Northwest History. Box 11. Japan Int-New. International Relations and Incidents.
Japanese See Peril In Midway Isle Base: Markham Plan Would Advance Spearhead Of Naval Operations 800 Miles Westward. JAPANESE SEE PERIL IN MIDWAY ISLE BASE Markham Plan Would Advance Spearhead of Naval Operations 800 Miles Westward. TOKYO, Nov. 14.—Japanese Naval authorities attach great importance...
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ftwashstatelib:oai:content.libraries.wsu.edu:clipping/116121 2023-05-15T13:14:45+02:00 Northwest History. Box 11. Japan Int-New. International Relations and Incidents. New York Times 1936-11-15 Japanese See Peril In Midway Isle Base: Markham Plan Would Advance Spearhead Of Naval Operations 800 Miles Westward. 1936-11-15 http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/116121 English eng nwh-sh-11-1-30 http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/116121 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0 Copyright not evaluated. Contact original newspaper publisher for copyright information. US-Japan relations Midway naval base US navy expansion Edward M. Markham Northwest Pacific -- History -- 20th Century United States -- Japan Int-New -- 20th Century Text Clippings 1936 ftwashstatelib 2021-07-26T19:29:35Z Japanese See Peril In Midway Isle Base: Markham Plan Would Advance Spearhead Of Naval Operations 800 Miles Westward. JAPANESE SEE PERIL IN MIDWAY ISLE BASE Markham Plan Would Advance Spearhead of Naval Operations 800 Miles Westward. TOKYO, Nov. 14.—Japanese Naval authorities attach great importance to the reports that Maj. Gen. Edward M. Markham, chief of the United States Army Engineers, recommended on Thursday that a seaplane base be constructed at Midway Island for use in the Pan American Airways trans-Pacific service. Without questioning the propriety of the project the naval officers contend that it alters the strategic position in the Western Pacific and will increase the striking power of the United States in Asian waters. They believe the recommendations were made in anticipation of the expiration of the Pacific fortification agreements in the Washington Naval Treaty on Dec. 31. A base on Midway Island, it is pointed out, would advance the spearhead of United States naval operations 800 miles westward of Hawaii and bring the Japanese mainland within 2,000 of American aircraft. It is not explained how Japan would be endangered but it was said Japan must be prepared for menaces from three directions, the Aleutian Island, the Philippine Islands and Midway Island. Text Aleutian Island Washington State University: WSU Libraries Digital Collections Markham ENVELOPE(-57.358,-57.358,-64.296,-64.296) Midway Island ENVELOPE(77.953,77.953,-68.839,-68.839) Pacific |
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Japanese See Peril In Midway Isle Base: Markham Plan Would Advance Spearhead Of Naval Operations 800 Miles Westward. JAPANESE SEE PERIL IN MIDWAY ISLE BASE Markham Plan Would Advance Spearhead of Naval Operations 800 Miles Westward. TOKYO, Nov. 14.—Japanese Naval authorities attach great importance to the reports that Maj. Gen. Edward M. Markham, chief of the United States Army Engineers, recommended on Thursday that a seaplane base be constructed at Midway Island for use in the Pan American Airways trans-Pacific service. Without questioning the propriety of the project the naval officers contend that it alters the strategic position in the Western Pacific and will increase the striking power of the United States in Asian waters. They believe the recommendations were made in anticipation of the expiration of the Pacific fortification agreements in the Washington Naval Treaty on Dec. 31. A base on Midway Island, it is pointed out, would advance the spearhead of United States naval operations 800 miles westward of Hawaii and bring the Japanese mainland within 2,000 of American aircraft. It is not explained how Japan would be endangered but it was said Japan must be prepared for menaces from three directions, the Aleutian Island, the Philippine Islands and Midway Island. |
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