The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-02-03
.H0BS0N lNfEAR
OF TROUBLE
Makes Appeal in House for Larger
Navy-PeaeeS With Japan by Re.
firing From Philippines.
DISCUSS PROBLEMS At LENGTH
Idea Of Japan Landing An invading
Army RidieuIed by Represent
alive Williams Of illinois {

Washington, Jan. 29-In q final ap-
peal in the house tonight for larger
navy Representative Hobson of Ala
bama declared it was his firm convic.
tion that the United States had Sc.
cured peace with Japan by giving as.
surances OF speedy retirement from
the Philippines. Moreover. in a part
OF his speech which went into the rec
ord without actually being delivered
on the floor, the Alabama representa-
tive said he believed that when the
American feet went around the world
during the Roosevelt administration
it was allowed to go to Japan only
with the assurance that it would be
out of the Pacific ocean by fixed
time.
Formal denial by Secretary Bryan
that the administrations Philippine
policy had been in any way affected
by negotiations with Japan or that the
subject had been discussed here or
in Toxic was quoted by Mr.. Hobson.
with the remark that this did not
change his belief, as he would expect
the secretary to deny it.
II am further convinced" MIR. Hob
son said, that our first inquiry into
the intentions OF Japan In sei2ing kiao
Chow and the islands in the Pacific
will not be followed up, at least by the
administration, and that Japan, as a
price OF peace. will be given free
hand in China, with the prospect OF
the complete overthrow OF the open
door policy, leaving China to its fate,
to become a governed nation. while
the commerce of America, which In
cotton goods alone fell Off over $780,
0O0, 900 in Manchuria after Japanese
occupation, will be ut the mercy of
a competitor; while the overthrow OF
the balance of power In the Pacific
would lead to an inevitable war;
Representative HobsOn said he had
felt for some time that the feet never
would go to the Pacific under the
present administration. He reviewed
the situation in EurOpet referring to
criticisms of Americas conduct by
both sides in the present war and TO
arbitrary treatment Of American
ships" and declared that the situation
closely paralleled the conditions that
led to the war with France in 1900 and
to that with England in 1912.
"NapoleOn's resentment, which led
to the war with France in 1900" he
said, was not AS intense as the grow
ing resentment of Germany today ut
the great source of supply of war ma.
terials her enemy allies are finding in
America. Great Britain's attitude to-
ward our purchase of ships OF Ger
many is nothing short OF menacing."
All of these things, Mr.. Hobson
earnestly insisted, proved the impera-
tive necessity for Strengthening the
United States navy far beyond the
point contemplated In the present pro-
gram. He discussed the navy at
length, compared it with the sea forces
OF foreign powers and appealed for Il
reorganization OF the navy. for more
men and more ships.
"In a reply to Mr., Hobson Repre-
sentative Williams OF Illinois ridiculed
the idea OF Japan landing an invading
force on the Pacific coast and insisted
that war from any side was but IA re-
mote possibility.
Earlier in the day Representative
Gardner of Massachusetts spoke in sup
port of his resolution for a commission
for the interest of the cOuntry's de
tense.