The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-18
Curious Plans for an Invasion
Of England.
WHAT Is SAID IN THE CLUBS
Holland To Be Annexed to Germany
and England to France.

them ''crazes." For had q perfect Godsend in
Bernhardt. and then the Prince Imperial tribula-
ton; but when the great Sahara was no more
and the Prince Imperial furore had spent itself
a terrible e,si fell upon society. to which scam
dial sensation is the breath of life. 1t almost
found mamma in the rumor which got itself started
that the Prince went to Africa to "cover himself
with glory" in order to recommend himself
to the Princess Beatrice but then the Queen
cruelty nipped this promising little flower In tho
bud. and IL died out ut once. Fortunately. however
the end OF the came and with 1t other means
for driving away enasfi and its accompanying ills
1t is worth recording that with the tail of the
came gentle little sensation quite altogether too
terrible. 1t began in the clubs at the Naval and
Military, believe and thence percolated into the
drawing rooms. 1t will doubtless get itself talked
about In tho shires and elsewhere and will in due
season crop up again. The tongues of the club men
cannot be expected tc lie dormant. and SO they have
been employing themselves in discussing. with as
much eagerness is compatible with their charac-
ter as easy going citizens of Cockagne. the POSSIBLE
ity of even the shadow Of truth IN the assertion
made by the warlike portion OF French politicians
that they at the present moment a sure way to
the successful invasion OF these islands.
THE PROJECTED INVASION.
1.-The threat of this unexpected aggression will fall
of the nation which has based its insoence upon the
fact of its seagirt position. said in loud tone.
few evenings ago, in Of the Paris military circles
one of the fierce ire-esters Of the Bonapartst
ton. The it is said produced great
q sensation among the close-cropped members Of
the club it will do on this side the Channel should
IL come to be uttered in real earnest. But
PLANTATION of the means whereby the threat would be
carried out gives cause for grave reflection among
those pfqns who pass for being the most in posses
sion OF their The suggestion. however alb
surd it may appear to thinking people.
evidently appears perfectly feasible to
assembly OF French officers, to whom the
wish is father to the thought. This, then. is the
programme laid down by the "chauvins' Of the Cir
cles the politicians Of the Bonapartist persuasion.
Asace and Lorraine must be reannexed to France;
France cannot sleep without them. ard whoever else
wakes France must sleep. But Germany will never
give those provinces up without ample compensa-
ton; they reason Where will the Fatherland seek
that compensation! In the annexation of Holland.
with all those nifcent Dutch colonies for which
say the chauvins-her soul is signing in order to
make her at one stroke great maritime nation.
These 90 600 900 Asatc subjects would set the Ger
man Empire on o level with Great Britain, and
would open out scope for the energies and magina-
tions of the German people. Now how cleverly
the chauvns work out their politico military prob
lem.
PLANT TOWERS IN THE CHANNEL.
France alone. say they. could prevent the English
government from seizng those colonies at once
France, by her close proximity to England. her
equality Of power the sea. and her superiority
land and. above ALL by her vastly superior engineer
ing could render Great Britain powerless to stand
in the way of any desired expansion Of the German
Empire. When tho present Prime Minister at St.
Stevens nothing more than the author Of ''Tan-
cred" he expressed himself much in the same strain
sin presence Of steam and the tools invented by
modern science the STRAITS or Dover become thing
more than q nero ditch. from which 1t will be an
easy task to exclude the British navy. So said Mr.
DisraeI. and. filling out tho draft plan thus laid
down. the chauvins say:-Once prevent the navy
from taking part in the struggle and victory must
follow the biggest battalions. So that England.
who still refuses to adopt the military system
of the rest Of Europe. has naugh to protect her but
the old prejudices. quite dangerous to rely upon
as the confidence that France displayed in the an
Gent fortihcations by vauban. 1t cannot be denied
that invasion of Great Britain would be the most
expensive national adventure ever undertaken. But
every siege has been successful and the victory has
always remained with the besieger. provided his
sources can hold out long enough. The method Of
undertaking the task il already invented. The Ger
government is at the present moment
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