The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-13
Congress Requested 70 Authorize
the CONSTRUCTION Of Diver Post
Near the Atlantic Entrance To
Big Water Way Immediately
PRESIDENT OUTLINES HIS
PLAN IN CASE OF CRISIS
win Call On solons To Give Him
Power To Garry Into Execution
Whatever Measures He Deems
Needed To Protect Citizens
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w The immediate creation o.
Submarine base at Coco Sole
Point, near the Atlantic entrance
Of the Panama canal has been de-
cided upon BY the war department
and Yesterday Secretary Baker sent
a Recommendation to that effect to
coagresS ishich 81 kxpected to pass
favorably upon the matter at once.
With the country on the verge OF
war. and awaiting anxiously for
the "oveft Stt''Ikieh the President
declared would be the signal for
hostilities, business in congress and
tile departments is being speeded
up as never before. The prepared
ness program Of the administration
is being expedited with all possible
speed, and army and navy are get
ting ready as swiftly as they can,
FOR the fighting they may be called
upon to 'do.a@ r. r..
President Wilson has framed a
course to be pursued in case Ger
many commits an covert act" as
mentioned in his address to Con-
gress.
He win not ask Congress for a
declaration offwar but he viii do
what he promised in the address
he will ask to be allowed to use
whatever measures he deems neces-
safy to protect American seamen
and travellers. .
This was learned definitely after
a cabinet meeting yesterday.
The President has not yet de!
cided that It VIII be necessary to
take this step, although the officials
here believe that Germany has al
ready proved conclusively that she
IS proceeding with the ruthless sub
marine warfare, in spite of all
warning, .t..ls
Acting on this, assumption the
administration is proceeding rapid
" with preparation for eventual
ties. 800 XIX e
All the resources of the nation
are being marshalled and all posi-
Bile steps taken for the protection OF
the country. .,...n...@,.
The navy recruiting agents have
been instructed to proceed inmedi-
ately to enlist $4,000 men.
The department Of war is con
sidering plans to hurry the organ
ization Of the officers reserve corps
Less than a thousand Of the re-
qiiired volunteer half-million men
under the new national defense act
have Volunteered.
The movement which has had
some force in the past, to submit
the question Of peace or war to a
referendum vote of the people
came to the fore again yesterday
when Congressman Galloway, in
PRODUCED a resolution calling for
the submission Of the question Of
war TO vote save in cases Of IN
vaslon orof instruction.
The senate interstate commerce
committee formally approved yes.
terday Of the proposal to supple.
riient the Adamson Law BY amend.
ing il so as to give to the PresidenI
the authority to take over the rail,
roads and telegraphs and tele,
phones Of the nation in times Of
military necessity. This amendnent
viii be reported to the senate to,
day, gEs.s /.
Al over the country yesterday
the work Of getting ready wen
forward with a vim. A system o.
scout patrols for the coast, mapped
out last November BY the War
College, has been put into force al
Boston. The hundreds Of motor
loaf owners have been organized
and divided into classes for armed