The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-17
FLEET To SEIZE
HAWAIIAN
ISLES
Army and Navy Maneuver 10
Determine If U. S. Can
Hold Outpost
BY WILLIAM G. CAYCE,
international News Service.


international News Service.
ABOARD u. S. S. SEAIILh'
WITH UNITED STATES BATTLE
FLEET AT SEA, April 1f.-fias
ing the game of war in peace-tin
that il may be able to cope wiz"
wartime conditions. should enier-
gency arise. -r.i4od ctates
battleship fleet is uolils
the first great problem or the
R3awaiian naneuvers. participated
Sn hv more than LAG war craft, IN
cI,,dine every type Of combat snip
end a7,xiliary used by the Unlted
Cta+es NAVY. carrying approximate
=, an f0f1 men and officers. Is the
c.,,t,,ra of the island of Oahu, cen,
<,-aI y,o,nt of Americas strateglcal
rosition in the Pacific Ocean.
The fleet. now en- route to Homo
S,,i., will receive orders from
Mest,nefon that 'war" has been
red upon the United States by
-, ssenerov'' and that Oahu has al
,aadv been captured. The rect
steaming slowly along somewhere
between San Francisco and EAs'o.
ii1I,, will Immediately be ordered
hv IFS commander, Admiral Robert
z Coontz. to proceed at once TO
IIonoliiIu and retake the Hawaiian
group from the enemy.
sBattIe" Due Soon.
In the battle" that will follow,
the American fleet win be known
as the Blue" forces, Wnlie tne :
forces on Oahu will be oILlclaIiy
known as the Blacks Ana ouI-
ing the "battle" the regular army
units, reserve corps ana sucn mavy
,,rifs aaare now at Oahu will I've
niffed against the American fieet.
Tsonsenuentlv. the maneuvers OF
tha fleet will have a double .nsan-
ing. First. will be the problem OF
whether the American fleet couio
retake Oahu from an enemy, snouio
il ever be captured.
now maintained by the United
states at Oahu could repulse an
attack until the American :leet
could come to its rescue.
While this battle is in progress
several official ''umpires," includ
ing Admiral Robert e. CoontZ, com
Major General John L. Hines, CHIEF
OF staff of the United States Army
win receive reports on the actions
of all the units involved, both OF
the Blues and the Blacks" and
I'm the end determine the outstand
ing factors of the encounter. A
feature of the work of the
''umpires'' will be to determine
when the various units have beer
taken When it is seen that any
member of either the land or fhe
sea forces has been overpowered oI
outranged, that unit will be or
dered "silenced" and viii not en-
gage further in the combat.
Report Partly Secret
1t is not expected that the iiim'
pires" viii render a decision after
the maneuvers as to which side won
the battle" But, probably they
will report on the effectiveness OF
both the land and the sea forces
This report, however, will, in al
probability, be made to the Navy
Department in Washington, and
only portion OF it will oe given
out later for publication, the re
archives of the Navy Department.
The forces that Will defend Oahu
will consist of the regular army
garrison on Oahu, under command
Of Major General Edward NJ. Lewis
more than 300 national guardsmer
Of Hawaii. as well az other military
forces. Including such defense unit.
as heavy artillery, air units, thu
Hawaiian combat division and In,
numerous cadet corps of the higf
schools. These forces will also have
the assistance OF the fourteenth
naval district of Hawaii, under com
mand of Rear Admiral John ID. Nc
Donald, and supplemented by sub
marines and nine-squadron di
vision, which the Blue" or attack
ing forces, will loan" the enemy.
The "umpires," who will be con
sidered as neutral observers during
the maneuvers, will be three in
number.
Major-General Hines, represent.
ing the Army, and Admiral Coontz,
representing the Navy, will jointly
hold the position Of "Chief Umpire. p
On the other hand, the Chief I'm
pire" of the Blue" forces will be
Captain w. H. Stanley, of the
United States Navy, and General
Leroy Eltinge will be Chief UNI.
pire" Of the Blacks"
Position Is Strategic.
The Hawaiian Islands, because o.
their popularity in geographical
location, are considered one Of the
most strategetical points IN the
world not only because of theil
Importance in the defense of the
west coast of America, but also IN
the protection of commerce. They
are so situated that chips coming
to the United States, except those
that take the northern route from
Japan to Seattle, are almost com
PEELED to come via Honolulu as a
port of call for fuel and other sup
plies. The Hawaiian Islands are
more than 1000 miles from any
west-cOast port of America and
from 5000 to 1900 miles from any
Far Eastern port of Japan, Aus
tralia or New Zealand.
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