The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-30

arraneemonks completed end the service of supply should he iiMlshed shortly. We hes quite q little Sar~ ther to e wi,h housing for troops all over the iSlan0s that Job nov ls about h0lf~aunN. sN
 The men, currently housed ie shHnka NNa plantation buildings we took over and Ia tents. wial De eup- piled with modern ftela housing. Af- ter that wa have the job og rebuilo~ ing zawail's public reads which our EnNvy eQsAlnMeAkl ls nunkshinR se- verep in tho present hixh speed cohs(niotion work. We require our le.ton dump trucks Co maintain . speed of Ss miles per hour. quite workout for roadways as well aA eotlipmenE
 Concurrently there will he on en- lArReusene and improvement ot Honolulu'g port facilities Co. ecoona- odate more chipping and speed the handling os cargo.
 The tortress ot Oahu, the general said. ts now Nhle in conjunction with the Navy to def0nd Hawai-, and behind it tho Pacific Coast states. against Rny invasion attempt tho Japanese et this time gre likely Co he able to. muster. FA
 The possibility Of . hit-and-gur gal0 ls expected. sinco this sort of foyMy may ho tried at any time the enemy is willing to pay the price. which will be high.
 The strategic importance of Oahu for tho east ceests of North and ContxAl America and tho pan- ana Canal is very great and both siaes are aware of it." Emmons said. .ss XIV
 ''To get tho mainland the Jap. anese must first capture tho Haw- allan Islands and before they do that alhey must first take Oahu. So wr are building here for an event ual showdown battle with the Jap. anese, 4 ia years Co come they ore able to mass e force sufficient for an invasion attempt.
 we are building well because this island must and VIII be hed at all
 Commenting on the quality of en. erny evietlons EnsnoEas noted that tho lass Of at least a.0O0 Japanese navel flyers had sasterialy reduced tht ezficIency og the enemy fleets aif aFnns tlAt the t@oant increase in flying perloEsnance of the enemy il some areas indicated he had been l forced e draw from the Army Ali Corps to replace lost naval flyers and salnFag
 Thus fsr. Esnmons said. the Jap. aness army air corps has been prin. . cipally concerned with the defense of Japan and Manchukuo. 'Right now the Japs seem pri. marily interested In building up : strong outpost line. consolidating gains in the orient and Dutch In- dies, and h working on the develop mcnt and transport of oil, rubber and supplies which they have gained" the general added. "Eortunately they keep coming out of their protective shel and proffer us targets in the south and southwest Pacific, and each time such an invitation was extended oui Navy accepted with alacrity and splendid results. The Navy has closed with the enemy on every pos- sible occasion.
 "fn continuous pressure against Japanese supply lires t Is estimated we have sunk enough shipping to cramp seriously enemy activities. The army, too, reaches out for Q crack against the Jap whenever the opportunity offers, and past events have proven it has done % with great success"
 Tn connection with long range
 bombing. current and future, Enl' mons said that Hawaiian airfields
 were being developed with an eye | to stu larger planes which will be delivered to the bomber command
 in years to come. <.
 we will carry the war to Japan.
 Emmons concluded. Tt will taks
 time but 1t wil be done and In sif- ficient force. We are aware oS ouk vital responsibilities to the territory
 and to the United States mainlano cra both offense and defense.