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Show III TIME OF PEACE WE SHOULD PREPARE FOR WAR Secretary of War Tatt Says the Fortifications Forti-fications of Hawaii Require Our Immediate Attention, Washington. "There Is every reason rea-son why the rortlllcntlons nt Hnwall should bo inn do ready." Secretary Taft thus expressed him-8lf him-8lf In an 'urgent letter to Senator Allison, Al-lison, .chairman of tho commltteo on appropriations, renewing his request for an additional appropriation of 1350,000 for the purposo of fortifying Pearl harbor, Hnwall. Lato Wcdncsdny tho sennto passed an appropriation bill for rortlllcatlons, which contnlhcd nn nllowance of but 1100,000, which Is $250,000 less than tho secretary nsked for. There Is now J2C0.000 avnllnblo under Inst year's appropriation, nnd it is said to bo the secretary's desire to expend nt lenst $GOO,000 for tho fortifications in Hawaii. Ha-waii. Tlio text of Secretary Tnft's letter to Senator Allison Is ns follows: "I wrlto to urgo on you that tho appropriation ap-propriation for Pearl harbor bo made $350,000, instead of $100,000. Wo can cortnlnly expend this In tho next year, nnd there Is every renson why tho fortifications for-tifications of Hawaii should bo made ready. Will you not bring this to tho attention of your commltteo nnd tho Bcnnto? Tho enclosed statement from tho national coaRt dofenso board, recently re-cently appointed, shows the fact. 1 send it to you at tho suggestion ol Senator Perkins " |