Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-05
f0IIIls and TIE Pearl aARBoR lRIDscK

The San Francisco pfdsS al 1T least the Elk.
miner seems to be giving its readers q repeti.
hon Of the story printed on the Coas.s some
Months ago that the Pearl Harl,or drydocs viii
d abandoned and one built at San franc SEQ. Il
According to overnight wireIess reports the
<8Ininer yesterday published the following q
fearing that attempts to .eopplete the eonstruc-
('pn Of the great naval drydock at Pearl Harbor, Is
Oahu. vim prove 1 hug ii. y ihlolnS she waste
81 millions. Secretary Of the Navy Daniels Is prepar
1E to leave further steps II the matter to congress-
Through tia HaEaiiansd l emma san Franciscoa !
prospects fora great naval drydock have been greats
brghtened All navy officials regard dfydock
or the Pacific coast imperative need following
I1e optnine Of the Panama Canal. and San Francis
eos opportunity appears at hand.
Infestigations by q number Of engineers have left
@crotnky Daniels IN doubt to the practicabty Of
c1mpleting the Pearl Harbor drydock and he viii
avoid Che responsibility for action by reporting the
.luation 70 Congress- leaving the Legislative branch
@ decide whether to abandon the drydock plan or
proceed with the work
The Star Bulletins washington correspond.
@nee on the subject, published Yesterday, shows
what the situation really is The experts who
have examined the drydock structure since its
collapse have reported to the navy department
that a number Of material changes are necessary
# the dock is to be successfully rcbuilt This
win necessitate considerable additional expense.
Secretary Daniels, as was told in the article pub.
''Shed Yesterday, will refer to Congress the mat,
|eI of authorizing additional funds for the work.
The Examiner is wrong in intimating that the
Investigation of the experts has resulted in re,
ports which leave in doubt the practicability OF
|0ilding the dock. The fact is that the experts
II
De built at Pearl Harbor. They have, after care
|0I investigation, become fully convinced of the
cneineering feasibility of the project, and there
never has been a question as to its strategic ne.
<essity The reports that have reached Score.
tary Daniels have been emphatically in favor OF
rebuilding the dry5ock. 40
It seems altogether likely that the story for
which the Examiner is given credit istlue to lack
Of Information as, to just what Secretary Dan
icls Is referring to Congress Certainly he is not
referring to Congress the question Of whether or
not the drydpck should be reconstructed, for that
auestion has been settled by the reports Of the
experts, including the foremost authority avail.
able. Alfred Noble. The secretary of the navy is
asking Congress to appropriate the additional
sums needed to carry out "a project to which the
navy department is definitely committed
Though the rebuilding OF the Pearl Harbor
drvdock is practicable and the money for it
should be forthcoming, there is always the posi-,
h;Iity that the shrewd congressman who are look
;oa ont for the 1home folks. will attempt to
SWITCH the program The California senators
and rpnresentatives would have feather in
their cap if they could secure the eonstructio