Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-10-04 | Page 6 | Dern Visits Hawaii on Way to Manila

DERN VISITS HAWAII ON WAY TO MANILA HONOLULU T. T H. H OcL Oct 4 UP UP- UP Secretary of War Var George H H. Dern alternated business and pleasure today t day during a stopover In Honolulu on his way to Manila to attend the ceremonies inaugurating the Philippines Philippines Phil Phil- commonwealth The secretary will sail salI Saturday for the islands where he will wUl be bethe bethe bethe the personal representative of President President President dent Roosevelt at the tho inaugural of oC the new regime November 15 Addressing a community luncheon here Dern said th that t prospects for fora a lasting world peace had faded to toan toan toan an extent that they that they were almost at atthe atthe atthe the disappearing point Ho He pointed out that in any war Americas America's first line of oC defense would rest in Hawaii and commented that mere scrapping of defenses would not promote peace