Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-08-20 | Page 26 | Norrn Islands Stepping Stones to Enemy Nation

Northern Islands Stepping Stones to Enemy Nation The Aleutians once served as the stepping stones steppingstones tones for the crossing of to America In case of tro trouble ble with Japan the Aleutians would again become of supreme importance as a abase abase abase base of operations Japans Japan's navy should it ever come eastward in fighting array would need a coaling and supply supply supply sup sup- ply base somewhere between Nippon and our vest west coast With as a base of operations the capture of Seward and Resurrection Bay seems a matter of easy achievement Resurrection Bay ample to float Japans Japan's entire navy and easily held once taken would give an invader ready access to the government railroad now being built and the coal fields lying behind it Coal is vital to an invader from the orient Being the tile key to the Bering and North Pacific controlling the Pass of it is is' is of great strategic importance in watching the East Coal from the fields could be landed there cheaply and expeditiously Every government government government gov gov- officer to whom I talked during my trip in the North highly commended Dutch Harbor as an ideal base JACK JUNGMEYER