U.S. Secretary of War Dwight F. Davis arrives at the Pearl Harbor. He is accompanied by Major General Fox Conner. They are greeted by Captain B. P. Duncan and Admiral Robert R. Marvel. They inspect the marine guard of honor. They stand at attention and salute the national flag.
U.S. Secretary of War Dwight F. Davis arrives at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. He reviews the Hawaiian Division. He is accompanied by Governor Farrington, Admiral Marvel and Major General Conner. They stand at a platform and review the troops. Major General Edwin B. Winans with staff on horses. Cavalry, wagons and infantry march on the ground. Soldiers hold flags and guns. Officials review the troops.
A ship dock at Kauai, Hawaii. Admiral Marvel boards the USS Pennsylvania. Soldiers line up on the ship and greet the Admiral. They salute him. Buildings and trees in the background. The battleship underway at sea. Smoke rises from the ship stacks. Soldiers at the Kealakekua Bay discovered by Captain James Cook on January 16, 1779.
Brief view of a slate at start of a movie film that reads: "In compliance with the law of this state, this is SAFETY (NON-INFLAMMABLE) FILM."
Film starts showing a man speaking through a megaphone. Next is an aerial view of the city of detroit, Michigan. This is followed by views of steam locomotives moving on railroads near the Ford Motor Company River Rouge plant in Dearborn, Michigan. One locomotive is pulling a long passenger train. People crowd sidewalk in front of the Cadillac Hotel on Washington Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan, where a bus has parked. View of people boarding the bus. Next, the bus is seen driving along the Boulevard. Then, two buses arrive and discharge passengers in front of the Ford Motor Company office building. Inside the building a Ford Company spokesman speaks to the visitors who are seated in a conference room. Folowing the briefing, they all stand and exit through the front door. View from inside one of the buses as of visitors re-board.
View of the Ford Motor Company River Rouge Plants from an aircraft flying low overhead. Smoke is visible throughout the area. Closeup of one plant containing eight smoke stacks close together. Large conveyor belts near yards filled with raw materials, such as coal. A canal containing large cranes and bulk cargo carrying barges and ships. Rail lines near low buildings containing rows of smoke stacks. Liquid storage tanks. A parking lot filled with cars. Curving river views showing ships and barges. Factories across the river obscured by smoke. Suddenly, a Stout Airlines Ford Trimotor passenger plane (Number 12) appears close to the right of the camera aircraft. View of electrified locomotive pulling a train of freight box cars, while a steam locomotive and coal car back up on another track.