Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1911 — America Impregnable to Invaders [ARTICLE]

America Impregnable to Invaders

Suicide For Any Power to Attempt to Land Army Here

By Count BENOIST D’AZY.

Naval Attache of thf French

Embassy In This Country

XN case of a war between America and any other power it would first be necessary for the enemy to CRIPPLE OR AN~NI- , HILATE the defending navy. After this REMARKABLE FEAT was accomplished, and we will assume for the sake of hypothesis that the enemy has progressed so far, then it would be next in strategic order for this enemy to effect a landing at some place on American shores. To attack the harbor forts with warships would, be UTTER FOLLY, imbecilic in the extreme, particularly if we assume, as we must, that the guns are such as they are supposed to be, although we may not be disposed wholly to credit the occasionally printed stories of firing twelve inchers twice in one minute, which, if true, is certainly almost unbelievable. An enemy attacking America would naturally seek some unprotected spot for the landing of an army of invasion, the conquest of the United States navy having been completed. Although, owing to the tremendous coast line, such spots would be numerous perhaps, what would be the result of the landing of an army of invasion on American soil ? - THERE CAN BE BUT ONE ANSWER. IT WOULD BE SUICIDE FOR THE INVADERS. THE CONQUEST OF THE UNITED STATES COULD NOT BE ATTAINED. IN MY OPINION, BY INVASION. ANY ATTEMPT AT INVASION COULD BE REPULSED BY A FIGHTING ARMY, IF REQUIRED, OF SEVERAL MILLIONS OF MEN.