Show STRATEGIC VALUE OF HAWAII The rapid rise nse of Japan as a a great naval power and an Important factor I in the adjustment of affairs on the Pa Pacific she gives added point to an article b by Athert Br In Public OpinIon t Q a as th the kW i to the theP P Mr T has bas studied II Pacific st Situation with gr great t care anti and his conclusion is that our national and commercial safety demands the establishment of n a fortified naval Dayal base balle On the Hawaiian Islands Ho He says I The ann tion of Hawaii was urged i as a national D C SlOt hOt we needed the islands S 5 sd 1 mo eh b a al we I could not JJ oit to new or j i taken by br As Aside e from being It for us tho they are to the Pacific and t to t the Pa am f canal What at Ulo tho isla d eC o Is to the and aad the Suez Sues canal The connection n between Hawaii and Ute the canal Is indissoluble Without defended and as aa a base i ithe the canal would J lose e one o of Is st strong est mt points JOInts Without Ute the E BinaU ill In far removed from our I iava va I bases Were Vere Japan Ja an for inee free at the present moment and a to tomake I make war ar against us our would be a sorry one Her entire naval I strength could be at our weak weakest est eat point Prom From Jagan to tko tho Philip Philippines pines is less than miles and from hei bet station at nearer at hand band extensive operations could be carried on against us From Fram Japan to Hali the distance is miles and these islands would be at OnCe the point of oC stron strongest e t attack thereby our fleet fleetin in its effort to protect the Philippines anti and securing a base 21 2101 t miles from our coast Against the entire naval force of Japan there be our Asiatic squadron alone our main fleet separated by the miles around Cape Morn Horn With Hawaii as 3 a b base forti so 90 that it could withstand attack until re reinforced inbreed from the sea our easy radius of action of OO miles would sweep the Pacific coma and strike the ne nearest rest of foreign as wen well as protect ct our coast Because we hold hol these islands now In time of a feeling of ran fan clod security has caused the more Im Important important questiOn of continuing to oId them in of war ar to be J JAll All that was Wa true regarding the net ne sity of acquI acquiring ng t these e Islands in or order r to prevent their falling Into r hands Is true DO now in a greater degree e The increase of DC our Pacific cOln commerce as well as s their own gives to them a greater than they O while hile in inDO inno no DO way ray decreasing their military value |