he added, will be taken after
long siege, and then after five OF
six years Of terrific international |
combat the United States would ro
take Guam and the Philippines |
make dash to Corca, chase the |
Jsnanese to their own island king |
dom and then subjugate that.
Quite number Of members Of tho
house heard tIobson's speech Thoy
didn't appear TO be alarmed except
over the elasticity Of Hohson's imas.
ination.