Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-10
GEN. / ARTHUR in 1908 FORECAST
GERNo BREAK AS MILITARY THEORY

strained b. the Venezuela affair. when
/ England got into strange company
through Balfour being persuaded by
/ William OF Germany to take a part
therein, in the face Of the loudly pro
claimed friendship existing between
England and The United States, with
regard TO which (whiie there IL no
question as to its existence) it has
been shown to be in the power OF
one man to set aside at will for frol,-
able or even possible supposed ad-
vantage 10 be derived by his country,
! In total disregard of the known wishes
Of the governing class and the masses
! Of people. go
! THAT the Pan-Germanic doctrine
which is being spread throughout the
world, being fostered and pFopagated
by the imperial government in every
possible way. is strong and getting
stronger Wherever the German people
settle. even among Germans who have
been citizens of the United States for
years. and in connection Herewith one
fact cannot be overlooked, to wit, the
few Germans in the American army In
the war with Spain, so few indeed that
the presence or a German was noted
as being rare occurrence
I'm view of the foregoing, and of, the
fact that the theater of operations is
| changing gradually into the Pacific;
that the German people are multiply
ing very rapidly and emigrating in
large numbers, the tide Of emigration
being directed by the German govern.
ment toward South America: that the
manufacturing products of the Ger
man Empire oyerbalance the consump-
tion so that an outlet or market has to
be obtained for the surplus, and in
view OF the known policy of the
emperor to acquire colonies which will
provide markets for such oyer-produc-
ton, and places to which the tide OF
emigration may be directed, thereby
strengthening the Fatherland; and in
view Of the further fact that through
out all South American countries the
Germans are advancing In commercial
power and prestige every day. the con-
clusion seems inevitable that the in
terests OF Germany in South America,
where there are today large colonies.
Of Germans, in numbers being In the
hundreds Of thousands, presage an
other testing and straining of the.
Monroe doctrine and in all proba-,,
bility A CONTEST OF ARMS BE-
TWEEN THAT POWER AND THE.
UNITED STATES IN THE NEAR
FUTURE, in which event no one can
now forecast the attitude OF England
or any other European power, and it Is
therefore the duty of the federal gov.
eminent to make itself as strong as
possible and be able to take care OF
itself in any emergency"
The afternoon paper of the same
date told Of the cabling of the reported
conversation to the mainland, that it
had at once attracted the attention Of
the war department and had probably
been also discussed in Europe Gen.
Macarthur. Governor Carter and Col.
Jones, the article continued, were
greatly surprised at seeing the pub
lished report in print It was denied
that the remarks were taken down
stenographically and asserted that
they were but a resume Gen. Mac
Arthur said that the published re-
marks did not correctly represent his
views in any respect and In some re
spects utterly misrepresents them,
and that beyond that he had nothing
to say.
Col Jones denied that he had taken
the remarks geographically and ex-
pressed surprise that they should
have been given out He is reported
to have said in part:
My sole object in making the report
was to emphasize the fact that we hold
such an isolated position in mid-ocean
and to convey the idea that in the ma
ture of things the commercial strug-
gle between nations will in years to
come center In the Pacific, and that
we, as a territory of the United States,
should keep abreast Of the times in all
thingS-the protection Of the homes
as well as our commercial pursuits.
Il don't think that Gen. Macarthur
had any idea in his conversation with
me of giving any such Impressions as
1t appears have been drawn from the
report"
Governor Carter said that he had not
expected to see the report in print
His idea was TO help to create public
support of the National Guard and he
had been trying with Col. Jones to-
get the support of Gen. Macarthur for
an exchange by which the militia
might get back the drill shed lot. The
printing Of the report was due to a
misunderstanding between himself and
the reporter, he said