UNITED STATES NAVY
-. - »- PACIFIC BASES ADVOCATED. Washington, March 10. : Mr. J. Daniels, Secretary for the Navy, 6pcnkins before the Congressional Committee on Naval Affairs, advocated making the island of Guam an "American Ki'liiroland." ana the construction of a great submarine, aviation, and- destroyer base at Hawaii. Mr. Daniels said: "Our 'friends of to-day may be our enemies, to-morrow."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. [Guam is a small island, belonging to the United States, in the Ladrones GrouD. north of New Guinea and East of tho Philippines. Is. is of small economic importance. One of. the most interesting points about it. arises from an old custom of declaring that a ship was sailinc for "Guam" when it was desired to conceal her real, destination.]
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 143, 12 March 1920, Page 7
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