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What Might Happen if the Suggested Coali
. tion Between the United States and
Great Britain Should Develop
Into “Un Fait Accompli."
The Two Countries. With Japan as a Friend
Through Force of Circumstances,
| Would Be More Than a Match
p For the Rest of the W orld.
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The war* that bar* rm**d with the
»ew and Improv'd methods which bar*
parved is add ta Its Itorror* have taught
the nation. a severe lesson, and II Is
with the hop* of preventing these !
bloody conflict*. If possible, that com
blnatloas may lie made by powers whk h
■nay ally themselves to overpower those
(Which wish to eontlnu* the barbaric
oMthods employed In the past to settle
(differences. \
During the past deoaile some of the
■hiropean powers have allied themselves,
and peace In a general way has prevail
ed. Bo successful have been these ulll
•acea from time to time that others
tnore powerful have been arranged un
til now the peace of HA rot*. If hot of
the whole world, has in a great meas
ure been assured. With the new cen
tury and the plans that are forming
greater changes will be made, and with
an alliance of the most powerful and
civilised nations the long hoped for
guarantee of peace will have been ob
tained.
The nations which are now looking
for friendship from each other and
Which many ehrewd diplomats think
Will eventually come together and
form an alliance to control ige peace
cf the world and exercise a greater con
trol In the management of Its affairs
•re England and the United Btutes.
When they have formed their copart
nership, It they should ever do it. Japan
•Will of necessity Join, und with the
three countries combined for a common
purpose their power will be so great
that the combined forces of the Euro
pean continental uations will be un.
able to cope with them. The mighty
Beets of battleships and the standing
armies of this suggested alliance arc not
kept for the purpose of waging war,
hut as a means of maintaining peace.
Bo long as the lighting power of a na
tion Is kept up to the demands of the
eountry, so sure Is that nation to have
a peaceful existence.
Alliances are regarded by many deep
thinkers as being as necessary as the
laws that govern countries. This is
especially true as the nations grow
and their possessions in different parts
of the world Increase. JThe territory of
England and America has Increased,
»nd their commerce, which Is the main
cause for the enmity displayed by all
ihe powers of eontinenial Europe, has
held first place for many years and Is
rapidly growing. If trouble should ever
trlse, It will be over the commerce ex
pansion of these nations. The breaking
3f the weakest cord or friction over the
host trivial nffSir may cause a rupture
that would let loose the whole weight
»f continental Europe upon # lhe two
powers whom the world envies'
For many years the Latin races have
Seen made to feel the contemptuous In
inference with which America and
England look down on ||teir policies
pnd menaces, and it is no wonder that
they hate the Anglo-Saxon with all the
pas-don of their hot blood.
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AN ANGLO-AMERICAN ALLIANCE
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war ha dartatad ac*t»*< either tha
United Wtaie* or Knelaad hv a Bara-
pean concert one nation might he forc
ed into helping the other an her only
salvation. Let England lose her su
premacy on the sen to any of the Eu
ropean powers, and an attack would
follow as sure as effect follows cause.
Not only would Englabd be assalleig
but, according to the advocates of sn
Anglo-American alliance, demonstra
tions would be made off the coast of the
United States, with the probable result
that the larger ports would be blockad
ed and the (hipping be locked up In the
harbors, causing untold damage to th*
commerce of both countries.
With the two powers operating In a
common cause It would be different, for
It would practically be a war of one
half the world against the other. With
Japan os an active ally the forces of
the Anirto-Amerlcan alliance would be
materially Increased In both ships and
land forces. The people of these three
nations are scattered all over the world
to the number of nearly 600,000,000. while
the combined strength of the five na
tions which compose the dual and triple
alliances of Europe In population Is a
little more than J 00.000.000. The allied
powers of Europe are France and ltue-
Mlu and Germany, Austria and Italy.
A war so mighty an sudh a one would
be Is of a magnitude too great to grasp.
The armies of the combined forces on
both sides would number many millions
of men, while vessels of the fleets of
the different nations would mount into
the thousands. The oceans would he
tilled with squadrons of the opposing
nations, while the land forces would be
scattered at points of vantage ready to
advance Into the territory of the ene
my. It would be Indeed a peculiar tnd
fearful sight to look down upon from
one of the other planets, and the sight
would be no more dreadful than the re
sult at the end of a great war of the
nations.
The struggle at the beginning would
be for supremacy on the sea. With the
control of the ocean the superior pow
ers would have llttletroubl) In making
an Invasion of nt least the coast cities
of the other nations. Until the sea
strength, then, of the new alliance was
broken there would be no great milita
ry operations against either side. This
would he a difficult tusk, as It would
he almost impossible to overcome the su
perior naval front that England, Ameri
ca and Japan combined could present.
Then, again, the new alliance would have
the advantage of England's great coal
ing stations that are not only distributed
all over the world, but are so well forti
fied that It would be almost impossible
to take or destroy them from the sea
side, while It would be In many cases
suicidal to undertake to land forces to
advance from the land side to capture
them. The control even temporarily of
the sea means the successful termi
nation of hostilities. Without that in
vading armies could not he sent into
hostile country. Transports would be
attacked and destroyed or taken by the
enemy for their own purposes.
Just what the powers could do on
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UNCLE SAM, JOHN BULL AND THE JAP.
the three powers composing Ihe new al
liance will have in every class more ves
sels than either of the alliances of Eu
rope. Not only is this so, but in many
cases the vessels of similar type In' the
different navies have not equal powers
of destruction. That is. many of the
cruiser class of vessels in the foreign
navies are old, and. while they mount
modern guns, they do not have the im
proved rapid tire guns that the cruisers
of the United States und Japanese na
vies carry on their vessels and that
are not only of more recent construction,
giving them the advantage of the many
improvements that have made their ap
pearance recently, but also have the ca
pacity for throwing more weight of pro
jectiles in a given time. Of course al!
the nations are keeping abreast of the
times in the matter of construction, ar
mor and armament, but with the excep
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ernment, whose aim would be to place
its land forces on the greatest war
footing possible. The figures are taken
from the latest census statistics. The
population of the nations, with their
colonies, that would measure strength
In this war Is:
British umpire 551.600,000
United Slate* (without colonies).. 75,000.000
Japan 41.000.000
Total 497,000,000
Russia 11 129.000.000
France 63,000,000
Total 192,000,000
Germany 52.009,000
Austria 41.000,000
Italy 34.000,000
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| alliance, Russia has no ships In the
Mediterranean, and the only way In
| which they could b* got there would be
from her squadron now In the Black
! sea. They would have to he brought
. through the Dardanelles Into the Aegean
| sea. A fleet of powerful coast defense
i vessels placed at the entrance to the
j Dardanelles would end the career of
| this fleet In a short time, as It would
be Impossible for more than one to come
; through at a time. The other fleets
• that would have to be taken rare of In
I that section would be those of Franco,
Austria and Italy. They contain the
flower of these navies, but as England
holds the mastery there, with the ships
of the American squadron that would
be sent to co-operate with her, there is
no doubt of their being ultimately suc
cessful, though only ufter a battle a de
scription of which would be impossible,
for It is safe to say it would be the
greatest in the annals of naval hlstofy.
England's coast is well protected, and
little damage could he done to It. Her
channel fleet, the most powerful In the
world, would be materially strength
ened and would be capable of resisting
any squadron that the other powers
might send against U. The strait of
Dover would be closed and patrolled,
thus keeping Ihe sea forces of Germany
und France from combining near the
English coast. Germany's coast line on
the west is very small, while Russia
would be compelled to find an opening
into the sea through the Oattegat and
Skager Rack, both of which are nar
row and dangerous to navigation and
would not admit of maneuvers, while a
well selected fleet stationed outside
could command the situation with com
parative ease.
When Russia began to show an In
i creasing friendship for France some
years ago, Germany became more anx
-1 ious for another outlet for her fleet,
whose headquarters, like that of Rus
sia. are in the Baltic sea. and promptly
i built the canal at Kiel This was done
; so that her warships might have easy j
: access to the outside world. In a fight
with the powers, however, the canal
' would be of very little practical use j
J unless Germany and the rest of her al- j
lies could protect her ships from those
of the enemy as they might come
through the narrow channel. With the
western coast of Germany patrolled by
a powerful squadron and a number of
heavy coast defense vessels stationed
off the Skager Rack the fleets of Rus
sia and Germany in the west wcfnld be
of littl* use.
England, the United States and .Ja
pan are supreme In the far east. They
control the situation, and their power is
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sorted, he discovered an Inscription on
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Empire, where It has remained ever
since, doing service a* a call bell. It
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field. Though tarnished and showing
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word ''Fort” is sftll to be seen, but the
balance of the lettering has disappear
ed. The bel! Is mounted on an iron plat
form. which, with the bell, weighs about
860 pounds.
Which to Choose.
Admiral Sir John Hay says that Ad
miral Farragut during his visit to Eng
land told the following story of an
American heiress who was pestered by
suitors, srnong whom she found tt diffi
cult to decide:
She was traveling on a Mississippi
steamboat where five of her admirers
were passengers, and they exerted
themselves so warmly to obtain her fa
vor that she liecame much perplexed
and laid her difficulty before the cap
tain.
He took her to his stateroom, put a
life belt on her and advised her to fall
overboard, promising that he would
make every preparation for rescuing
her. She could thus ascertain which one
of the five was most truly devoted to
her.
Her part of the programme was faith
fully carried out. but four of the five
Jumped after her. The steamer picked
them ail up, and the lady retired to her
stateroom to take off her life belt and
change her clothes. Then she sought
the captain.
‘■Well,” said she. "what am I to do
now ?”
"Miss,’’ said he solemnly, 'it is a
difficult question, but I think if I were
you I should take the dry one.”
A Cutting Answer.
The late Mr. Delane, whose reasons
for wearing a wig were apparent in
spite of it. complained of the difficulty
attending the selection of a gift for a
daughter of the house of Rothschild.
"I should like to find." he averred,
“something not intrinsically valuable,
but interesting through its rarity.” And
his companion had the heartlessness
to ask, "Why not send her a lock of
your hair?”
AM ANECDOTE Of
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Mis* Wheeler as a Nurse.
A prrlty atoyy I* told by Ueutenan*
, Wlae <>f thr Ninth I'nllrd State* Infan
! i '\ mrporal of hi* company lay *l*l»
i at a Irontitiß duhhouac on the wat«r
--! rid ' near aorae quay* which had been
j . ,<n\ cri' d Into " hoapilal- While th*
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’ woman nuraC came by and bathed the
1 iiaticnt'a face and hand* and frd him
j with milk
Do you know who that i*. corporal
naked the llruteiMint when the nura*
i bt-J cone. ...
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I she a a perfect lady, ahe lal Hhc'a been
lawful y<«l to ua. and If ever I cel a
I , hance I'll ahow her how we appreciate
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claimed the corporal, fairly atartled In
to a alttlnc pr^sture.
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Wheeler."
"Well, well!” the aoldler exclalm-d.
dropping back upon hia couch- "She a a
brave and noble lady! And ahe'a good
blood, air. That's a line family, them
Wheelers. Ootf bleaa the brave little
nurse!''
Thunder and Lightning.
It is said that lightning may be rec
ognized at a distance of 200 miles when
the clouds among which It plays are at
a high altitude, but thunder can seldom
be heard at a greater distance than ten
miles The sound of thunder 1» also
subject to refraction by layers of dif
ferent density in the atmosphere, os
well as to the effects of "sound shad
ows,” produced by hills and other in
terposed objects. These are among the
reasons for the existence of the so
called "sheet" or "summer" lightning,
which seems to be unattended by thun
der.
Bees In Warfare.
Two instances are recorded In which
bees have been used as weapons of de
fense in war. When the Homan Gener
al Lucullus was warring: against Mith
ridates and sent a force against the city
of Themiscyra, the besieged threw down
on the invaders myriads of swarms of
bees. These at once began an attack
which resulted in the raising of the
siege. The insects were also once ueed
with equal success in England. Chester
was besieged by Danes and Norwegians,
but its Saxon defenders threw down on
them the beehives of the town, and ths
siege was soon raised.
Emperor William has decided that the
city of Berlin may accept a legacy of
several million marks left by an unsa
vory and disreputable usurer named Si
mon Bladt on condition that a statue b#
erected to his memory.