Show PEARL HARBOR IS WELL GUARDED I II I Steps in ill Development of Big Naval Base at Honolulu S Kept Secret Honolulu T. T II n. Jan 18 Pearl U. Pearl Harbor Harbor Har HIlI bor bot naval station will undoubtedly b hA be developed de into the greatest of ot all strategic lc naval na bases before the war warIs waris waris is much older jud judging from froni the promotion promotion pro pro- motion just accorded to Capt C. C W. W Parks Paries civil en engineer ineer United States na navy who has been on the Pearl Harbor lIar lIar- bor job off and on for the past ten tenear years ear Captain Parks Parks has ha's ia been promoted promoted pro pro- to the grade rade of or rear admiral In his class of the tho nav navy and given gl comman command of the bureau of yards ards and arid docks Under his direction as head heat of or this department all nil details for for the construction con con- work in all yards ards of the nanan navy nan an and for all docks clocks and facilities for the tho handling handlin of all classes of warships from to submarines will have hav his recommendation before appropriations are asked from Co Congress Cots Con It gress ga-ess or b before any order Is given for work vork of this tIlls kind Admiral Parks ParIes was first stationed at Honolulu in the old naval headquarters at the foot fool of Richards street opposite opposite opposite op op- op- op the tho waterfront After Arter an ab absence absence ab- ab sence senco he lie returned again nail and has had hall his headquarters at the Pearl Harbor station In both instances he was the directing head for all the work that has haR been going going- on at Pearl Harbor He lie HeIs HeIs lieIs Is known to be intensely interested Inthe in inthe the development ui of or Pearl Harbor anti and me II from the theoretical side of ot the work worl I In times of or peace he has worked out Its strategic opportunities until war has now come to test tile the capacity of or orthe the yard It Is also known that Capt George Clarke U. U S. S N. N comma commanding ln the station station sta sta- tion a advocates greater work oric In tho the yard ard and anti greater r wort the army in conn Ith development With Witha ith itha a head at Washington lon In charge c of oC the yards ards and anel docks locks bureau Pearl Harbor will ihl undoubtedly rece receive e strong recommendations in all reports on naval work in this war What hat is going going- on at Pearl Harbor Is is of or course a n secret No o place under under under un un- un- un der the tIle flag na Is more closely guarded and its secrets held hold more Inviolate That it will be all an that Captain MaLan Mn- Mn latan 1 tan Lan nn has written about is certain to be true By B some strange coincidence of thou thought hl Pearl Harbor as us a n station for defense or offense has been considered cl by American naval of officers fOI for three three- Quarters of oC a century the first report known to have been heen prepared on the harbor by bp an officer of the nav navy be beIn being being be- be In ing that o of Lieutenant Curtis U S. S N. N N in the early forties of 13 last l century who iio advised the Hawaiian government o to decide on Pearl Harbor Harbot for military mIlitar defensive purposes |