| Show L ap S girds caribbean military ou outposts ul costs to guard panama canal and trade lines line C U B A yv r t taftt awo nil cuan a YUCATAN CHANNEL y HAITI J DOMINICAN t REPUBLIC io F WINDWARD W I 1 DWARD PASSAGE MONA PASSAGE P ilk was I 1 PASSAGE I 1 caribbean bean S sea e a 1 E S S E R I nsf 01 ANTI ANTILLES LL ES CANAL COLOM COLOMBIA I 1 A AV V E N E Z U E L A LA 3 pw congressional appropriations provide sit mighty fortresses dominating ZD three lils entrances to american lake 5 talk by CLARK EVANS released by western newspaper union JUAN P R on some distant day a hostile power may point its war planes at the panama canal and give the order destroy it even if you dont come back smash it on that same day uncle sams new central american atense tense resources would swing into action from strategic apts in the caribbean sea and from the canal itself planes uld hid soar to meet the invader unless this phantom foe eaks s up from the pacific under cover of night an event city even now bothering rny pay men theres a good ance he can be destroyed within two years the an whose still limpid were once the home swashbuckling freebooters I 1 be an american lake tin MI which Iao keep out sign can can be hung at lo ments notice 11 1 this defense preparation is not in the first place the ama canal which this m month P nth brates its twenty fifth annever annever tte must us t isolin be protected p at all cost i the 1 lifeline e through which our itic and pacific fleets can shut 0 i protect whatever coastline is nger it is the slender needles through which world commerce t pass if europe is engulfed by ftc and if that happens one of Pellige belligerents rents may try to destroy vital trade link abst important the tropical caran houses some of the nations I 1 vital trade routes from south trica rica providing most of the raw aerials trials in which chic h there is a natural estic deficiency for example iclet et manganese for steel fabrica from cuban american sources bat island brazil also supplies rt material meanwhile sending 46 flaar r and coffee nitrates pass I 1 gh the panama canal from the at ant S coast of south america and gs alis come from tropical caribbean Es fc S inc c defense defens e measures in the jo am F kean aban and the canal zone are way now as a result of el jl congressional appropriations appropriation S e made ade available at panama w rican can military planes already hangars at the atlantic and ac c ends albrook field on the c side has received a concrete oay y at a cost of and a godair air depot is to be built with rr IG just appropriated two b felds gelds fields will also be built in ivinity ity guard three passages for caribbean garew gateways ays I 1 the atlantic new defense lopres aures will amply take care of lu ee principal passages shown map windward passage will lop added by naval and air bases cuba and from acquired naval anchorages b Is S the straits in haiti farine arine air base at st thomas slips virgin islands takes care of passage with assist from puerto rico at cents notice emphasis being placed on this py y the united states is shown ointment of adm william D r former chief of naval opera as new governor ot of puerto effective september 1 S friendly with neighbors special importance to uncle e fl is the ane friendship frid ship of islands pa form the ring around the new J ican can lake puerto rico and y irgin islands st thomas st mj and st john belong to 10 the W states cuba haiti and the alti ican republic which constitute independent nations in this vicinity are closely tied with the continent financially politically and strategically all lesser islands are owned either by france or great britain first lookers believe these caribbean preparations will make the panama canal impregnable but army and navy chiefs are already demanding additional precautions they look to the pacific where sea miles from the canal zone lies cocos island owned by costa rica but completely deserted it invites the potential invader to come ashore map shows how the caribbean is fortified front from outside attack by a natural string of islands completely encircling its tropical waters three main main passages plus the strategically unimportant yucatan route around cubas west end are shown each large dot represents art an american c an military or naval establishment and establish bases for bombing the canal the same situation prevails at galapagos islands miles southwest of panama it is known that japanese spying expeditions dit ions disguised as fishing parties have been there taking observations and soundings As immediate precautions congress has already authorized a network 1 ork of strategically concealed antiaircraft stations in the canal zone from these points bombing planes that managed to get near the canal might be spotted by sound location and searchlights and brought down what worries the army right now is the rainy season until next january when the mud dries up have hard sledding to move heavy guns into the jungle meanwhile fingers are kept crossed hoping hoeing the artillery wont be needed before then |
