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INVASION IN AMERICA.
SCHEME UNFOLDED SIXTEEN YEARS AGO.
NO MERE UTOPIAN DREAM.
In the introduction it is stated that the of victoriously encountering the asval four years ended in 1907 demonstrated to forces of the United States, as those Germany the intimate connection which forces are divided into two sections tions. The wars between Japan and Pacific), which are a great
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the situation would necessarily accelerate through the culting off of their sources Gerninn victory.
of supply, by the destruction of all buildings used for the service of the
commerce. We should capture all wor
If a German squadron were acrom presumed that once a landing bad begun of considerable size, as it would be
OCCUPYING THE POETS.
exists between naval and military opera separated by two oceans (Atlantic and panied by a fivet of transports it may be The invading army would have to be State, or for the purposes of defence or China the Spanish-American War, the But the defeat of her neerste it would only take four weeks for a necessary to provide for the lengthy and transport found in them, and they Boer War and, finally, the China expedi- compel the United States to sue for im German army to begin their campaign on occupation of a large aren of American would, in addition, be pearlised by our tion, afforded instances of transport work mediate peace, because of the vastness of American soil. Within such a short territory, to defend our lines of com In a pamphlet entitled "Oversca Opera on a large scale across the seas. her territory and the immensity of hor period of time there is no doubt that the manication and to engage in a successfulyng upon them heavy was contribu- tions. Study published in Berlin in According to the writer, no State in the resources. Indeed, ven further successes United States would be unable to place offensive against all the forces which the ions.
Moreover, such operations might be of a the Americans would find defence a difficult task, notwithstanding that their world is able to mobilise more quickly or at sea would not force America to yield, in the field forces as large as our invading Americans could bring up against us. Against such operations on our part Burmi Franz Wilhelm Leopold has greater facilities for oversea transport partly because her commercial ports are 11901,
At the present time (1901) the regular protracted nature Heinrich Friedrich von Edelsheim, of the and hostile landing oversea than Ger- co well fortified that we could not capture
them rapidly to p concentrate troops at 2ad Uhlan Regiment of the Guard, un many, which in her mercantile marine them without heavy losses, and partly American Army numbers 65,000 men, of Such a campaign would be the more splendid railway system would enable the second largest possesses a fleet of because it would be impossible for our whom not more than 20,000 would be difficult to conduct owing to the long folded a scheme for the invasion of the transports capable of rapid movement. naval forces to blockade them all simul actuals available for hare defenes double journey which our feet of transvecific points on the coast. We, how Again, of these troops at least 10,000 ports would have to make in order to ever could count or the cucess of our invading army because we should engage United States of America,
ica. The tone This is an important factor in Germany's taneously.
Weltpolitik which has been promoted by We have to reckon on the possibility would be required to defend the Indian convey to America the requisite number in landing feints to deceive the of the pamphlet exhibits "Pan German-
her successful achievements in Central that the American fleet would not at territories and garrison the forts on the of troops from so far away a base 2a cant and waste their time on defending ism? in its most aggressive form, Europe during the last 10 years.
first risk a battle, but would conceal const. So there would remain but 20,000 Germany. itself in fortified ports and wait there regular troops to take the field against for some favourable opportunity to the invaders
It is evident, therefore that In addition to the regular forces there. Indeed, it is questionable whether it
naval either take the offensive against the Prusian swelledheadedness is proved by esus for political irritation with the bring about the result which we desirearms in the last war. Further, this American territory. The mere fack of
Of late venre ve Germans have had operations alone would not suffice to part of them declined to obey the call to longed period any large portion of ing to the ships with a view to effecting Stress should be laid on the fact that the fact that the pamphlet was published United States, due largely to commercial What is needed is combined action by saa Militia is badly armed. A proportion of one or two of their States being invaded landing elsewhere on the coast
Tusons Up to now differences have and land. Owing to the vast area of the them still carry muzzle-loaders, and as would not induce the Americans to ask to promote military study in the Army been for the most part settled through United States it would be out of the for drilling, that is even worse than their for peace. They would, however, find Germany is the only Great Tower which themselves obliged to do so owing to the single-handed would be able to attack the our giving But
of sur question for an army to invade the lack of proper equipment. them In the preface the author states that render must have its limits ontarior with a view to the conquest of Even if the possibility of a surprise enormous material loss which would be United States. It is true that England
The question for ns to consider is what the country but there. 18 good reason
is excluded from consideration inflicted upon the entire country by our could successfully land an invading his pamphlet is an endeavour to demons must eventually be degeloped to to expect that mutary operations on the owing to the length of time which the capturing severa which converge the, but she would not be in a position
the large Atlantic
to defend Canada, which would Record- strate the value of oversea operations in modern warfare, the principal require put a stop to the over-reachings by the Atlantic set wd prove to be a vic transport of an invading army would seaport towns at ment for their execution being ensured by United States which are detrimental to torious enterprise. Moreover, the cutting take, stress must be laid on various threads of the whole wealth of the nation. ingly bear the brunt of American revenge In these circumstances our plan would for failure in resisting the British a through which sources of American unpreparedness. the magnitude of the resources which Ger our interests It is by armed notion that off of the main mady has at her disposal for such under we must pitimately enforce our will upon exports from the ntire country paar One is the absence of regular prepara be to effect a series of landings of troops sea. But apart from England, no Great depressed state of tion in peace time for mobilsation: an in close co-operation with our Navy Power except Germany has at her dis takings, and to promote interest in the that country,
wond create sue
vernment would be other is the inexperience of the American We should, within a short space of time posal a sufficiently large number of study of matters of the highest importance
conditions of Geners Staff a third is the weakness be in a position to seize several wealthy transports to render possible the invasion. to the Fatherland in connection with war
of the Regular Army These factors in cities. Such towns would suffer heavily of the United States. waged at a distance.
That the scheme was not merely the MAVAL ACTION INSUFFICIENT. pse dimi or utopian dream of an indivi- In the course of his pamphlet, Baron snatch a partial success dual officer suffering from proverbial von Edelsheim says:--
and Navy Club of Berlin
To achieve that purpose our prime affairs that the instrument in this case is our Navy. The willing to offer German fleet would have every prospect eane
vesion
such pointe till at last they managed to discover our actual points of disembarka tion. Our troops, on landing, could
enemy, or avoid being attacked by return
st