Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 32, Number 144, 16 June 1907 — Page 4
THE RICnMOXD PAIXADIU3I AND SUX-TEI.EGRA3I, SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 190
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THE JAPANESE SITUATION.
The Japanese situation is rapidly as
suming the character of a continual sore. Every few days some different kind of trouble i3 originated in the Flowery empire that strains the relation between- that country and the
United States. The latest outbreak
of hostile feeling: has been, laid at the iloore of the Progressive party, a polit
ical organization: in- Japan that is evidently trying to get into power by stirring up bad feeling between the two countries. It is admitted that the United States is in- a very perplexing position regarding the naval situation on the Tacific coast and in Asiatic waters. Our fleets on the Pacific ocean , are chiefly composed of cruisers and smaller warships and are without battleships. And in the face of the smoldering trouble with Japan it is doubtful if it would not be the best policy at the present time to dispatch any battleships from the Atlantic fleets to reinforce our Pacific squadrons. Such actions might seem to the Japanese government hostile In a way, and might precipitate open warfare. It begins to look very much as though Japan would like to force the United States into a war and the real reason for this is plain to perceive. Japan not only wishes to be mistress of the Pacific ocean, but also covets our rich possessions in the Philippine
Islands. It will take a war with the United States to realize either one of these ambitions. The country that controls the Hawaiian islands holds the key to the entire Pacific ocean. The United States at present owns these islands, but it has not improved Its ten years' ownership by - properly fortifying them. Japan today has the largest fleet of warships in the Pacific and owing to the present unfortified condition- of the Hawaiian Islands would experience very little difficulty in capturing them If hostilities broke out between the two countries. Congress is to blame for this dangerous state of unpreparedness and is also to blame for the insufficiency of battleships in the Pacific The western? coast of the United States is every whit as valuable as the eastern coast and congress should provide as much protection for the one as for the other. Our Atlantic seaboard is protected by one of the largest and strongest fleets in the world, but our Pacific coast is allowed to remain in practically an unprepared condition. Furthermore, we have valuable posses-t-ions and stragetic points in the Pacific, such as the Hawaiian Islands, that are absolutely at the mercy of the first invader that should happen to appear. The value of a strongly fortified stragetic point to a nation in time of war was clearly shown during the Iiusso-Japaneso war. The possession of Port Arthur by the Russians was
the one thing that enabled them to prolong the war as long as they did. It offered their fleet a safe haven to retiro to when defeated, for repairs. And leter, when the Japanese landed they
were forced to maintain an enormous
army besieging Port Arthur while they
vroceeded against the Russian army. The Hawaiian Islands, in case of a war between- the United States and Japan, would be to the former country just what Port Arthur was to the Russians. If they were well fortified they would make an excellent rendevous for our Pacific fleet. And if congress -would only have the good sense to increase our Pacific fleet to respectable proportions it could operate from the Hawaiian Islands as its base, and wipe out of existence , any Japanese fleet that appeared again' it. And if congress would go step farther and place the stragetic points of the Philippine Islands in a well fortified condition, it would be almost an impossibility for Japan to even consider a war with the United States. For to carrv
on a war under these conditions with us successfully. Japan would be required to send one fleet against the Philippines and another against the Hawaiian Islands. And with a division of forces like this, a strong American fleet could swoop t!if Pacific. Whether congress will consider the question of increasing our navy at its next session is hard to tell. President Roosevelt has tried for several years row to get congress to appropriate
tne size that our position and wealth Justifies. But congress ha3 always been so eternally against anything that the president was for, that our present state of unpreparedness is the result. The revenues of this government would justify congress at its next session; in, appropriating enough money to build at least ten first class battleships. And it Is safe to say that an order such as this for war material would have a very quieting effect upon the strained nerves of those Japanese
who are so anxious to precipitate hos tilities
FEEGER'S TROUBLE WITH A BIG FISH
He Caught a Forty-five Pound
Barracouta While in Florida Waters.
IT WAS ALL EXCITEMENT.
THE RICHMOND BOY RECEIVED
STRING-CUT HANDS BUT THE PRI2E WAS WELL WORTH ALL THAT HE SUFFERED.
The following from a Florida paper
will be of much local interest as the
Mr. Feeger mentioned is a son of the Rev. and Mrs. Albert J. Feeger, and
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Maynard were formerly of Richmond:
What a 4,-pound barracouta can do
to an amateur fisherman was well
demonstrated yesterday, when Mr. Walter Feeger hooked the above sized
and styled specimen of the gamy fish. Mr. Feeger had never fished with a rod and reel before, except when fishing for minnies about twenty years ago
and when the barracouta announced himself at the other end of the fishing apparatus, there was excitement wild reigning within the angler's bosom.
After a hard struggle and many new
stunts of contortion, Mr. Feeger gave
the fish a half-Nelson and brought him
on deck. There was much cheering and praise for the lucky fisherman
from the other members of the party, but the hero heard not the exclamations as would another kind of hero. He was too busy nursing string-cut hands, palpitating heart and strained muscles. Physically, he was all in, mentally, swelled, the swelling going down into the chest later in the day. The primary cause of Mr. Feeger's feat was the invitation' of Dr. W. C.
Maynard to join he and Mrs. Maynard
on a fishing trip yesterday on the "Solid Comfort." Mr. Maynard's new
boat. The party spent a most delight
ful day and included beside Dr. and
Mrs. , Maynard and Mr. Feeger, Mr,
and Mrs. Oscar V. Maynard and Miss
Lottie Maynard.
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OFFICERS' FOR' D. OF ft.
Organization at Eaton Has
Made Its Choice.
Eaton, June 15. The following officers have been elected by Daught
ers of America for the ensuing term: Councillor Mary Snavely. Vice Councillor Belle Harris. Recording Secretary Jacob Snavely Financial Secretary" Joe Harris. Treasurer Emma Bunting. Conductor Dora Emerick. Warden Lizzie Wysong. Outer Sentinel Elmer Emerick. ' Trustee Lizzie Wysong.
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SERVICES AT INFIRMARY
Preble County Directors Have
Arranged for Them.
Eaton. O., June !.". The directors of
the Preble County infirmary have ar
ranged with the Katon Ministerial as
sociation for the holding of religious services at that institution every other Sunday. The various ministers of Ea
ton will alternate in conducting the
meetings.
moTMl: Und. 1-7 part lot 93. John
enough money to increase our navy tojfc'miih'fi, add. to Richmond, $354.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Furnished From Office of County Recorder Mosbaugh.
George W. Synnott, et al, to Henry J. Pohlmeyer, trustee, par lot 2t E. and J. Railsback's add. to Richmond ?1 and other considerations. Georgianna Parr to Bernhardina Brokamp S. half lot 12 Johu Smith's addition to Richmond. $2,0uo dosepblut Rudy to Elizabeth Harris. -t al, part :::M4 1 Richmond. $S. Maude M. Kggemeyer, guardian, to Katherine E. Kehlenbrink, et al., Und.
1- part lot Sanders add. to Rich-
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